Bobby McMahen has joined the SAU Track and Field team as a volunteer coach after retiring from 42 years of coaching and teaching in Arkansas public schools.
He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University where he lettered 4 years in track and field. He served as a graduate assistant track coach at the University of Alabama for 2 years where he received his masters degree. He was the head track coach at Crossett High School where he coached 2 state championship teams. He has coached multiple state champions in the pole vault.