Shelia Burrell is the Head Coach for San Diego State Women's Cross Country/Track & Field. A two-time Olympic heptathlete, she entered the 2024-25 season in her 16th year leading the Aztecs and has coached NCAA individual champions, dozens of All-Americans, Mountain West champions, relay champions, and more than 200 all-conference performances. She is also a six-time Mountain West Coach of the Year.
Under Burrell, SDSU has become a consistent Mountain West contender, including recent runner-up finishes indoors and outdoors and multiple outdoor team titles. Her athletes have set more than 50 school records and competed on national and international stages, while Burrell's own background includes five U.S. heptathlon titles, a World Championships bronze medal, Olympic appearances in 2000 and 2004, and coaching experience at Georgetown, Kansas State, Cal State Northridge, Mesa College, and San Diego High School.
