Former UNCW men’s track and field standout Alex Carradine returned to his alma mater in the fall of 2015 as an assistant coach with the program and works with the jumps and multi-event student-athletes.
The Raleigh, N.C., native and Sanderson High School graduate has been a key contributor since his return to the successful program.
In Carradine's two years on the staff, he has coached one NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier, one Colonial Athletic Association Men's Track & Field Athlete-of-the-Year (Moe Holmes), four CAA individual champions (three in 2017), 12 All-CAA individual track & field performances (eight in 2017) and 18 UNCW all-time top-10 performances (6 in 2017).
Holmes, a rising senior in 2017-18, racked up 36 points at the 2017 CAA Track & Field Championships, winning the Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump titles and placing third in the 110 Hurdles.
In 2015-16, Carradine coached Trey Jones to a CAA title in the Triple Jump and an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualification in the Long Jump. Jones' mark of 24-11.25 ranks third all-time in the school's history. In addition, four student-athletes earned All-CAA honors and 12 broke into UNCW's top-10 list.
Carradine, 26, competed in the long jump and high jump at UNCW for four seasons before earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science in May of 2011. He moved on to Texas A&M, where he served as a volunteer strength and conditioning coach for the Aggies and completed his Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology in College Station in 2013.
Carradine then accepted his first full-time coaching position as assistant women’s track and field coach at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., and enjoyed immediate success in two seasons with the Wildcats. He coached two NCAA Division II All-Americans and eight All-Midwest Region honorees. One of his triple jumpers set a school record and Carradine demonstrated an ability to recruit student-athletes to one of the coldest regions of the country.
Carradine holds a USATF Level 1 certification and USTFCCA technical certification. He has also obtained a Jumping Event Specialist and Strength & Conditioning certifications through the USTFCCA.
