New Mexico Junior College Women's Cross Country

Becker works with the Middle Distance and Long Distance athletes here at NMJC. He is also the cross country coach.   Becker received his education from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. He received a Bachelors degree in Physical Education (1999) and a Masters degree in exercise science (2001). Becker is also a USATF Level 1 certified coach. Becker started his coaching career as a student assistant coach at FHSU while working on his Masters degree. After graduating he took an assistant coaching job at Highland Community College (KS) for one year. After his year at HCC he took the head coaching job at Colby Community College (KS), a position he held for five years. Becker then worked his first three years at NMJC and then three years as the head coach at Butler Community College (KS). In the Fall of 2013 the great support and great people of NMJC brought Becker back to his current position.   During his coaching years, Becker has coached 165 NJCAA All-Americans including 18 National Champions. Becker also coached the current NJCAA meet record holder in the Womens 10000m run (Betty Rotich, Colby CC, 2007), and three  NJCAA Indoor Female Runners of the Year (Betty Rotich Colby CC, 2007 and Caroline Jepleting NMJC, 2009, 2010). Becker was also named the 2009 NJCAA Womens Indoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year (NMJC) and the 2013 NJCAA Womens Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (Butler CC).  Along with the individual success, Beckers teams also achieved success. In 2010 NMJC was the Womens Indoor Track and Field National Champions and in 2013 Butler CC womens team, under the direction of Becker finished 3rd, back at NMJC the 2014 NMJC Women's Indoor team finished 2nd while the 2015 teams finished 3rd in both indoor and outdoor. In 2016 the teams finished 2nd in both indoor and outdoor.    Jeff and his wife Sherry Ann, are the proud parents of Serenity, born in December 8th  2014.  The couple reside in Hobbs.