Heartland Community College Athletics

CJ Hamilton is in his first year as head coach of the Heartland Hawks Cross Country Program. Hamilton's previous cross country coaching experience includes  the role of Co-Head Cross Country and Assistant Track Coach for University High School, Head Cross Country and Track Coach for Olympia CUSD #156, and Head Track and Field Coach for Fieldcrest High School. 

In college, Hamilton was previously a Division I Track and Field Athlete as a student at Illinois State University, a member of the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, MVC Champioin in 800 meters, and winner of the Missouri Valley Conference Leadership and Service Award. 

Coach Hamilton holds a Master's in Social Work (MSW) and a BA in English from Illinois State University. He currently serves as Director of MSW Student Services at ISU.