Madonna University Men's Cross Country

Allen has helped coach all five Madonna runners who have advanced to the NAIA National Championships along with Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference individual champion Bianca Kubicki. Allen was a four-time cross country letterwinner (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003) at Wayne State University and a two-time All-American (2001, 2003), the first in WSU cross country history. A four-time First Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree, he was named GLAC Runner of the Year in both 2001 and 2003 after winning the GLIAC Championship both seasons. Allen won a total of 11 meets including the 2003 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships. He was a four-time all-region selection. He earned his first All-America honor by placing 21st at the 2001 NCAA National Championships and, after taking a medical redshirt in 2002, placed 19th at the 2003 NCAA meet. He led the Warriors to their first team appearance at the national championships. A 2005 WSU graduate with a degree in electrical engineering, Allen earned his masters from WSU in Sports Administration in 2008 while also serving as an assistant coach with the cross country squads. Allen and his wife Sarah reside in South Lyon with the couples daughter. Molly Jarvis joined the Madonna University cross country coaching staff in the fall of 2015 after a standout career at Churchill High School under MU head coach Patrick Daugherty. Following her prep career Jarvis spent one season at Concordia University as a member of the Cardinals track program. While at Churchill Jarvis was a two-time team MVP in track while also lettering in basketball and swimming for the Chargers. In 2013 she was named the sprint/hurdle MVP and holds the school 400 meter relay record. In her first season coaching at Churchill in 2015, the Chargers won the Kensington Lakes South Division as well as the Livonia City Championship and the state regional championship. Away from coaching Jarvis is employed by Infinity Primary Care.

Education: Central Michigan University - Bachelor of Arts: Education (1994) Eastern Michigan University - Teaching Certificate (1999) Eastern Michigan University - Master of Educational Leadership (2005) Professional Experience: Madonna University, Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country coach (2005 – present) Livonia Churchill High School, Head Coach Girls/Assistant Boys Track Coach (2000-2017) Frost Middle School, Head Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach (1999-2000) Professional Certificates: Level one and Level two USATF Coaching Certificate USTFCCCA Cross Country Coaching Certificate   Awards and Recognition:  Team:  2019 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Champions 2019 NAIA Coach of the Year Two-time Women’s WHAC Champions (2018, 19) 2019 Women’s WHAC Coach of the Year 2018 NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championship Runner-up 2018 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championships - first time team qualified Two-time Women’s WHAC Coach of the Year (2018, 19) 2018 WHAC Champions of Character Coach 2017 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships (9th place finish) Individual:  Three NAIA Men’s Cross Country All-Americans  Six NAIA Women’s Cross Country All-Americans Three NAIA Men’s Indoor Track and Field All-Americans  One NAIA Women’s Indoor Track and Field All-American Six NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field All-Americans  One NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track and Field All-American 34 WHAC All-Conference Men’s Track and Field selections  Two WHAC Men’s Track and Field Newcomers of the Year 15 WHAC All-Conference Women’s Track Field selections  16 WHAC All-Conference Men’s Cross Country selections  Three WHAC Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Year Two WHAC Men’s Cross Country Newcomer of the Year 25 WHAC All-Conference Women’s Cross Country selections  One WHAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year One WHAC Women’s Cross Country Newcomer of the Year Personal Information:  An avid runner, Daugherty has run numerous long distance races over the past 15 years including starting and finishing seven different marathons including the Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta and Boston marathons. He currently resides in Livonia.