Men's Head Coach Todd McDaniel

Todd McDaniel begins his first season with the Tigers after serving as an assistant coach for the past eight seasons.

The former Tiger is also beginning the 2010 year as head coach of the men's track and field team for the first time.

McDaniel graduated from Georgetown in 2002 after running in the Tigers' top two spots throughout his career.  He served as a team captain during his junior and senior years and was named the most valuable runner.  He immediately began serving as an assistant upon graduation.

He and women's coach, Betsy Evans Laski, plan to work together to build on the recent success of individual runners who have qualified for the NAIA National Championships.

"Right now Betsy and I are going to work together to build the program," said the Frankfort native.  "We will focus on the women's team because we will just have three returners next season.  Our goal is to have no less than 15 runners on both the men's and women's teams each year."

McDaniel hopes to fill a team of evenly talented runners who haven't reached their peak because he feels he can make them hungry by not knowing where they fall within their team.  "There were many times this season where we didn't know what order our runners would finish and there isn't a big gap between our top and bottom.  Getting athletes that know they can be better will make them better on race day."

With the addition of top programs Rio Grande and soon-to-be Shawnee State to the Mid-South Conference, McDaniel knows he has his work cut out.  "We have to want to get better and not be comfortable where we are."

McDaniel works full-time as a biologist for HMB Professional Engineers. He and his wife, Bekah, make their home in Frankfort with their two dogs, Abby and Flash.

Women's Head Coach Betsy Evans Laski

Betsy Evans Laski begins her first year as head coach after serving as assistant coach for the past four seasons.

The Lexington native graduated from Georgetown in 2005 with a degree in political science and economics.  Laski also holds a master's degree in public policy from the University of Kentucky.

As a Tiger herself, she qualified as an individual for the NAIA National meet as a freshman, the first runner do qualify since 1995. She went on to be named the Mid-South Conference Runner of the Year and the NAIA Region XI Champion during her senior year.  In addition, she was honored as a NAIA Scholar Athlete and the A.O. Duer Award for her accomplishments in the classroom.

Mid-South Conference Runner of the Year 2004 (senior year) – Mid-South Conference and NAIA Region XI Champion 2004 (senior year)

She continues to run competitively, running in the 2006 San Diego Marathon, 2007 Boston Marathon and the Chicago Marathon last October.

Laski is excited to begin her career as a head coach at her alma mater.  "Georgetown is special to me.  It's kind of where I 'grew up' and became a more confident, capable individual."

Laski works full-time as a community development specialist in the Department for Community & Economic Development at the Bluegrass Area Development District in Lexington. She and her husband Ryan were married in 2007.

Assistant Coach Benjamin Hall

 

Assistant Coach Mike Schardein