#306: Shawn Jakubowski-Fort Lewis College

#306: Shawn Jakubowski-Fort Lewis College

🎙️ From Starting Blocks to the Boardroom: Shawn Jakubowski’s Journey from Coach to College Administrator 🦅📈


What happens when a passionate track coach trades in the stopwatch for spreadsheets? 🏃‍♂️➡️📊 Meet Shawn Jakubowski, former head track & field and cross country coach and now Associate Athletic Director for External Relations at Fort Lewis College. In this powerful conversation, Shawn walks us through his deeply personal and professional journey—from winning state titles in high school, launching a collegiate program from scratch, to leading a program through tragedy, and eventually stepping into athletic administration.


👟 Coaching roots

💼 Administrative calling

🧠 Mentorship and leadership

📉 Personal loss and professional pivots

🌄 Building culture at Fort Lewis College


Whether you're a coach curious about making a bigger impact off the track or just love inspiring stories about grit and growth, this episode delivers.


“I felt like I could make a difference—not just for 50 student-athletes, but for 400. And that changed everything.” – Shawn Jakubowski


🔗 Tap in and hear how Shawn is still coaching—just on a much larger scale.


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#13: Chris Parno-Minnesota State

#13: Chris Parno-Minnesota State

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#12: Dave Anderson-Bentonville West High School

#12: Dave Anderson-Bentonville West High School

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#11: Andrew Craycraft-Millikin University

#11: Andrew Craycraft-Millikin University

So interesting to sit down with Andrew and discuss his athletic background, coaching background and even learn that he was a practicing attorney early in his career. Even the mighty Wu-Tang Clan gets ...

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#10: Chad Gunnelson-Univ of Dubuque

#10: Chad Gunnelson-Univ of Dubuque

Wonderful time sitting down with Chad on the phone to talk about coaching and life. Think you'll appreciate Chad's unique journey to becoming a track coach and specifically as the head coach of the U...

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#9: Stephen Madrid-City of Albuquerque

#9: Stephen Madrid-City of Albuquerque

While most of our guests are going to be current or former track coaches, from time to time we'd like to connect you with someone you might not know of in the track world yet plays a vital role. This ...

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#8: Zac Ball-Towson University

#8: Zac Ball-Towson University

Mixed it up with Zac in Albuquerque at the NCAA indoor championships. He was gracious enough to spend time with me while he prepared his athlete for their first indoor national championships. It was g...

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#7: Tyler Wingard-Christopher Newport University

#7: Tyler Wingard-Christopher Newport University

Excited to sit down with Tyler and learn about his HoF dad, how he picked up the javelin, and what goes on to hosting an indoor track meet with 2000+ athletes. Enjoy!

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#6: Kurt Thomas-University of Alabama-Birmingham

#6: Kurt Thomas-University of Alabama-Birmingham

Was able to catch up with Kurt at his hotel in Boston for a track meet. Always fun to bring you really great people in this profession and he is certainly one of them. Enjoy!

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