Carter County Sports Hall of Fame

Chris Layne

Class of 2025

MilliganCross Country; Track and FieldCoach

Biography

Chris Layne became head coach of Milligan University’s restarted cross country and track and field programs in 1999–2000. By December 2024, his teams had won three NAIA cross country national championships: the men in 2021 and 2023 and the women in 2021. The programs had also produced 17 individual national champions and 169 NAIA All-American performances.