Hoskisson enters his fifth year as an Assistant Track and Field/Cross Country coach at Eastern Oregon. He is a 1984 Mountaineer graduate.
In his first season with the Mountaineers, Hoskisson produced four national champions (Robbie Haynie – heptathlon, pole vault – indoors, decathlon, high jump – outdoors), nine all-Americans, and six Cascade Collegiate Conference champions. His athletes recorded 11 school records and 16 national qualifying performances.
Prior to his return to Eastern Oregon, Hoskisson spent five years at Central Methodist University in Missouri as the Director of Track & Field/Cross Country. During his tenure, the Eagles qualified 100 athletes to the NAIA National Championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field. CMU had four national champions, 18 All-Americans and 46 HAAC champions. The record books have almost been completely rewritten, with 177 school records being recorded over the five years. In 2011 season, the Eagles capped off the indoor season by capturing their first ever HAAC Championship and finishing eighth at the NAIA Indoor Championships.
Central Methodist's success was not limited to the track and field. The Eagles have produced 25 NAIA Scholar-Athlete award winners for high academic achievement. The CMU women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field teams have been recognized the past three seasons as NAIA All-Scholar teams.
Before coaching at Central Methodist University, Hoskisson coached at Highland Community College (2004-06), Western Michigan University (2002-04), Marquette University (1998-2002), Emporia State University (1996-98), Central Missouri State University (1993-96) and the College of Southern Idaho (1990-92).
At Highland, he coached a two-time All-American in the multi-events and had three conference champions.
At Western Michigan, he coached two conference champions in the Mid-American Conference. In two seasons, his athletes made every sprint and hurdle final in the conference meet. In addition, he had athletes earn top-three finishes in the triple jump, high jump and pole vault. The highlight of his two years was a 12th place finish for Rashad McDade in the NCAA Indoor 200.
Hoskisson's four years at Marquette saw his athletes establish 25 school records. Two athletes qualified for the NCAA Championships and three qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals.
Prior to Marquette, he spent two years at Emporia State and three years at Central Missouri State. During that five-year span, his athletes earned 20 All-American honors, seven Academic All-American honors and seven conference championships.
Hoskisson's coaching experience began in 1982, as a sprint coach at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah. He then became an assistant coach at Twin Falls High School, in Twin Falls, Idaho, before becoming the head track & field coach at Vera C. O'Leary Junior High in Twin Falls, Idaho, from 1985-92.
Recognized as one of the top sprint/hurdle coaches in the country, Hoskisson served from 1989 to 1993, as a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee/USATF Men's Sprint Development Committee. In 1990, he was a member of the Team USA Men's coaching staff for the World Junior Track & Field Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Hoskisson worked with the short sprinters and relay teams. The 4x100 and 4x400 relays claimed World Championships and Rodney Bridges finished third in the men's 100 meters.
Hoskisson is certified as a Level I and II coach by USATF and is an instructor in the USATF Coaches Education program. A frequent clinic speaker. He has also published numerous articles on sprinting and hurdling.
A native of Midvale, Utah, Hoskisson earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education from Eastern Oregon University in 1984. In 1998, he completed his master's degree in physical education/exercise and sports science from University of Central Missouri.
Hoskisson is married to the former Christie Leachman of El Dorado, Kansas. The couple has two daughters Amber, a student at Central Methodist University, and Aubrey. He has five other children, Abby, Ben and Heather Hoskisson, Emily and Nate Jensen, Blake Hoskisson, and Haley Hoskisson. Hoskisson has seven grandchildren, Hunter (Abby), Lillie, Ellie, Riley and Gavin (Ben), and Allison and Fredrich (Emily).
