A former Angelo State track & field student-athlete and assistant coach, Tom Dibbern was named the head track & field and cross country coach in July of 2016. Dibbern is the fifth coach in men’s program history and the seventh in women’s program history.
During the 2026 seasons, the Rams won 5 Event National Titles and the Rams & Belles combined for 18 First Team All-American honors. The teams also combined for 18 individual LSC Champions. The Rams Team finished the NCAA Indoor Championships in 4th overall. William Opare won the National Title in the 400m. The 4x400m of Taylor Briggs, Rami Balti, Bautista Diamante and Opare also won the National Title. Outdoors, the Men’ Team finished 7th at the NCAA Championships, with Opare winning National Titles in the 200m & 400m. The 4x400m of Briggs, Jahlee Armstrong, Balti, and Opare won another National title. Opare was recognized as the Indoor and Outdoor National Track Athlete of the Year by USTFCCCA. Opare was also recognized by the USTFCCCA, as the Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Prior to the 2026 season, Dibbern has been the Head Coach at Angelo State since 2017 season and was the Head Coach at Texas A&M Commerce for the 2014 and 2015 season. Dibbern holds an Instructor Training Certificate and a Level II Coaching Certificate from USATF in the jumps, throws, multi-events, sprints and hurdles. He also has a strength and conditioning certification from the USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy. A native of Albany, Texas, Dibbern received his bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Angelo State in 2001 and his master's degree in physical education from Hastings College in 2003.
Head Coaching Resume:
2019 NCAA Men National Runner-up Team
4x NCAA Top 3 Team Finishes
17x NCAA Top 10 Team Finishes
8x South Central Region #1 Final Team Rankings
7x Lone Star Conference Team Champion
19 NCAA Individual Champions
3 NCAA Relay Champion
2 USTFCCCA National Athletes of the Year
233Â NCAA First Team All-Americans
577 South Central All-Regions
9 South Central Regional Athletes of Year
176Â Lone Star Conference Individual Champions
4 USTFCCCA Academic Athletes of the Year
4 Olympians
3 World Championship Competitors
1 World University Games Champion
Texas Relay Record
2015 Gill/Texas Track & Field Collegiate Coach of Year
8x South Central Regional Coach of Year
8x Lone Star Conference Coach of Year
