Indiana Wesleyan University Women's Track

Foss began his association with Indiana Wesleyan as a student-athlete, earning NAIA All-American status twice in cross country. During his tenure Foss has built the Indiana Wesleyan cross country program from a regionally competitive league contender to a consistent national contender. The Wildcats have won 34 league championships including the 2015 mens the 2011 womens titles. Student-athletes under Coach Foss include 18 NAIA All-Americans and 10 team finishes in the top-10 at the NAIA National Championships. The Indiana Wesleyan men placed 3rd at the 2015 national championship. The highest women's finish was in 2000 when the team finished third and Foss was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year. The Wildcats consistently place a large number of NAIA Scholar-Athletes on the board year in and year out. Foss served as the President of the NAIA Coachs Association in 2006 and 2007. Several alumni are currently coaching at the intercollegiate, high school, and junior high levels and a number of Indiana Wesleyan alumni are continuing to compete post collegiate. John is married to Beth Foss and has four children. His son Josh was an NAIA National Champion in the 4x800 and NAIA national runner-up in the 1,500 in 2008 while his daughter Alyssa ran for him and graduated in 2014. Lee Smith graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University and the track and field program in the spring of 1980. He worked at IWU for a few years as an admissions counselor and then continued his education toward a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy at Duke University. The 2014-15 season is Smith's 30th as a coach. Lee Smith currently owns a physical therapy center in Marion and has watched his business grow into the most respected and successful PT clinic in the area. Smith served in transition as the head cross country coach in the mid-1980s until his business grew to the point where it was difficult to do both jobs. Since Foss came in 1987, he has been the assistant coach, adding tremendous value and experience to the program. Smith and his wife Lori both run the family business and Lori often travels with the team. She is famous throughout the program for her desserts and her compassion for the athletes on the team.

Jackson currently serves as the athletic departments event coordinator and is the meet director for all high school and most IWU collegiate track and field meets. He has developed an outstanding and well respected staff for hosting meets. Jackson also serves as one of the distance coaches for the track team. He has been instrumental to the success of IWU Track and Field for nearly two decades. Eric is married to IWU grad and sprinter Debra Jackson and has two children, Selah and Owen.  Pat Kolb graduated from Indiana Wesleyan and the track and field program in the spring of 1996. Pat competed for the Wildcats during a period of time that saw the first NCCAA National title for the team. Pat also ran the third leg of the 4 x 100 that placed 8th at the NAIA National Championships in 1994. Kolb shares his time with his full time position as a Grant County Deputy Sherriff. He is a tremendous role model to the IWU athletes as someone who does everything well and has a servant's heart. When not at the track he is busy with his duties protecting our community or spending time with his family. Kolb served for several years as a volunteer coach wherever Coach Foss needed him and continues to be a deeply team oriented coach for the Wildcats. In recent years he has taken on the long and triple jump, and added the mens sprints to his coaching role. Kolb brings a lot of energy, expertise and success to the sprinting and jumping program. Pat is married to Holly and together they are raising two young children, Troy and Tabby. Tim Schortgen works with IT and networking at Indiana Wesleyan and joined the staff following a different route. Schortgen has had two sons both achieve tremendous success while throwing for IWU. Justin graduated in 2010 and his brother James followed in 2012. Both young men were NAIA national competitors with the Wildcats and Tim joined the coaching staff during their tenure. Schortgen focuses on the hammer and javelin. He has already developed a tremendous amount of success and, along with Kyle Abney, is responsible for a culture of excellence and rapid improvement among the IWU throwers. Schortgen and Jackson both have laser measuring devices for distance events and have worked a number of high caliber meets. They hire others to use their equipment for IWU meets, bringing the best of technology to our throwing events at home meets. Tim is married to Paula and they have two children, both mentioned above as members of the IWU track and field family. Chris Coy brings both high school and collegiate experience to the Indiana Wesleyan track and field program. After a long successful career at Blackford High School, Coy coached the Taylor University track and field team for 18 years. Coy is currently a professor in the science department at IWU and works with some of the distance and middle distance athletes. He continues to be successful with his group demonstrating consistent improvement and solid achievements on the track. Coy and Foss developed a close friendship and a mutual respect for each other while coaching as rivals for 18 years. After his retirement from Taylor track and field, Foss reached out and convinced Coy to join IWUs track and field part-time staff. The Wildcat track and field program has benefitted greatly since his addition. Chris is married to Tyann and has two children who both graduated from Blackford and attended University of Indianapolis.  