University of Evansville Athletics

Hired in August of 2025, Dre (Lit) Litsey begins his second season as Associate Head Coach in 2026-27.

Litsey's first season with the Purple Aces saw the program notch 10 records on the track, including eight records on the women's side. Under Litsey's guidance, Taylor Johnson placed second in the 400-meter hurdles at the MVC Outdoor Championships at a program record time of 1:00.86, the best finish by a Purple Ace at the MVC Outdoor Championships since 2021. At the conclusion of the season, Johnson was named the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the first-ever Evansville track & field athlete to be named the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the first UE student-athlete to be named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their sport since men's basketball's Ben Humrichous in 2023-24. Another highlight of the Outdoor Championships saw freshman Brody Riggs score in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.63. 

Litsey came to UE from NAIA Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D. In two years as an assistant coach, Litsey helped the Tigers rewrite the program’s record books with 28 new top ten school records posted. In 2023-24, his first season with the program, Litsey guided Taliyah Hayes to claim a spot in the program’s record books in three different events, qualify for NAIA Nationals in triple jump, and earn all-conference honors. In 2024-25, Litsey oversaw 11 student-athletes clam top ten performances in the indoor season and 12 during the outdoor season. Additionally, Litsey helped five Tigers earn all-conference recognition. 

Prior to his time with Dakota Wesleyan, Litsey spent 2022 and 2023 at Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y., where he assisted Coach Katie Rees and Coach Val (Count) Holt, contributing to practice planning, budgeting, and player development. His coaching experience also includes a successful stint as throws coach at Onalaska Middle School in 2023.

Before beginning his career in coaching, Litsey competed in track & field at Coker University from 2016-2020 and Adelphi University from 2022-22. At Coker, Litsey set the program record in men’s heptathlon. 

Litsey earned his B.A. in Communications from Coker and received a Master’s in Sports Management at Adelphi.