Track Star Returns to Coach

Corbin Talley BS ’03 loves to compete, no matter what he’s doing. He meet his future wife, Stefanie Hansen AS ’98, in the mid ’90s when they both ran for Weber State. They also happened to be in the same psychology class. 

“We got competitive with our grades,” Talley remembered. “The professor would announce the top test score. Half the time it was me, and half the time it was my wife. 

“In fact, the year she graduated, she had the highest GPA for a student-athlete. A few years later, I received the same honor — with just a slightly higher GPA — but, of course, who keeps track of those kind of numbers?” he said, laughing. 

It’s hard to overlook the numbers Talley as tallied. At WSU, he was part of seven Big Sky Championship track and field teams and twice competed at the NCAA Championship in cross country. He also earned Big Sky Academic honors 10 times. 

Following graduation, Talley began coaching at Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah. He led the boys’ and girls’ teams to a combined 23 state championships and 45 region titles. Talley was named the 2016 Nike Nationals Coach of the Year. 

He’s excited to return to the home of the Wildcats as the head coach of the men’s cross country and track and field programs. 

“The No. 1 priority is to create experienced and an atmosphere for these athletes that are positive and help them work hard and work together,” Talley said. “I think that combination will result, down the road, in winning.”