Derek Gay graduated from Indiana Wesleyan and the track and field program in the spring of 2011. Derek competed in the high jump and the intermediate hurdles for IWU and was an outstanding team leader on teams that dominated the league championship during his tenure. Gay is a full time coach that coordinates the womens fall track program and then focuses on his event areas beginning in January. He is also the strength training coach for the cross country team during the fall and spring seasons. There are few tasks with IWU track that Gay isnt involved in at a significant level. He approaches coaching with a consistent and long term approach that has already yielded excellent results. Derek lives in Marion and is committed to the sport of track and field.   On December 20, 2015 he married Kayla. Jay Raybould joined the staff in the spring of 2014 to help longtime Pole Vault Coach Jason Ewer.  Ewer resigned to spend more time with his family and Coach Raybould stepped right in.  Jay has done a great job with vaulters getting stronger every season.  This will be his third season at the help.  Jay is also a Grant County Sherriff Deputy. Micah Shaw graduated from Indiana Wesleyan and the track and field program in the spring of 2012. Micah was an outstanding high hurdler for the Wildcats and developed outstanding technique to go along with his speed at IWU. He is the high hurdle coach and is also an admissions counselor at IWU. Micah is married to Lauren.  Kyle Abney graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2013 with a degree in business entrepreneurship and a minor in Leadership. Kyle competed on the track team as a discus and shot put thrower, competing at the national level for 3 seasons of Track and Field. Kyle holds the school record in shot put, and is also a 3-time All-American in the shot put. Now helping IWU Track and Field as the Coordinator of Mens Fall Track, he has also taken on the role of Strength Training for throws, jumps, and sprints. Kyle is married to Kyla. Kayla Gay graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2014 with a degree in Intercultural Studies. She competed on the Cross Country and Track and Field team all four years.  Kayla competed at nationals for Cross Country one year and all four years for track and field. Kayla focused on steeplechase and distance events during track, and was also part of the 4x800 team her freshman year. Kayla currently holds the school record in the 3,000m Steeplechase. Kayla is a wonderful addition to the coaching staff as the Graduate Assistant. She is currently studying School Counseling through the graduate program at Indiana Wesleyan University. Andrew graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2014 with a degree in Nursing. He found success with IWU in both cross country and track, focusing on the 3K Steeplechase during the spring season. Andrew competed at the national level on many occasions for both Cross Country and track, and is now an assistant coach for middle distance and distance. Andrew is married to Emma.  Latrese Moffitt brings expertise at every level to the coaching staff.  Latrese has been the head coach at Bethel University (IN) and an assistant at Oak Hill High School as well as IWU.  As an athlete, Latrese excelled at the highest level including qualifying for the Olympic Games in the high jump.  She has already coached a National Champion for IWU in her first season and is poised to add to those numbers in 2016. Kristin Sommers graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1995.  She coached for the Wildcats from 1998-2005 before taking a break to spend more time with her family.  She started coaching for Oak Hill High School in 2012 and continues to coach there now, doing double duty as she rejoins the wildcats for the 2016 season.  Kristin was an outstanding athlete for IWU, Kristin was a 3 time NAIA National Qualifier and an NCCAA All American in the triple jump.  She also was a dominant competitor in the Crossroads League and a record holder while at IWU.   Emily graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2015.  She was an NAIA National Qualifier, NCCAA National Champion and Crossroads League National Champion in the discus.  During her career, Emily increased her distance in the discus from 104 to 151, an unbelievable level of improvement.  She was nominated for the prestigious IWU Student Athlete of the year as a senior and brings a strong work ethic and compassionate personality to the coaching staff.

