Charles "Chick" Hislop, who passed away in February of 2023, was a legend at Weber State and the track and field community after his 38-year career in Ogden. Hislop had tremendous success as the coach of the Wildcats, guiding Weber State to 21 Big Sky Championships in cross country and track and field. He coached Weber State in 106 conference championships and over 1,000 total meets. He was honored as the Big Sky Coach of the Year 20 times during his career, the District 8 Coach of the Year three times, and was named the National Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1991, when the Wildcat team finished fourth in the country. Hislop even coached the wrestling program for a time at Weber State from 1973-78, performing that duty along with serving as the head track and cross country coach for the Wildcats.
 
During his 38 years at Weber State, he coached 26 athletes to All-American honors 46 times in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track. He coached two athletes, Farley Gerber and Charles Clinger, who won NCAA individual championships. Hislop also coached five native Utahns who have broken four minutes in the mile. He also served on the NCAA Rules Committee for seven years and was the Chair of the Cross Country Championships for four years. In 1985, Hislop served as the Sports Ambassador to Colombia. 
 
Hislop was one of the foremost authorities in the United States on steeplechase training and technique. That knowledge sent him around the world as an expert speaker. In the 1984 and 1996 Olympic Games he spoke to the International Coaches Convention about the steeplechase. In the summer of 1996, he served as an Assistant Coach for the United States Men's Track and Field Team at the Atlanta Olympic Games, where he was the primary coach of the USA long distance runners.
 
Hislop is a member of multiple Hall of Fame organizations. He was inducted into the Weber State Hall of Fame in 2007, the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 2008, and the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in 2010.