Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
53%
Avg ACT
22
Enrollment
569
Team Information
Sport
Cross Country
Gender
Women's
Division
NAIA Division 1
Location
Sterling, KS
Coaching Staff (1)
Jack Dillard
Head Coach
Dillard has build both a quality cross country and track program. Dillard's athletes hold 15 of the top 22 times in Men's and Women's Cross Country and hold 7 of the school records in track and field. The Warrior cross country and track programs have sent athletes to NAIA Nationals in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and compete in the top half of the KCAC. Under Dillard the Warrior track and field athletes have earned 27 First Team All-KCAC honors and 47 Honorable Mention KCAC honors as well as winning 7 individual KCAC championships. One of the most significant accomplishments during Dillard's time at Sterling was at the 2008 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships when Dillard was named NAIA Region 4 Coach of the Year as well as having senior Natalie Gordon finish 3rd in the 400 meter hurldes to earn All-American honors. Jack is a 2003 graduate of Sterling College where he doubled majored in Computer Science and Business. He also was a four year letter winner in both football and track during his time at Sterling. Jack graduated from Wichita State University in the Spring of 2006 with his Masters in Sport Administration. Dillard was a two time All-KCAC selection in football his junior and senior seasons, when he led the team with 5 interceptions each year. He finished his career with 12 interceptions. In 2002, he was selected by his teammates as Team Captain, Most Valuable Defensive Back, and Most Inspirational Player. As a runner at SC, Jack ran everything from the 100 to the 400, as well 400 hurdles and long jump. He was two time HM-KCAC in the 400m his junior and senior seasons. Coach Dillard and his wife Kim reside in Sterling, KS with their three children. Jason West graduated from Sterling College in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and is a 2002 graduate of Vermont Law School. A four-year letter-winner in Football and Track & Field, West competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw, earning Unanimous All-KCAC honors for the hammer event as a senior. West also played defensive end and nose guard on the football team and was selected by his teammates as a Team Captain during his senior season. Following graduation, Jason then served as a Graduate Assistant Track Coach, guiding three athletes to the NAIA National Track Meet. One competitor earned a Top six finish in the javelin and two others achieved PB's in the Discus and Hammer. Jason has served as the President of Jacam Chemical Co., LLC since 2009 and was the Vice President and General Counsel from 2002 2009. In this role, Jason oversees the company's 300+ employees and rapidly expanding operations across 16 states. Along with several other key senior managers, Jason has helped Jacam achieve an average annual growth rate of more than 40% over the last several years. Jason and his wife Christy have been married since 2002 and are members of the Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church. They live in Hutchinson with their four daughters.
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