Shane Mills enters his third season as the head coach of the men's and women's track and field teams at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for the upcoming 2026-27 academic year.
Mills led the Rose-Hulman men's track & field team to two HCAC titles during the indoor and outdoor season in both his years at the helm of the program. The women's team won the outdoor title in 2025 and the indoor title in 2026 at the HCAC Championships.
In his first year at Rose-Hulman, Mills coached Rose Talbert to First Team All-American honors, as she placed seventh in the nation in the 400m with a school-record time of 54.62 in her 2025 NCAA Championship debut. During that same season, Mills also guided the program to breaking six school records.
During the 2026 season, Mills coached Jocelyn Onstot to Second Team All-American honors, where she placed tenth in the nation in the 3,000m-steeplechase. During the preliminary round at the National Championships, Onstot broke her own school record, achieving a time of 10:31.46. Throughout the 2026 season, Mills' team set 17 school records, with 12 coming on the women's side and five coming on the men's side.
Mills started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Earlham College under current Rose-Hulman cross country head coach, Derick Lawrence. He was named the interim head coach of the program in 2021-22 before being named the Director of Cross Country and Track and Field in the summer of 2022.
During his time at Earlham, Mills coached Conner Kimball to a school record in the 800m with a time of 1:51.83, as well as Connor Del Carman to a school-record performance in the 5,000m, running 14:58.
Mills graduated from Albion College in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Educational Studies, where he ran cross country and track and field. He also completed his Master's degree in 2023 from Earlham College in Educational Leadership and Administration.
Mills holds an Endurance Event Specialist Certification from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Schools Records Under Mills
* 2026 Rose Talbert (I) 400m - 57.39
* 2026 Jocelyn Onstot (I) 800m - 2:16.25
* 2026 Jocelyn Onstot (I) One Mile - 4:54.32
* 2026 Irene Lema Madueno (I) Pole Vault - 11' 1 3/4"
* 2026 Alex Adams (O) 100m - 12.29
* 2026 Jocelyn Onstot (O) 800m - 2:15.52
* 2026 Jocelyn Onstot (O) 1,500m - 4:34.89
* 2026 Rose Talbert (O) 400m - 1:02.80
* 2026 Jocelyn Onstot (O) 3,000m Steeplechase - 10:31.46
* 2026 Johns, Talbert, Hernandez, Adams (O) - 4x100m 49.08
* 2026 Irene Lema Madueno (O) Pole Vault - 11' 3 1/2"
* 2026 Carolina Snyder-Perez (O) Discus - 143' 6"
* 2026 Sam Rinker (I) 3,000m - 8:31.26
* 2026 Joshua Pohle (I) 5,000m - 14:42.09
* 2026 Antoine Cooper (I) Weight Throw - 59' 1 1/2"
* 2026 Xaiden Jenson (O) 800m - 1:52.96
* 2026 Joshua Pohle (O) 10,000m - 30:34.71
* 2025Â Rose Talbert (I) 200m - 25.71
* 2025Â Adams, Hernandez, Semakula, Talbert (I) 4x200m Relay - 1:46.26Â
* 2025Â Onstot, Hunter-Hays, Johns, Talbert (I) 4x400m Relay - 4:03.10Â
* 2025Â Rose Talbert (O) - 100m 12.37Â
* 2025Â Rose Talbert (O) - 200m 24.86Â
* 2025Â Rose Talbert 400m (O) - 54.62Â |
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Mills Track & Field
Record at Rose-Hulman
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HCAC Men
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HCAC Women
Indoor/Outdoor |
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| 2025 |
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1st / 1st |
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2nd / 1st |
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| 2026 |
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1st / 1st |
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1st / 2nd |
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