YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Young Harris College Director of Athletics Jennifer Rushton has announced the hiring of Matt Logan as the head coach of the Mountain Lion men's and women's cross country programs.

"I am extremely excited to welcome Matt Logan and his family to Young Harris," said Rushton.  "He brings tremendous coaching experience to our programs and will make an immediate impact as we continue to build. He will without question be a strong leader for our men and women and challenge them to be the best they can be as student-athletes."

Logan comes to the Enchanted Valley after serving as the director of men's and women's track and field/cross country at Averett University in Danville, Virginia, in 2022.

"I want to thank director of athletics Jennifer Rushton and the search committee for the opportunity to lead the women's and men's Cross Country programs at Young Harris," said Logan. "My family and I cannot wait to be a part of the Young Harris College community in the beautiful Enchanted Valley.

"I know the student-athletes are eager to get back to campus to continue training and contributing to the campus community," added Logan. "I am focused on building a close-knit team that cares deeply about one another and who are mutually invested in each other's growth as people, students and athletes. It's an exciting time and I can't wait to get started." 


Prior to Averett, Logan served as an assistant men's and women's track and field/cross country coach in spring 2022 at NCAA Division II Barton College. Logan also was an assistant men's and women's track and field/cross country coach at Division I UNC Greensboro in fall 2021. Most recently at Barton, Logan's athletes broke school records in the indoor 5,000-meter and the outdoor 10,000-meter. He also coached the Division II Conference Carolinas individual champion in the 1,500-meter run and the runner-up in the 800-meter run.

In addition to collegiate coaching experience, Logan was the cross country head coach and distance head coach for track and field at Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 2018-2021, earning Metro 4A Conference Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2020. Before coaching at Page, he helped coach track and cross country for one season at Carrboro High School in 2017. At the high school level, Logan coached one individual state champion and multiple all-state selections while guiding his team to multiple conference team championships and state qualifiers.

Logan began his collegiate running career at Division I DePaul University under coach Pat Savage before finishing at NAIA Olivet Nazarene University under coach Mike McDowell. While at Olivet Nazarene, he was a part of the NAIA national championship runner-up team finish in 2013. He also earned Academic All-America honors during his collegiate career. A native of Dixion, Illinois, Logan was the 2008 Illinois state champion in high school.

Logan earned his bachelor's degree in political science/history from Olivet Nazarene in 2014. He also received his Master of Theological Studies from Duke University in 2016. In addition, he received his USA Track and Field Level II coaching certificate in 2022.

Logan joins the YHC family, along with his wife Annie and sons Callum, Lakelan and Noah.

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