EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville Director of Athletics Dr. Ziggy Siegfried has announced that Dylan Anderson has accepted another coaching opportunity and has stepped down as head coach of the Evansville Cross Country and Track & Field program.
 
Vice President of Sports Consulting at Mammoth (MMTH) Sports Consulting Dr. Kurt Patberg (Kurt.patberg@mmth.co) has been commissioned to assist in a national search for the next head coach.
 
"We are grateful to Dylan for his commitment to our student-athletes and the Cross Country and Track & Field programs during his time at the University of Evansville," said Siegfried. "We appreciate his dedication and wish him and his family continued success in the next chapter of their journey."
 
Anderson has helped the Aces to new heights over two seasons at the helm of the cross country and track & field programs. Throughout his tenure, Anderson has directed athletes to a multitude of MVC accolades including Cross Country Men's Freshman of the Year, MVC Track & Field Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and All-MVC accolades in cross country and track.
 
Evansville had a banner year in cross country this past fall under Anderson's guidance, with the men finishing sixth at the MVC Championships, the program's best finish at the event since 2011. Evansville junior Samuel Lea became the first Purple Aces men's runner since 2006 to earn All-Conference honors, finishing eighth in the 8k at the MVC Championships on Friday morning. James Cruse also made history, finishing 21st for the top finish of all freshmen to earn Evansville's first-ever MVC Freshman of the Year award. 
 
On the track, the Aces have rewritten the program record books over the last two years, highlighted by the program's best Outdoor Championships score in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2025. In 2026, Taylor Johnson became the first-ever Evansville track & field athlete to be named the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. At the MVC Outdoor Championships, Johnson placed second in the 400-meter hurdles at a program record time of 1:00.86, the best finish by a Purple Ace at the MVC Outdoor Championships since 2021.