Head Coach Ed Fye took the reigns of the Tiger track & field program during the 2002 summer. Previous to 2002, Fye was an assistant for 18 years. Fye graduated from Doane College, where he excelled in football and track. He was an All-American and has been inducted into the Doane Athletic Hall-of-Fame. Since being named head coach, Ed has received several honors for both indoors and outdoors. He has been named Region Coach-of-the-Year five times while coaching 73 All-Americans and 21 Scholar-Athletes. Ed is seen most often with the high jump, pole vault, javelin, and multi-eventers. Fye is a national officer for the NAIA in track and field and serves as 2nd Vice-President.
Assistant Coach David Dunnigan has been in the Tiger program for 20+ years. His experience and knowledge of the event has produced 102 All-Americans with 12 National Champions. Dave is frequently seen attending clinics while speaking on the throws and his techniques that have made him one of the top throw coaches in the nation, as his records clearly show. He is highly respected within the NAIA national coaching ranks, which is shown by the fact that Dunnigan is the only assistant coach ever to be voted on to the Games Committee by head coaches for the NAIA National Track & Field meets. Dunnigan also serves as an associate professor in physical education for Doane College.
Assistant Coach Brad Jenny joined the track staff in 1999. Jenny, a 1994 graduate of Doane, uses his experience as an NAIA national qualifier and 12 years of coaching experience to develop our middle distance/distance athletes. Brad helps set up the training programs for each athlete and draws from his athletic training background to help develop each individual physically so they are prepared for conference and national meets. Brad does an excellent job of getting to know his athletes' individual needs and goals. Twenty-two All-Americans and three individual National Champions have been produced under Coach Jenny's tutelage.
Assistant Coach Dave Ziola joined the Doane team in 2002 after spending time at Midland Lutheran College. Coach "Z", as the athletes call him, brings a great combination of coaching and the want to compete attitude, which draws great respect from the athletes. His great ability to communicate and teach the horizontal jumps and multi-eventers has produced six individual National Champions and 24 All-Americans. Dave and his wife Sandy have a son, Ryan, who is currently a student at Doane and a member of the Track & Field team. Before coming to Doane, Ziola was a teacher in the Arlington Public School system for 24 years. Ziola earned his bachelor's degree from Hastings College.
Assistant Coach Fred Beile came to Doane College in 1961 and served as an assistant track coach for 12 years before becoming the head coach in 1973. During his time as the Tiger's head coach, Beile's womens team won two team National Titles (2001, 2002) while he coached 327 All-Americans, 60 individual National Champions, and 101 All-American Scholar Athletes. Biele was named NAIA National Coach-of-the-Year six times and is a member of the NAIA & Doane Hall-of-Fame. Since his retirement in 2002, Beile continues to coach the Tigers sprints, hurdles, and relay teams while adding more All-Americans to his already lofty resume.
Assistant Coach Andy (Scoop) McCallister is a Doane graduate and the sports editor for the Crete News. He has helped the track & field program for many years working with the sprints and relays. He has also helped with the cross country program. A man of many talents, you find Scoop serving in various capacities at home track meets. Andy is the voice of the Tigers over the public address system and can be seen taking photos at both home and away meets. These same photos make not only the Crete News Sports section but also find the hands of the athletes. Andy has also been a great support person for the athletes.
Assistant Coach Ken Marvin graduated from Doane where he competed in football and track while gaining All-American status in the triple jump. Ken works extensively with Coach Ziola in the jumps. The owner of Ken's Pharmacy in Crete, Coach Marvin is also very active in promoting track & field to the youth in the Doane community. He is the head of the Saline County Spartans track & field summer program and sponsors all the awards for home meets.
Assistant Coach Ryan Dorshorst graduated from Doane in May 2006 and has been the pole vaults coach since Fall '06. He works in the IT department at Doane, which has been beneficial for the program to have another coach on campus.