Katy Kiser serves as the Head Cross Country & Track & Field Coach at SCAD and is currently in her second year with the program, first as the head coach.
In her inaugural cross country season, Kiser led the women's cross country to a first-place finish at the Sun Conference Championship, earning an at large bid to the NAIA National Championships. The women's team placed 21st at the NAIA National Championship, with one NAIA All-American. The men's team sent two individuals. Kiser was named the 2025 Sun Conference Women's Coach of the Year.
In her first season, Kiser was the Assistant Coach, playing a pivotal role in leading both the men’s and women’s cross country teams to Sun Conference Championship titles. The women’s squad earned a record-setting 9th place at the NAIA National Championships, while the men notched a 28th place finish—their best showing since 2016. The women’s indoor track & field team also recorded the program’s first-ever NAIA top-25 ranking. Individually, SCAD athletes earned two NAIA Cross Country All-American finishes and six NAIA Indoor Track & Field All-American finishes last year.
Previously, Katy graduated from Eastern Kentucky University, earning both a B.S. in Food and Nutrition and an M.S. in Exercise and Sports Science.
Committed to excellence both on the track and in the nutrition sciences, Katy completed 20+ hours of clinical dietetic shadowing between 2021 and 2023 and is a member of both the Bluegrass Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
