Degrees:
Miami - Master’s in exercise physiology (2008)
Washington - B.A. in psychology (1999)
Eileen Halter (McAllister) is in her fourth year on the Mizzou coaching staff after spending ten years at the helm of the cross country program at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville (SIUE), and two years as the head coach for both cross country and track and field. Halter will serve as a volunteer assistant coach on the Tigers’ staff with the cross country team, and distance/mid-distance event groups, and will also help oversee the program’s recruiting efforts. Halter also leads the team’s strength and conditioning workouts for the team’s distance group.
During her tenure at the helm of SIUE, the Cougars saw 23 conference champions, 42 indoor and outdoor school records, and were outstanding performers in the classroom, earning recognition from the NCAA for top academic performance. Of the many individuals that flourished under Halter’s leadership was SIUE great, La’Derrick Ward, who was the first NCAA All-American for the Cougars after earning podium finishes in the long jump at the 2014-15 outdoor championships. The Cougars also earned two OVC (Ohio Valley Conference) Male Athlete of the Championship awards with Braxton Klavins (2014) and Ward (2015).
The Cougars’ cross country program also saw continued development under Halter’s guidance, including a third-place finish at the OVC Championship by the men in 2014 and the Cougars’ first two-time All-OVC performer, Clint Kliem.
Halter is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, holds a Level II Certification in endurance from USATF, and is a certified health and fitness instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine. She earned her B.A. in psychology from Washington University in 1999, and assisted their track and field and cross country programs from 2000-01. She went on to earn a master’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of Miami in 2008, where she also served as an assistant cross country and track and field coach, and was a personal trainer and exercise program specialist.
Halter lives in Columbia and is married to Mizzou Track & Field Head Coach, Brett Halter. The two have one daughter, Fiona, who is two-years-old.
