Alex Smolka

Biography

Alex M. Smolka is starting his 7th year at the helm of the Florida Atlantic University cross country and track and field programs. He has been part of the program from almost the very beginning. The cross-country program started in 1991 and Smolka joined it as an assistant coach in February 1992. He took over as head cross-country coach in August 2001 and became the head coach of the entire program in July 2002. During the 2005-2006 academic year, indoor track & field was added as a women's intercollegiate sport at Florida Atlantic. While at Florida Atlantic, Smolka has mentored 71 All-Conference outdoor track athletes, 25 All-Conference indoor track athletes, nine cross country All-Conference runners, a outdoor track & field Outstanding Freshman, a indoor track & field Outstanding Freshman, and an Outstanding Indoor track & field athlete of the year. Smolka has also had 119 student-athletes make the conference All-Academic Team.In addition, all of the individual records for the programs have been set under his supervision.

Research Interest

sport education