Nick Dodson was hired in April of 2018 to start the Southeastern University track and field program and has since earned eight Sun Conference Coach of the Year titles.

In six seasons, the Fire have won six consecutive Sun Conference Outdoor Track and Field titles on both the men's and women's sides. Since The Sun Conference started sponsoring indoor track and field in 2021, the Fire have won every championship.

The 2024-25 season featured only success for the Fire. Four more Sun Conference titles, claiming both the Outdoor and Indoor titles on both the men's and women's sides. The women's team finished the NAIA Indoor Championship 14th overall, with eight NAIA All-American's and Ashlyn Poulin medaling in the 5000m in the Race Walk, and Maci Mills securing a silver in the 800m Dash. At the NAIA Outdoor Championship, the women finished in a tie for 17th with seven NAIA All-Americans and a bronze medal in the 4x400. Irmiris Mendez was named the Most Oustanding and Most Valuable Performer for the Indoor Season, and the Most Vaulable Performer for the Outdoor Season. Additionally, Dodson was named the Sun Conference Women's Indoor, and Outdoor Coach of the Year.

Men's Track and Field finished 49th in the NAIA Indoor National Championship, with five NAIA All-Americans. Turning in a 26th place finish at NAIA Outdoor Nationals with nine NAIA All-Americans. Davien Worrels was named the Sun Conference Indoor and Outdoor Most Oustanding and Most Valuable Performer in the Indoor and Outdoor Seasons. On top of the success, Dodson earned his fourth consecutive Indoor and Outdoor Men's Coach of the Year.

In Southeastern's first season as a program, a group of mostly freshman won both the men's and women's Sun Conference titles, and sent athletes to both the indoor and outdoor NAIA National Championships.

The indoor season saw freshmen Julia Rohm and Namiah Simpson stamp their names in the record books as NAIA All-Americans. In the outdoor season, Darion Carter finished seventh in the Men's 110 Meter Hurdles in a time of 14.76 seconds to climb the podium and become the first male outdoor All-American in program history. Namiah Simpson was the silver medalist in the Women's 400 Meter Hurdles, posting a time of 1:00.27 in a field of four seniors, two juniors, and a sophomore. Simpson was the lone freshman to make the final. The Women's 4x400 Meter Relay team of Simpson, Miyah Ford, Ashley Higgs, and Courtney Gales placed third in a time of 3:47.97 to earn All-America status. Dodson earned Sun Conference Coach of the Year honors on both the men's and women's sides during the inaugural season. He also was named the South Region Women's Coach of the Year.

In his second season at the helm of the program, Dodson coached five All-Americans at NAIA Indoor Nationals. The outdoor portion of the season was canceled due to COVID-19.

The 2021 season saw Southeastern win its first two individual titles, picking up the Women's Indoor 4x400 Relay Championship with Yuriah Bigos, Miyah Ford, Namiah Simpson, and Courtney Gales posting a time of 3:46.96 to take gold. During the outdoor championships, Jaqual Bush won the 200 Meter Dash in a time of 23.5 seconds. 

In 2022, Southeastern posted a seventh-place finish during the Indoor Men's Championships and was the runner-up during the Men's Outdoor Championships. The Fire had the first, third, and fifth-place individuals in the 110 Hurdles with Glenn Rodgers becoming the first male individual champion in program history.

The 2023 season was a record-breaking year for Dodson and Fire track and field as the men would claim the first NAIA National Championship in program history after edging out their competition in the indoor season, earning him an NAIA Men's Track and Field Coach of the Year nod. The Fire also had two individual national champions as Joseph Taylor took home the gold in the 400-Meter Dash and Davion Worrels, Keishon Franklin, James Turner, and Taylor combined for a national championship in the 4x400 Relay. 

During the outdoor season, Dodson added two more national championships to his resume with Keishon Franklin taking the 400-Meter gold and Julia Rohm winning the 10,000 Meter title. 

In 2024, Dodson ran the tables in the Sun Conference again with the Fire Indoor and Outdoor track and field teams, winning both men’s and women’s Sun Conference Outdoor Championships for the fifth year running. In the Indoor season both the men’s and women’s team claimed first in conference for the fourth straight time.

In the indoor season, Dodson was named SUN Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, Davien Worrels the SUN Most Outstanding Performer for the men’s division, and Irmiris Mendez the SUN Women’s Most Outstanding Performer. 

The Outdoor conference season saw Coach Dodson named Sun Conference Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year in both men’s and women’s for the third time. James Williamson III was titled SUN Most Outstanding Performer for the outdoor season, and Chelsee Martino earned SUN Most Outstanding Performer for women’s track and field

The Sun Conference Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year, and USTFCCCA South Region Coach of the Year guided both men’s and women’s programs back to the NAIA National Championships in both the indoor season and the outdoor season. The men’s 4x100m comprising Williamson III, Joseph Taylor, Worrels, and Cameron Alamia set a school record time of 39.79 taking first and Williamson III in the 100m with a time of 20.49 took gold at NAIA Outdoor Nationals and was named the championships Most Outstanding Performer. In the NAIA Indoor Nationals, Ashlyn Poulin claimed one of the Fire’s 12 All-American titles with a fourth place finish in the 3000m Race Walk. 

Dodson is no stranger to rookie track programs, having been the first signee in the history of Shorter University's program. He also helped build Florida Tech's track program, serving as an assistant in its first season in 2012.
 
Prior to SEU, Dodson was the head track and cross country coach at Loyola University in New Orleans.In 2018, Dodson and the Wolfpack recorded a second-place finish at the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship and sent seven athletes to the NAIA National Championships. Leah Banks became the first All-American in program history with a seventh-place finish in the Heptathlon. Additionally, Dodson spent a season at Brewton-Parker, helping Devin Frails win the SSAC championship in the 400 with a school and conference record of 48.54.
 
In 2019, Dodson was also selected for induction into the NAIA Hall of Fame after his decorated career as a student-athlete at Shorter University. At Shorter, Dodson was a four-time Mid-South Conference champion in the 400 hurdles, and held school records for the indoor 200, 4x400 relay, 4x100 relay, and the 400 hurdles. In 2011, he was the NAIA National Champion in the 400m hurdles, and was a three-time runner-up in the event. Dodson was an 11-time All-American, and two-time Champions of Character award recipient.

Dodson qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in the 400 hurdles. He holds a USA Track and Field Level 2 coaching certification, attending the USATF Elite Coaches Camp in 2014, and received an expert rating strength and conditioning training certification.