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Eileen McAllister is in her first season as interim headcoach for the men’s and women’s track and fieldprogram.

Previously, McAllister worked as an assistant coach at SIUE,working with the Cougars' distance runners. She also serves as themen’s and women’s cross country head coach.

McAllister holds a certification as a Certified Strength andConditioning Specialist by the National Strength and ConditioningAssociation as well as a Level II Endurance certification from USATrack and Field. She also is certified by the American College ofSports Medicine as a health and fitness instructor.

McAllister has served in several capacities for SIUE Athletics.She has been a strength and conditioning coach for the entireAthletics Department, an assistant cross country coach, a headcross country coach, and a track and field assistant coach.

She has been a personal trainer at The Fitness Edge in St. Louisas well as a personal trainer and exercise program specialist atthe University of Miami.

McAllister holds a bachelor of arts in psychology fromWashington University in 1999. She also assisted the track andfield and cross country programs at Washington University in2000-2001. McAllister later earned a master's degree in exercisephysiology from the University of Miami in 2008.