Brody Beiler, Indiana Wesleyan: 2025 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year

Brody Beiler was named the 2025 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year. Beiler, in his second year as head coach at Indiana Wesleyan, led the Wildcats to the team title at the 2025 NAIA Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida. IWU ran a methodical race, surged into the lead by the 7k split and never looked back en route to an 11-point win over The Master’s (Calif.). Earlier in the season, the Wildcats won team titles at the Crossroads League Championships, the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge, the Ray Bullock Invitational, the Gans Creek Classic Open Division and the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcat Twilight Invitational.