Head Coach Michael Warta

Michael E. Warta has been named the head men's and women's track and field coach at Coe College, announced Tuesday by Director of Athletics John Chandler.

"We are excited to have Michael on our athletics staff," said Chandler. "He will bring a great deal of knowledge and enthusiasm to our track and field programs."

Warta comes to Coe after spending the past three years as head track and field coach at Clarke College in Dubuque. He also served as head cross country coach and director of strength and conditioning during his time at Clarke. Warta previously had stints at Lynchburg College and Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

"Michael has been an integral part of many successful programs at all levels of competition," said Chandler. "We look forward to the leadership and guidance he will provide our student-athletes."

Warta has coached 11 individual NCAA Division III All-Americans and five All-American relay teams. As an athlete himself, he qualified for six NCAA Division III Championships and was a four-time All-American.

Nathan is entering his fifth year as throws coach for the Coe track and field team. He attended college at Rose-Hulman Institute where he was a two-time conference champion in the hammer throw and currently holds the school records for the hammer and weight throw. Nathan qualified for nationals in both the weight and the hammer and was all-American in the hammer his senior year.

Nathan is originally from Churdan, Iowa where he attended Paton-Churdan High School. He and his wife, Kari, are currently living in Cedar Rapids.

Graduate Assistant Coach Brian Flynn

As a Lynchburg College Hornet, Brian Flynn played a prominent role on both the track and the cross country teams.

Flynn was a 2003 National Qualifier on top of being a two-time All-Region performer and a four-time All-Conference runner in Cross Country. Flynn was also an impressive distance runner on the Hornets track team, earning five Old Dominion Athletic Conference individual championships and 12 All-Conference titles.

By the time Flynn graduated from Lynchburg College in 2005, he had been a member of eight conference championship track teams and two conference championship cross country teams.

This is Flynn’s second-year as a graduate assistant coach for the Kohawk track teams.