TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – John McNichols, the longest tenured coach of any sport in Indiana State University history with 34 years at the helm of the track & field and cross country programs, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 66 due to complications from a stroke.
McNichols had been attending the USTFCCCA Convention with the Indiana State coaching staff in Orlando last week, where he suffered the stroke on Saturday just before his return trip home to Terre Haute. McNichols was listed in critical condition as of that night and up until his death Wednesday morning.