Schortgen has had two sons both achieve tremendous success while throwing for IWU. Justin graduated in 2010 and his brother James followed in 2012. Both young men were NAIA national competitors with the Wildcats and Tim joined the coaching staff during their tenure. Schortgen focuses on the hammer and javelin. He has already developed a tremendous amount of success and, along with Kyle Abney, is responsible for a culture of excellence and rapid improvement among the IWU throwers. Schortgen and Jackson both have laser measuring devices for distance events and have worked a number of high caliber meets. They hire others to use their equipment for IWU meets, bringing the best of technology to our throwing events at home meets. Tim is married to Paula and they have two children, both mentioned above as members of the IWU track and field family. Chris Coy brings both high school and collegiate experience to the Indiana Wesleyan track and field program. After a long successful career at Blackford High School, Coy coached the Taylor University track and field team for 18 years. Coy is currently a professor in the science department at IWU and works with some of the distance and middle distance athletes. He continues to be successful with his group demonstrating consistent improvement and solid achievements on the track. Coy and Foss developed a close friendship and a mutual respect for each other while coaching as rivals for 18 years. After his retirement from Taylor track and field, Foss reached out and convinced Coy to join IWUs track and field part-time staff. The Wildcat track and field program has benefitted greatly since his addition. Chris is married to Tyann and has two children who both graduated from Blackford and attended University of Indianapolis.  Derek Gay graduated from Indiana Wesleyan and the track and field program in the spring of 2011. Derek competed in the high jump and the intermediate hurdles for IWU and was an outstanding team leader on teams that dominated the league championship during his tenure. Gay is a full time coach that coordinates the womens fall track program and then focuses on his event areas beginning in January. He is also the strength training coach for the cross country team during the fall and spring seasons. There are few tasks with IWU track that Gay isnt involved in at a significant level. He approaches coaching with a consistent and long term approach that has already yielded excellent results. Derek lives in Marion and is committed to the sport of track and field.   On December 20, 2015 he married Kayla. Jay Raybould joined the staff in the spring of 2014 to help longtime Pole Vault Coach Jason Ewer.  Ewer resigned to spend more time with his family and Coach Raybould stepped right in.  Jay has done a great job with vaulters getting stronger every season.  This will be his third season at the help.  Jay is also a Grant County Sherriff Deputy. Micah Shaw graduated from Indiana Wesleyan and the track and field program in the spring of 2012. Micah was an outstanding high hurdler for the Wildcats and developed outstanding technique to go along with his speed at IWU. He is the high hurdle coach and is also an admissions counselor at IWU. Micah is married to Lauren.  Kyle Abney graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2013 with a degree in business entrepreneurship and a minor in Leadership. Kyle competed on the track team as a discus and shot put thrower, competing at the national level for 3 seasons of Track and Field. Kyle holds the school record in shot put, and is also a 3-time All-American in the shot put. Now helping IWU Track and Field as the Coordinator of Mens Fall Track, he has also taken on the role of Strength Training for throws, jumps, and sprints. Kyle is married to Kyla. Kayla Gay graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2014 with a degree in Intercultural Studies. She competed on the Cross Country and Track and Field team all four years.  Kayla competed at nationals for Cross Country one year and all four years for track and field. Kayla focused on steeplechase and distance events during track, and was also part of the 4x800 team her freshman year. Kayla currently holds the school record in the 3,000m Steeplechase. Kayla is a wonderful addition to the coaching staff as the Graduate Assistant. She is currently studying School Counseling through the graduate program at Indiana Wesleyan University. Andrew graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2014 with a degree in Nursing. He found success with IWU in both cross country and track, focusing on the 3K Steeplechase during the spring season. Andrew competed at the national level on many occasions for both Cross Country and track, and is now an assistant coach for middle distance and distance. Andrew is married to Emma.  Latrese Moffitt brings expertise at every level to the coaching staff.  Latrese has been the head coach at Bethel University (IN) and an assistant at Oak Hill High School as well as IWU.  As an athlete, Latrese excelled at the highest level including qualifying for the Olympic Games in the high jump.  She has already coached a National Champion for IWU in her first season and is poised to add to those numbers in 2016. Kristin Sommers graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1995.  She coached for the Wildcats from 1998-2005 before taking a break to spend more time with her family.  She started coaching for Oak Hill High School in 2012 and continues to coach there now, doing double duty as she rejoins the wildcats for the 2016 season.  Kristin was an outstanding athlete for IWU, Kristin was a 3 time NAIA National Qualifier and an NCCAA All American in the triple jump.  She also was a dominant competitor in the Crossroads League and a record holder while at IWU.   Emily graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2015.  She was an NAIA National Qualifier, NCCAA National Champion and Crossroads League National Champion in the discus.  During her career, Emily increased her distance in the discus from 104 to 151, an unbelievable level of improvement.  She was nominated for the prestigious IWU Student Athlete of the year as a senior and brings a strong work ethic and compassionate personality to the coaching staff.

