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In his tenth year of coaching the Trojan throwers, Dan Lange is one of the nation's most respected teachers.
The 34-year-old Lange guided former Trojan and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Balazs Kiss to four consecutive NCAA hammer throw championships (and a collegiate record) and aided USC throwers across the board with his vast knowledge in the sport. In 1997, despite the departure of Kiss, Lange made it five in a row, coaching Bengt Johansson to the 1997 NCAA hammer title. Johansson was runner up in the hammer in 1998, as was Norbert Horvath in 1999.
Lange, who has coached athletes to All-American honors 22 times, led Troy's throwers to extremely successful campaigns for the past eight seasons. On the women's side, he has coached Nicole Haynes (the 1996 Pac-10 heptathlon champion and NCAA runner-up) and Leslie Coons (a former American record holder in
the hammer).
Lange is also currently coaching U.S. Olympian Adam Setliff (discus) as well as elite discus thrower Kevin Fitzpatrick.
A four-year letterman at Cal State Northridge and three-time NCAA Division II championship meet qualifier, Lange also earned All-American honors in the hammer.
Lange studied exercise physiology at Cal State Northridge and also works as a sports fitness consultant.
He and his wife Darcy (Arreola), who was one of America's finest middle distance runners and a former NCAA champion, got married last year and reside in Valencia, Calif.
