In more than two decades at the helm, veteran coach Scott Fangman has guided the Greyhounds consistent success on both the conference level and the national stage. Fangman has led the Hounds to a total of 142 All-America performances, nine individual national championships and 22 conference titles.
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The Greyhounds have enjoyed particular success of late, especially on the women’s side. Driven by the talented duo of Lauren Bailey and Bernice Cleyet-Merle, UIndy placed seventh at both the 2021 and 2022 NCAA DII Indoor Championships, setting a program record for highest finish at nationals.
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The 2022 USTFCCCA DII Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, Cleyet-Merle captured indoor individual titles in the 800 (2021) and the mile (2022), while Bailey secured the 2021 championship in the 5K.
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Other national champions under Fangman’s tutelage include Tatiana Zhuravleva (2014 discus), Ryan Smith (2013 indoor shot put), Andrea Horban (2006 indoor shot put), Dameion Smith (2004 hammer throw) and Andy Richardson (1998 outdoor shot put, 1997 indoor shot put).
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Fangman’s GLVC Track & Field accolades are among the most numerous in the history of the conference. Counting both men’s and women’s, indoor and outdoor, UIndy has captured 22 conference championships since Fangman took over in 1996-97 while the man himself had been named the GLVC Coach of the Year 14 times since 2010. Furthermore, 33 Greyhounds have been voted the GLVC Athlete of the Year, while 10 have been named the league's top freshman.
Fangman came to UIndy after 14 seasons as head track coach at local Southport High School. His teams were ranked in the state for 12 consecutive years, finishing in the top 10 at the state meet five times. Fangman coached five individual state champions and three state runners-up. Fangman's Southport teams posted an overall record of 490-152, winning two Marion County titles and a pair of sectional championships.
