Goshen College Men's Cross Country

Rustin Nyce has been the head men's and women's cross country coach since 2015. He previously served as the head men's and women's track and field coach from 2016-2022. A 2002 graduate of Goshen College and former Maple Leaf track and cross country runner, Nyce returned to his alma mater as head coach after spending three seasons as an assistant cross country and track coach at GC, sandwiched around six seasons (2008-13) as the head boys cross country coach at Fairfield High School. In 2021, the men's cross country team placed in the top 25 at the NAIA national championships for the third straight year. Nelson Kemboi was named an All-American for the second consecutive year. At Goshen, Nyce's cross country and track teams have combined to post national-qualifying times in 21 events in the first two years, claiming four All-American honors and All-Crossroads League recognition four times. His programs have produced 30 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. While at Fairfield, Nyce oversaw two teams that qualified for semistate and three individual regional qualifiers. During the regular season, his teams racked up the most dual-meet wins in Fairfield history. In his concurrent tenure as an assistant track coach specializing in distance, the Falcons broke five of their eight school records in distance events and seven 4x800 relay teams advanced to regionals. Nyce is an avid runner himself, participating in races from 5K to 50 kilometers (31.1 miles), and holds Level 1 coaching certification from USA Track & Field. He and his wife, Kimberly, have four children: Roman, Gavin, Alden and Isla. Men Year Record CL Postseason 2015 77-38 5th 2016 69-44 5th 2017 43-36 4th 2018 43-58 3rd 2019 67-84 4th Nationals: 19/36 2020 41-25 6th Nationals: 22/36 6 seasons 340-285   Women Year Record CL Postseason 2015 14-105 10th 2016 44-63 8th 2017 24-54 6th 2018 6-29 9th 2019 60-86 10th 2020 43-42 6th 6 seasons 191-379