NJCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Region Assistant Coach of the Year History

Last updated: July 10, 2025

Regional Coaches of the Year Archive - DI

NJCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field

Regional Assistant Coaches of the Year History

Central Region

Year
Men
Women
2025 Floyd Turner, College of DuPage (Ill.) Jim Akins, Mineral Area (Mo.)
2024 Jim Akins, Mineral Area (Mo.) John Majerus, Harper (Ill.)
2023 Kenny Brown, College of DuPage (Ill.) Becky Noble, Mineral Area (Mo.)
2022 Michelle Stratton, College of DuPage (Ill.) Michelle Stratton, College of DuPage (Ill.)
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Tiffany Hayes, Triton (Ill.) Renee Zellner, Harper (Ill.)
2018 Tiffany Hayes, Triton (Ill.) Eric Wallor, Harper (Ill.)
2017 Jim Macnider, Harper (Ill.) Jim Macnider, Harper (Ill.)
2016 Dan Lowry, Harper (Ill.) Jim Macnider, Harper (Ill.)
2015 Jim Macnider, Harper (Ill.) Jim Macnider, Harper (Ill.)

East Region

Year
Men
Women
2025 Richard Johnson, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2024 Dan Kennedy, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2023 Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2024 Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2018 Mark Getsinger, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2017 Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2016 Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Mark Getsinger, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2015 Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Joseph Kalnas, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)

Northeast Region

Year
Men
Women
2025 Andres Guerrero, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Aziwoh Ayafor, Queensborough (N.Y.) CC
2024 Oscar Mercado, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Weber Lord, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2023 Aziwoh Ayafor, Queensborough (N.Y.) CC Weber Lord, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2022 Aziwoh Ayafor, Queensborough (N.Y.) CC Matthew Lafferty, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2021 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2020 No Award Given (COVID-19) No Award Given (COVID-19)
2019 Erik Smith, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC Jim Bowles, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC
2018 Rasheen Nicholson, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC Rasheen Nicholson, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC
2017 Kerri Herrmann, Onondaga (N.Y.) CC Rasheen Nicholson, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC
2016 Kenneth Ruddick, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Lauren Biscardi, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2015 Josh Gregory, SUNY Delhi Josh Gregory, SUNY Delhi