Grinnell College Men's Track

Freeman has led the Pioneers to 31 Midwest Conference titles in cross country and track and field, with 28 of those coming in cross country. He has coached beginners to national champions while at Grinnell, and was named the NCAA Division III Central Region Coach of the Year in 2010. Freeman attended the University of Florida where he competed as an internationally-ranked pole vaulter. He won five SEC titles in the vault, received All-America recognition and was finalist at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He is a former National Chairman for Coaching Education for the USA Track & Field and holds Level III certification as a coach and as a Level II instructor. A much sought-after clinician speaking at clinics both around the U.S. and internationally, he has also written three books, many articles and 19 training videos for coaches of all levels. He has trained coaches and athletes throughout the US, in Canada, the Bahamas, and Africa. Besides his duties as cross country and track coach, Freeman is an Associate Professor at Grinnell College and teaches popular courses in the Foundations of Sports Psychology and Sport Sociology. He has been at Grinnell since 1980. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. Freemans wife Evelyn is the womens cross country and track coach at Grinnell.

Jacobsen was team captain as a junior and senior and won the Honor G Service Award for the graduating female with the most varsity letters. A versatile performer, she ran every distance between 200 and 5,000 meters, including the 400 hurdles, and still holds the school record in the 6,400 meter relay. She has eight years of head college coaching experience at Methodist University, Franklin and Marshall College and Lawrence University. She has coaching experience in every event and has coached four NCAA All-Americans as well as three NCAA Academic All-Americans. Jacobsen, who also is the Colleges Director of Wellness, earned a masters degree in Sport, Health, Leisure and Physical Studies from the University of Iowa in 1997. She is in her 22nd year of coaching.

Pedersen coaches all throwing events. Pedersen is a Grinnell graduate, earning a degree in history in 2002 after which he earned his masters degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy. Besides his track and football duties, Pedersen also serves as director of the Colleges Fitness Center. Pedersen served as offensive coordinator and head strength and conditioning coach at The Catholic University of America. He also served as tight ends and wide receivers coach at the school from 2006-2007. Prior to that while at Grinnell, Pedersen served as the Pioneers offensive coordinator, head strength and conditioning coach and Fitness Center director. Before that, Pedersen was an assistant coach at the University of Chicago for the 2002 season. A two-time All-America tight end while playing at Grinnell, Pedersen set school records for receptions in a single season. He was also a four-time All-Midwest Conference performer and a participant in the 2001 Division III Aztec Bowl, which pitted D-III All-Stars against the top players in Mexico. Jeff and his wife Jordan Esbrook 01 have two daughters.