Amber McVicar is entering her second year as the Head Cross Country Coach in 2025.
McVicar comes to Newman as a Wichita native, former Division I runner and career coach. The North High graduate continued her running career at the University of South Dakota where she began her coaching career as a graduate assistant.
Prior to being named the NU Head Cross Country Coach, McVicar was a coach at Maize South since 2017. In her first two seasons, McVicar served as the Assistant Cross Country Coach. In 2019, McVicar was named Head Cross Country Coach and the Distance Coach for the track program. Over the last 7 years, Maize South has sent both girls and boys to the state meet under her tutelage. In her first year as Head Coach, the Maverick boys were runners-up at the state meet for 5A and the girls third. In 2020, Maize South and McVicar were crowned Girl’s State Champions in 5A.
Running has been McVicar’s passion since high school. During her time at Wichita North, she was a state champion in cross country and in the 3200m on the track. Following high school, McVicar went on to the University of South Dakota where she set records in cross country as well as the 3000m and the 10000m in track. The Wichita native secured appearances at the NCAA D1 Cross Country championship two years in a row. On the track it was a total of three appearances at the NCAA D1 West Regional meet. In her junior year, a ticket to Oregon to compete in the 10000m at the NCAA D1 Championship for Track and Field was punched.
While competing and coaching at the University of South Dakota, McVicar earned both her Bachelor's and Master's in Kinesiology and Sports Science.
Amber resides in Wichita with her husband and son as well as their two dogs and two cats.
