Nathan Dyer was named the National Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year for the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field season. Dyer, in his third year as assistant coach at Marian, coached the Knights’ throwers to No. 1 national #EventSquad rankings in three events – shot put, discus and hammer. His athletes scored 38 of the team’s 62 points in finishing second at the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, led by high-point field-eventer Christian Rios, who won the discus. His crew swept titles in the shot put, discus and hammer throw at the Crossroads League Outdoor Championships – scoring 68 points – and own national-leading marks in the shot (Jacob Netral) and hammer (Isaiah Tipping).