Colorado State University Head Track & Field Coach (1970 to 1976, 1999 to 2006); Colorado State University Head Coach Cross Country Coach (1996 to 2006); Colorado State University Assistant Coach Track and Field Coach (1996 to 1999); 2024 Colorado Running Hall of Fame inductee; was also a US Olympic Training Center Coach; first coach in Division I history to coach three track and field programs and take each to the NCAA championships; as an athlete (at Colorado State) Del Hessel was ranked as one of the nation's Top 10 800 meter runners; competed in the NCAA championships, the USA championships, and the US Olympic trials; received the "Nye" award as the most Outstanding Athlete at Colorado State his senior year; 1995 inductee in the Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame
