Julius Koger is in his fourth year as assistant coach for sprints, jumps and relays with the Langston Lions. The Austin, Texas native joined the Lions Track & Field program in 2007 season and quickly worked on becoming one of the most decorated men’s track & field athletes in school history. Koger was a nine-time All-American for the Lions and holds the distinction of being the first long jump national champion in Langston University history. Adding to that accolade, Julius holds the school record for the outdoor 200m (20.88) and is a member of the school record 4x100m relay (40.42), and both the indoor and outdoor 4x400m relays (3:08.67). He was conference champion in multiple events and was named Red River Athletic Conference MVP.
From 2015-2017, Koger took his talents to the middle school classroom where he taught sixth, seventh and eighth grade mathematics where he utilized a team approach to identify and implement strategies promoting student success. He served as the Head Track & Field Coach at then Northeast Academy High School where he guided the 2A team to a top five finisher in the 100 and 200 meters at the State Meet.
In the fall of 2018, Koger returned to his alma mater to assist his former Head Coach James W. Hilliard Jr and has continued to pursue coaching excellence. He has effectively trained athletes to improve technique by developing and implementing individual training modules for athletes that provided regular performance feedback. In his short tenure, Koger has developed national level student-athletes on both the women’s and men’s side. To date he has coached two NAIA Indoor All-Americans Zachacus Beard in the men’s 60m and Keandria Ford in the women’s long jump. He has earned his USATF Level I and USATF Level II certification in Jumps, Sprints, Hurdles and Relays and continually researches ways to improve those he coaches.
