For the first time, the Golden Wings Awards shifted from a Coach of the Year honor to a Coaching Staff of the Year honor, choosing to recognize the entire group that has such a lasting impact on the lives and success of the student-athletes. In the inaugural year of the Coaching Staff of the Year Award, there were co-winners.

Men's golf, led by OVC Coach of the Year Polk Brown and assistant coach Amanda Smith, oversaw one of the most successful seasons on the links in program history that also led to a share of the Team of the Year accolades. The women's basketball staff, led by head coach Kim Rosamond and including assistant coaches Allison Clark, Melanie Walls, and Jasmine James and director of operations Emily Hatfield also shared the award behind a highly successful campaign that also earned Team of the Year honors. 

The men's golf team also delivered a runner-up performance at the OVC Championships, winning the stroke-play portion of the tournament and securing the No. 1 seed for the first-ever match-play portion of the league's annual postseason event. The Tech squad led the conference with a program-record 289.96 scoring average on the year. The Golden Eagles rounded out the season with four second-place showings and seven top-four finishes throughout the 2021-22 season.