Coach Quintana's Full Bio (pdf)
Under the guidance of Louie Quintana, the Sun Devil distance and mid-distance group has continued to improve and make a name for itself both in the Pac-12 and nationally. Entering his 15th year working with the Arizona State University track & field program, Quintana, the 2006 USTFCCCA National Assistant Coach of the Year for Women's Distance, continues his tenure with the men's and women's cross country and distance teams.
In his Sun Devil career, Quintana's athletes have captured six NCAA titles in all six distance events (800m, 1500m, 3000m, 3000m steeplechase, 5000m, and 10,000m), including 2016 Olympian Shelby Houlihan's victory in 2014 in the 1,500-meter event and Kyle Alcorn's sweep of the indoor 3,000m and outdoor 3,000m steeplechase. In 2006, Olympian Amy Hastings (indoor 5,000m) won her first national title while Victoria Jackson (outdoor 10,000m run) added another crown in 2006.
Under Quintana, Houlihan had one of the most remarkable Sun Devil careers in track & field/cross country history. Houlihan was a 12-time All-American (3 XC, 5 indoor & 4 outdoor), which is the second most in program history, and a seven-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree, which is also tied for the most for a female student-athlete in program history. Winning the National Championship in the 1,500-meter event in 2014 made it the first-ever and only title in that event in program history. Her name is all over the ASU record book, holding the top spot in the 800-meter, mile run and 3,000-meter indoor events, as well as the 800- and 1,500-meter outdoor events. She also holds the second-best time in the 5,000-meter event behind Victoria Jackson by less than a second (15:49.72). She also broke the Pac-12 Championship meet record in 2015 in the 1,500-meter event (4:11.06). On top of that, Houlihan was a two-time Pac-12 Athlete of the Year in cross country in 2014 and in outdoor track & field in 2015. She also was the first student-athlete in conference history to win the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year in both cross country and track & field during her freshman season.
In 2012, Mason McHenry pulled the upset at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at 800 meters to give Quintana his fifth NCAA Champion student-athlete -- as well as becoming the first athlete to do so in that specific event. His Sun Devils also have collected 10 All-America honors in cross country, including Houlihan in 2014 and 2009 honoree Brandon Bethke. On the track, his runners have collected 36 All-America honors ranging from the 800m run through the 10,000m run.
Quintana, who has led the Sun Devil women to a pair of trophy finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, including fourth-place showings in both 2005 and 2007, has worked with his fair-share of successful students as his runners also have found success in the classroom. Houlihan was the Pac-12 Athlete of the Year in 2014 (XC) and 2015 (T&F), while Happe was the Pac-12 Cross Country and Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year in 2012-13. The conference also tabbed another Sun Devil as the 2009 Toyo Tires Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, this time honoring Bethke one year after selecting Jenna Kingma. Quintana's student-athletes, in his time in Tempe, have combined to earn nearly 40 USTFCCCA All-Academic honors with Victoria Jackson also being selected as the 2006 USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He also has seen five of his athletes earn Academic All-District VIII honors, including C.J. Albertson in 2016, and one Academic All-America honor in track.
During his competitive career at Villanova University, he captained the Wildcat squad to a pair of Top 10 finishes, placing fourth in 1992 and ninth in 1994 at the NCAA Championships. Individually, he claimed three NCAA Cross Country All-America certificates with finishes of 16th, 14th, and 4th. Quintana also qualified for four indoor and outdoor NCAA Track and Field Championships as well as the 1992 United States Olympic Trials. In 1993, he was named Male Outstanding Performer at the prestigious Penn Relays and, for his efforts, made the cover of the July 1993 issue of Track and Field News. As a competitor, Quintana clocked personal-best times of 1:46.3 (800m), 3:40.37 (1,500m), 7:58.85 (3,000m) and 13:53.62 (5,000m).
In all, Quintana garnered nine All-America awards during his career on the Main Line. He earned his bachelor's degree in History from VU in 1996 and recently completed his Master's degree in Education Curriculum and Instruction with a major in Language and Literacy from ASU. A standout in high school, he was the National Footlocker Cross Country Champion having secured the crown in 1990.
Quintana and his wife, Andi, currently reside in Avondale with their daughter, Ellie, and son, Charlie.