Coy coached the Taylor University track and field team for 18 years. Coy is currently a professor in the science department at IWU and works with some of the distance and middle distance athletes. He continues to be successful with his group demonstrating consistent improvement and solid achievements on the track. Coy and Foss developed a close friendship and a mutual respect for each other while coaching as rivals for 18 years. After his retirement from Taylor track and field, Foss reached out and convinced Coy to join IWUs track and field part-time staff. The Wildcat track and field program has benefitted greatly since his addition. Chris is married to Tyann and has two children who both graduated from Blackford and attended University of Indianapolis.  Derek Gay graduated from Indiana Wesleyan and the track and field program in the spring of 2011. Derek competed in the high jump and the intermediate hurdles for IWU and was an outstanding team leader on teams that dominated the league championship during his tenure. Gay is a full time coach that coordinates the womens fall track program and then focuses on his event areas beginning in January. He is also the strength training coach for the cross country team during the fall and spring seasons. There are few tasks with IWU track that Gay isnt involved in at a significant level. He approaches coaching with a consistent and long term approach that has already yielded excellent results. Derek lives in Marion and is committed to the sport of track and field.   On December 20, 2015 he married Kayla. Jay Raybould joined the staff in the spring of 2014 to help longtime Pole Vault Coach Jason Ewer.  Ewer resigned to spend more time with his family and Coach Raybould stepped right in.  Jay has done a great job with vaulters getting stronger every season.  This will be his third season at the help.  Jay is also a Grant County Sherriff Deputy. Micah Shaw graduated from Indiana Wesleyan and the track and field program in the spring of 2012. Micah was an outstanding high hurdler for the Wildcats and developed outstanding technique to go along with his speed at IWU. He is the high hurdle coach and is also an admissions counselor at IWU. Micah is married to Lauren.  Kyle Abney graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2013 with a degree in business entrepreneurship and a minor in Leadership. Kyle competed on the track team as a discus and shot put thrower, competing at the national level for 3 seasons of Track and Field. Kyle holds the school record in shot put, and is also a 3-time All-American in the shot put. Now helping IWU Track and Field as the Coordinator of Mens Fall Track, he has also taken on the role of Strength Training for throws, jumps, and sprints. Kyle is married to Kyla. Kayla Gay graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2014 with a degree in Intercultural Studies. She competed on the Cross Country and Track and Field team all four years.  Kayla competed at nationals for Cross Country one year and all four years for track and field. Kayla focused on steeplechase and distance events during track, and was also part of the 4x800 team her freshman year. Kayla currently holds the school record in the 3,000m Steeplechase. Kayla is a wonderful addition to the coaching staff as the Graduate Assistant. She is currently studying School Counseling through the graduate program at Indiana Wesleyan University. Andrew graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2014 with a degree in Nursing. He found success with IWU in both cross country and track, focusing on the 3K Steeplechase during the spring season. Andrew competed at the national level on many occasions for both Cross Country and track, and is now an assistant coach for middle distance and distance. Andrew is married to Emma.  Latrese Moffitt brings expertise at every level to the coaching staff.  Latrese has been the head coach at Bethel University (IN) and an assistant at Oak Hill High School as well as IWU.  As an athlete, Latrese excelled at the highest level including qualifying for the Olympic Games in the high jump.  She has already coached a National Champion for IWU in her first season and is poised to add to those numbers in 2016. Kristin Sommers graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1995.  She coached for the Wildcats from 1998-2005 before taking a break to spend more time with her family.  She started coaching for Oak Hill High School in 2012 and continues to coach there now, doing double duty as she rejoins the wildcats for the 2016 season.  Kristin was an outstanding athlete for IWU, Kristin was a 3 time NAIA National Qualifier and an NCCAA All American in the triple jump.  She also was a dominant competitor in the Crossroads League and a record holder while at IWU.   Emily graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2015.  She was an NAIA National Qualifier, NCCAA National Champion and Crossroads League National Champion in the discus.  During her career, Emily increased her distance in the discus from 104 to 151, an unbelievable level of improvement.  She was nominated for the prestigious IWU Student Athlete of the year as a senior and brings a strong work ethic and compassionate personality to the coaching staff.