Del Hessel

  • CSU graduate. Set the school record in the 800 meter indoors (1:49.5 and stood for 34 years) in 1963.
  • Competed in ’64 and ’68 US Olympic Trials
  • Coached for 35 years-voted “Conference Coach of the Year”  16 times
  • Published 5 books and 2 Instructional Videos  His last book Coaching Every Event is considered a coaching bible for Track and Field
  • Coached over 100 All-Americans