Kevin McQueen is entering his seventh season at Adelphi University as the hurdles coach of the men and women's track program.
A native of Hempstead, NY, McQueen was an assistant track and field coach at Uniondale High School in Uniondale, NY where he coached the sprints, hurdles and vertical jumps, producing Nassau County champions and New York State qualifiers during the indoor and outdoor seasons. A former Nassau County champion and New York State finalist in track and field, McQueen also competed in football and swimming at Uniondale H.S., where he still holds the school's high jump record.
An All-American high hurdler and a four-year letter winner at Syracuse University, McQueen competed in the NCAA Championships (1990, 1992) as well as the USA Track and Field Championships in 1989, 1990, and 1991. McQueen was also the 1991 BIG EAST Indoor high jump champion, the 1992 BIG EAST Indoor 55 meter high hurdles champion and a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that secured Syracuse University's first ever team title at the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1992.
In 1993, McQueen graduated with a bachelor's degree in Speech Communication from Syracuse University. He earned his USATF Level I certification in 2004 and became Level II certified in sprint and hurdles in July 2005.
McQueen resides in Hempstead, N.Y. with his wife, Suzette and children, Sedona and Kyle. He is currently employed as the Technology Coordinator for Time Out New York.
