Jeremy Croy has earned Midwest Region coaching honors for the 2018-19 season. Croy has been named Men's Indoor Track and Field Region Coach of the Year. Croy led Tiffin to the G-MAC Championship by a margin of 64 points on the strength of five event wins. The Dragons rank third in the nation, as well as third in the Midwest Region team rankings. Croy is in his 19th year as Tiffin's Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach. Coach Croy was named USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year and GLIAC Coach of the Year for the 2017 indoor season. In 2016, Coach Croy was named GLIAC Coach of the Year and National Coach of the year as his 2016 men's indoor track and field team won Tiffin's first NCAA Division II National Championship. Croy was also named GLIAC Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2011 and followed up that season with NCAA II Regional Coach of the Year honors as well. He replicated the feat in 2014 with the GLIAC and NCAA Regional Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year award.
Dr. Bonnie Tiell, Professor of Sport Management. Dr. Tiell is a passionate professor that matches coursework with professional work experience throughout the school year. Dr. Tiell’s classes are known to visit the professional sports facilities in the state of Ohio, as well as leading a team of students to serve in the summer Olympics every four years. This past October, Dr. Tiell created an event on campus that brought more than 20 Olympians to campus. The event was called Elite Sport & Culture Week. The week-long event not only gave the Tiffin University campus an opportunity to meet world renown Olympians, but allowed students to work on the event as class work for multiple classes. Former collegiate coach and administrator, with experience in global sport business (e.g, supervising the Academic Experience with Olympians since 2004). Continue to work with national governing bodies in other countries teaching sport courses. I am honored to teach students interested in pursuing careers in the sports industry. Make sure you balance education with direct experience in the path you wish to pursue. Virtual collaboration has improved with cloud technology and mobile apps. The learning curve has decreased in terms of training new users how to operate mobile and digital applications. Dr. Tiell is a passionate professor that matches coursework with professional work experience throughout the school year.