Matt Hewson is entering his eighth season at Davenport University after being named the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field assistant coach in January of 2014, coaching the sprint and relay events. Since his arrival at Davenport, Hewson’s athletes have broken school records in eight indoor events and seven outdoor events. During DU’s inaugural season in the GLIAC, sprinters earned All-GLIAC accolades in the women’s 4x100m relay and men’s 4x400m relay as well as honorable mentions in four other events.
Prior to his arrival at DU, Hewson served a similar role down the Beltline at Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference member Aquinas College. Along with recruiting duties, Hewson took charge of the sprints, jumps and hurdles events from 2010 through 2013. During the 2011-12 season, he guided Rumeal McKinney to a 6.68 performance in the 60m, qualifying for the USATF Indoor Championships.
Before joining the collegiate ranks, Hewson was an assistant coach at Creston High School in Grand Rapids, Mich., during the 2010 season. At Creston, he worked with the sprints, jumps and hurdles events, qualifying six athletes in eight events for the MHSAA State Meet.
Hewson graduated from Aquinas College with a Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training in 2010, where he also competed on the Saints track & field team. In addition to being a four-time national qualifier, Hewson served the role of team captain from 2008-10. Beginning 2010, the Saints began a Team Captain award named after him.
Hewson completed his graduate work at Davenport, earning a Masters of Management in 2017.
Hewson has a Level 1 certification from USA Track and Field, and a Sprint, Hurdle, & Relay specialist certification from USTFCCCA.
