Lincoln London is joining the Liberty track & field staff as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. In his role, London will primarily work with the Flames’ sprinters.
London comes to Liberty from Harding, where he served as an assistant coach from 2022-25. London oversaw some standout sprinters for the Bisons, including two-time NCAA Division II men’s 400 national champion Dakarai Bush (2023 outdoor, 2024 indoor) and 2024 NCAA Division II women’s 400 indoor national runner-up Omolara Ogunmakinju.
Most recently, London’s charges excelled at the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Olaolu Olatunde clocked a school-record 9.95 for second place in the men’s 100 final. He also helped Harding’s 4 x 100 relay squad take third after running a program-record 39.65 in the prelims.
London was Claflin’s track & field and cross country head coach from 2013-19. He was named the South Region Men’s Coach of the Year for both indoor and outdoor track & field in 2016. That same year, Trisana Fairweather (NCAA Division II women’s outdoor 200) claimed Claflin’s first-ever track & field individual national title.
London has also coached track at Abilene Christian (1999-2007 – volunteer and 2013 – assistant) and McNeese (2007-09 – assistant).
A number of London’s athletes have excelled at the international level. These include Danny McFarlane, a silver medalist in the 400 hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics; Delloreen Ennis, a three-time medalist in the 100 hurdles at the World Championships; Julieon Raeburn, a silver medalist in the 200 at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Games; and Brandon Valentine-Parris, a competitor in the 400 at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
A native of Trinidad, London ran two seasons at Jackson State. He then completed his collegiate career at Abilene Christian, where he earned a total of seven NCAA All-America honors.
London, who is Level II certified in sprints/hurdles/relays and jumps, owns three degrees. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Abilene Christian in 1999. London then added a master’s degree in sports sciences from the United States Sports Academy in 2013 and a master’s degree in coaching athletics and administration from Concordia (Calif.) in 2016.
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