Gustavus Adolphus College

Aaron Lund is in his sixth season as the head men's and women's track & field coach after taking the program over prior to the 2019-20 academic year. Lund has since coached the Gustavus women's track & field team to its first and second MIAC Championships in 2022 and 2023 and coached a number of athletes to impressive performances. Lund came to Gustavus after serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Whittier College (Calif.) for three years. 

Lund coached the Gustavus women to back-to-back MIAC Outdoor Conference Championships in 2022 and 2023, and earned MIAC Women's Coach of the Year honors each year. Since 2019, Lund has coached 124 All-Conference performances and 20 All-America honors earned by eight athletes, including four national championships earned by Birgen Nelson (60-hurdles, 100-hurdles 2x) and Taylor Rooney (110-hurdles). Lund helped the Gustie women to their highest-ever finish in the DIII National Championships, placing fifth in 2022.

In 2024, Lund's season was highlighted by the performances of juniors Megan Geraets and Kate Carlson who competed at both indoor and outdoor NCAA championships, each earning their own All-America honors. Geraets became only the third athlete in school history to achieve All-America honors in a running event during the indoor season and became the fastest 200-meter and 400-meter runner in the history of the MIAC.

In the indoor season, the women took third and the men fifth, claiming a total of five championships and 12 All-Conference honors. The women came up just short to their three-peat MIAC title, taking second by a margin of just 6.17 points. The men took seventh at the outdoor meet, and the two teams collected seven championships and 23 All-MIAC performances. 

The Cyrus, Minn. native has specialized in coaching sprints, mid-distance, hurdles, relays, and jumps since graduating from Minnesota State University-Moorhead in 2011. He has developed the program's sprinters significantly, bringing home an abundance of championships and records, from personal bests to national record breakers.

Lund started his coaching career at his alma mater for one season (2012-13) before stints at St. Thomas (2013-15) and Abilene Christian University (2015-16), serving as an assistant for both the men and women at each institution. Lund then served an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Whittier with an emphasis on sprints, mid-distance, hurdles, and relays. At Whittier, Lund coached 18 student-athletes to All-Conference status and 12 USTFCCCA All-Region selections.

A three-year captain and four-year student-athlete for the MSU-Moorhead track & field team from 2008-12, Lund was a two-time All-American as a part of the 4×400 relay team at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. Lund also set the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) record in the 600-meters. He won the 2010 NSIC championship in the indoor 600-meters and set school records in both the indoor and outdoor on 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams.

Lund earned a Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership with emphasis in Higher Education in May of 2013 from MSU-Moorhead and graduated Summa Cum Laude with his B.A. in Communication Studies with minors in Leadership Studies and Coaching in May 2011. He received the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2012. Lund holds certifications in USTFCCA Track & Field, USTFCCCA Injury Management, and has attended the USATF Podium Education Project as well as multiple USTFCCCA National Conventions. Aaron’s triplet brother, Justin '11, was an All-Conference runner for Gustavus in 2010.