Carl Leivers was named Associate Coach of the Emory cross country and track field programs in July of 2011.  He originall joined those programs in the spring of 2006 before taking on the title of assistant coach in the fall of 2007. 

Leivers graduated magna cum laude in earning his bachelor's degree in sociology from Colorado Springs in 2003. While at CC, he competed on the both the cross country and track and field teams. He served as the track team's captain his senior year and was the recipient of the program's "Most Inspirational" Award. He was team captain of the cross country team his final year of competition in 2002.

After graduating, Leivers worked in the sociology department at Colorado College where he served as a tutor for upper-level courses and thesis projects. In addition, he created course web sites and maintained the department's web site.

While living in Colorado Springs, he became Head of New Project Development and Producer with Negative Split Pictures. Among his duties there were the procurement of corporate funding and in-kind donations to help finance the film Five Thousand Meters: Nothing Comes Easy. He is the Co-Founder and Senior Event Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Distance Summit.