Kenneth Eboh was named the Southwestern University Track & Field Head Coach in the Spring of 2020 after spending the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach and interim head coach for the 2020 season. Eboh was also named the Interim Head Cross Country Coach in August 2022.Â
In Eboh's first season as head coach, the Southwestern men's and women's team combined for 13 all-conference finishes, including the individual champion in the women's discus. Additionally, in Eboh's tenure as interim and head coach, the women's track and field team has set seven program records (4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, High Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, Discus, and Javelin) and produced the program's first USTFCCCA All-Region athlete in Tiamara Hill-Johnson in 2021.Â
In 2025, Eboh helped coach a historic program milestone as Arden Neff was the first All-American in Pirate history and the first women's track athlete to earn SCAC Women's Track Athlete of the Year.Â
Eboh joined the staff in 2012 as the throws coach under five-time Olympian and former Head Track & Field Coach Francie Larrieu Smith.
Before Southwestern University, Eboh served as an Assistant Football and Track & Field Coach at Hanover College. While at Hanover, Coach Eboh was a part of multiple record-setting performances and back-to-back HCAC Championships teams in 2011 (Outdoor) and 2012 (Indoor).
Eboh played at NCAA Division II powerhouse Northwest Missouri State, where the Bearcats won a national championship in 1999 and three MIAA Championships during his tenure.
A 2003 graduate of Northwest Missouri State, Eboh earned a bachelor’s degree in interactive digital media with a concentration in visual imaging. He obtained a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University-Irvine.   Â
Year |
School |
Men's SCAC
Finish
|
Women'sÂ
Finish |
Highlights |
2021 |
Southwestern |
4th (SCAC) |
4th (SCAC) |
Tiamara Hill-Johnson first All-Region athlete in program history. |
2022 |
Southwestern |
3rd (SCAC) |
5th (SCAC) |
SCAC Conference Championships marks the highest finish for the men since 2012. |
2023 |
Southwestern |
5th (SCAC) |
4th (SCAC) |
Six School Records Broken. |
2024 |
Southwestern |
4th (SCAC) |
5th (SCAC) |
Five School Records Shattered. |
2025 |
Southwestern |
6th (SCAC) |
5th (SCAC) |
Arden Neff finished 7th overall nationally in the 400 hurdles, earning All-American and an Elite 19 honor. Won SCAC in men's high jump and long jump. Women earned titles in 400 hurdles and and triple jump. |
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