(Photo courtesy Lethbridge College - Kodiaks Athletics)

By Justin Goulet

Kodiaks’ Todd Caughlin named ACAC Athletic Director of the Year

Apr 30, 2020 | 12:07 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Todd Caughlin has received recognition for his hard work.

The Lethbridge College Kodiaks’ Manager of Athletics and Recreation Services has been named the ACAC Athletic Director of the Year for the 2019-2020 season.

This past campaign was Caughlin’s sixth at the helm of Kodiaks Athletics. It was a successful season for the Kodiaks. The women’s cross country team won the CCAA national championship and the ACAC championship, while the men’s soccer team and cross country runner Sophia Nowicki also won ACAC championships.

The Kodiaks had four ACAC players of the year and five ACAC coaches of the year, among over 65 CCAA and ACAC medals and awards.

“An honour like this does not happen without the support of my family – both my personal and Kodiaks family,” Caughlin stated in a release.

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“The support the college has provided over this rejuvenation has been unmatched and I say, ‘thank you for all that support’. The Kodiaks team I am blessed to work with is outstanding and I’m lucky and proud to be able to try to lead such an incredible team.”

Caughlin was hired back in 2014 and instituted the ‘Three Pillars of Kodiaks Athletics’. Those are academic accountability, athletic excellence and the student-athlete experience.

In 2019-2020, student-athletes averaged a combined 2.91 GPA in the Fall 2019 semester, with almost 80 percent of student-athletes reaching a GPA of at least 2.5.

Caughlin started the Kodiaks Leadership Council this season. A group of eight student-athletes, one from each team, came together to provide input into administrative decisions and lead the way in community initiatives such as public speaking engagements.

Caughlin is originally from Fort Macleod and was a volleyball player and coach for the Kodiaks before moving on to a variety of coaching and administrative positions in the United States.

He rejoined the Kodiaks family in 2014. He also serves as chair of the ACAC’s Compliance and Governance committee and sits on the boards of the Lethbridge Sport Council and Economic Development Lethbridge.

Earlier this month, Caughlin was named the Lethbridge Sport Council’s Sport Administrator of the Year. He’s also been the tournament chair as the Kodiaks have hosted five ACAC championships in the last four years, including the men’s volleyball championship this past February.

“I came home after 17 years in the United States with a ton of experiences in hand. And having grown up in southern Alberta, the combination helped lead to the Kodiaks rejuvenation,” Caughlin said.

“To be a former Kodiaks student-athlete with the men’s volleyball team, then to coach and now to sit in the manager’s chair has all come together to help me stay driven to make the experiences of the student-athletes and coaches one they will treasure and never forget.”