Agne (Visockaite) Eggerth was hired as the head caoch of the McKendree track and field and cross country teams in June 2019. Eggerth returns to Lebanon after spending nine years in a highly-successful stint as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Kennesaw State University. Eggerth specialized in coaching sprinters, mid-distance runners, jumpers, combined event athletes and relay teams, while she has also served as a recruiting coordinator for the Owls.
During her nearly decade-long tenure at Kennesaw State, Eggerth helped the Owls’ program become a force in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The men’s team captured a combined 14 ASUN championships – seven indoor and seven outdoor – while the women’s squad won three league titles. Eggerth coached 77 NCAA qualifiers at Kennesaw State, including 20 All-American performers. Over that span, the Owls registered 146 ASUN champions, while the program established 46 conference records.
In 2017, Eggerth helped guide Kennesaw State to ASUN scoring records for both the men’s and women’s track championships. In the spring of 2019, she coached senior Jordan Gray, who placed seventh in the heptathlon at the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
Prior to arriving at Kennesaw State, Eggerth served on the staff at Kansas State University. From 2004-06, she was the assistant track and field coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. There, she coached sprints, hurdles, jumps and combined events for the Blazers. Eggerth helped UAB earn its highest Conference USA team finish. Her pupils also set multiple school records that still stand today. She began her coaching career with one year as an assistant track and field coach at the National Sports Center, designing and implementing training plans for youth and master athletes.
A five-year member of the McKendree track and field program, Eggerth was the centerpiece of a women’s team that captured five National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national championships during her career, including four consecutive indoor crowns from 1999-2002. She still ranks second in NAIA history with seven individual indoor national titles, including four in the 200-meter dash and three more in the 55-meter dash. In fact, Eggerth continues to hold the fastest 55-meter dash time in NAIA history at 6.83 seconds. Combining her indoor and outdoor career at McKendree, Eggerth captured 13 national titles
Eggerth is the only track and field student-athlete to be named the NAIA Indoor National Championship Performer of the Meet three times in a career, earning the honor following the 1999, 2000 and 2002 events. In all, Eggerth was a 17-time NAIA All-America honoree, which is tied for second in McKendree program history. She was inducted into the McKendree University Sports Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in 2009. Eggerth was also part of the 1999-2002 McKendree women’s indoor track and field program that earned a team induction in 2014.
Along with her impressive list of honors at McKendree, Eggerth made a mark on the record books in her home country of Lithuania. She broke national records in the 50-meter dash, the 55-meter dash, the 60-meter dash, the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash, and still holds the Lithuania record in the outdoor 200-meter dash. A 27-time national champion in her native land, Eggerth represented Lithuania in the Summer Olympic Games held in Sydney, Australia in 2000 and in Athens, Greece in 2004.
Eggerth earned her bachelor’s degree from McKendree in 2002. She is a Level I coach through USA Track and Field (USATF), and has earned numerous coaching certifications through the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). She is married to Andy Eggerth.
