Michael Moffitt will be beginning his third year guiding Grace's track and field team in 2023-24. He has experienced immediate success guiding the Lancers into national prominence in his first few seasons.
He guided the men to the 2022 NCCAA national track and field championship, marking the second national title in team history. The women finished as the NCCAA national runners-up in 2022 as well. For his efforts, Moffitt's staff was named the 2022 NCCAA National Coaching Staff of the Year.
A year later, Grace replicated that effort. The women won the 2023 NCCAA national title (their first in team history), and the men finished as the runners-up. Moffitt and his staff were named the NCCAA National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2023.
At the NAIA level, Grace won its first NAIA Indoor individual titles. The men and women's 4x800 relay teams swept first place at the 2023 NAIA Indoor Nationals.
The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) ranked Grace as No. 8 for the NAIA Program of the Year due to the Lancers' success at NAIA championships during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. It marked the first time that Grace has been ranked by the USTFCCCA Program of the Year rankings.
Moffitt served as the director of track and field as well as cross country at Eastern University (Pa.) last year. In his first year, he coached 18 All-Conference performers, 3 conference champions and 1 NCAA national qualifier (who became an NCAA All-American).
Moffitt makes the move back to the Crossroads League after starring as an athlete in the conference. Moffitt was an elite high jumper at Indiana Wesleyan. He won eight national titles in the high jump (two in NAIA, six in NCCAA) during his career.
He qualified twice for the USATF National Championships, and he also was a member of IWU’s basketball team for one season.
Upon his graduation from IWU in 2017, Moffitt continued to work at IWU. He was an admissions counselor for a year before transitioning to a graduate assistant coaching role for the Wildcats from 2018-20. He coached multiple NAIA national qualifiers and was on staff in 2019 when IWU’s men were named the NAIA Program of the Year.
His father played collegiate football at Fresno State before playing in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers. His mother was an Olympic-level high jumper who also formerly coached Bethel’s track and field team.
“We are excited for Coach Moffitt to join our family at Grace. He has an extensive background in track and field and a strong knowledge of the NAIA and the Crossroads League,” said Grace Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe. “His passion for Christ-centered coaching will serve him well as he continues to build on the great success that our program has enjoyed. We are excited to have him start and look forward to continued excellence both on and off the track.”
