Miles Krieger was named head cross country coach at Southeast Missouri State University in August 2006. He also serves as an assistant track coach for distance runners.

He came to Cape Girardeau after serving as an assistant coach at Southern Indiana, an NCAA Division II institution in Evansville, Ind. While at USI, he helped lead the men's cross country team to the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship, which was said to be the most impressive showing in the history of the league. In addition, the women's team at USI finished second in the conference behind Wisconsin-Parkside by a mere three points.

Krieger coached numerous NCAA Division II All-Americans in cross country and track at USI, including a national champion and runner-up in the long jump. He also tutored numerous NCAA D-II National Qualifiers. In 2004, he served as the Assistant Director of the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in 2004.

Prior to his coaching position at USI, Krieger was the assistant cross country and track coach at Franklin College (Ind.) in 2003-2004. While at Franklin, he developed a training regimen and recruited student-athletes to improve the team's performance.

As a collegiate athlete, Krieger competed in both cross country and track for USI where he was an All-Great Lakes Valley Conference runner in the 10k. He received his bachelor's degree in Communication Studies and is currently pursuing his master's in Public Administration at his alma mater.

"The plan is to strengthen and build our program here at Southeast," Krieger said. "We have a very young team with a lot of potential, and I look forward to us competing with some of the best teams in the Midwest."