North Central College Men's Track & Field

Gabriel Rivera joined the North Central College coaching staff in July 2022 as the head coach of the Cardinals' men's track and field program. Rivera arrived in

Dale Koepnick '82 joined the NCC coaching staff for the 2020 indoor track season as a volunteer coach. Dale had the great honor of coaching alongside Hall of Fame Coaches Al Carius and Frank Gramarosso until their mutual retirement following the 2022 outdoor track season. Prior to the start of the 2022 season, Dale was named an assistant coach for cross country. While at NCC, Dale was privileged to be a member of the '78 and '79 NCAA Cross Country Championship Teams and captain of the '81 NCAA Cross Country Championship Team. In track & field, Dale was member of the '80 3rd place NCAA Outdoor Track Team and co-captain of the '82 team. Dale's most gratifying and memorable aspect of being a member of these teams were the deep, lifelong bonds which developed while working together to achieve collective and individual excellence. While at NCC, Dale earned a Bachelor's Degree in mathematics and physics. He later received an MBA from Northern Illinois University and his Illinois Teacher Certification from Benedictine University. Dale retired from Coal City High School in 2019 where he taught mathematics and CTE plus served as the girls and boys head track coach. He started his teaching career at Westmont High School where he was an assistant coach for the girls and boys track teams. Prior to his career in education, Dale was a partner of a successful startup medical oxygen supply and equipment repair company where he developed a nationwide customer base. Dale and his wife Betsy

Jennie Lepore joined the North College coaching staff in September 2024 as the assistant pole vault coach for the Cardinals' men's and women's track and field programs.

Jerry Allanach began volunteering with the cross country team at North Central College for the 2002 season and has enoyed being involved to varying degrees with

Kevin Markwell '78 joined the North Central men's and women's track and field coaching staffs ahead of the 2024-2025 season as the high jump coach. Prior to North

Matt Schryvers joined the North Central College coaching staff in September 2022 as the throwing coach and strength and conditioning coordinator for the Cardinals'

Matt Sinnott ‘03 joined the North Central coaching staff prior to the 2013 season as a volunteer assistant coach. In 2022, Sinnott was named interim head coach for

Nevin Govan joined the North College coaching staff in September 2024 as the men’s horizontal jumps coach for the Cardinals' track & field program. He returned to

Nick Hird '07 has been a volunteer coach for the Cardinals' distance runners since the 2007-2008 academic year. While an athlete at North Central, Hird was a three-time

Noah Gabrys joined the North Central College men's track & field program in August of 2024 as a graduate assistant coach. Gabrys competed at the NCAA Division

Steve Wiesbrook ’82 joined the North Central coaching staff in the fall of 2019 as the men’s assistant coach for hurdles and began coaching the women’s hurdles in

Tim Hird '14 joined the North Central College men's cross country and track and field coaching staffs prior to the 2019-2020 academic year as an assistant coach. During