Bio

Jeff Becker is entering his 13th season with the NMJC cross country and track & field program. Coach Becker is the men's and women's head cross country coach at NMJC. He also works with the middle distance and long distance athletes on the NMJC track & field team. 

Becker received his education from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. He received a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education (1999) and a Master's degree in exercise science (2001). Becker is also a USATF Level 1 certified coach.

Becker started his coaching career as a student assistant coach at FHSU while working on his Master's degree. After graduating he took an assistant coaching job at Highland Community College (KS) for one year. After his year at HCC he took the head coaching job at Colby Community College (KS), a position he held for five years. Becker then worked his first three years at NMJC and then three years as the head coach at Butler Community College (KS). In the fall of 2013, the great support and great people of NMJC brought Becker back to his current position.

During his coaching years, Becker has coached 298 NJCAA/USTFCCCA All-Americans and 38 National Champions.

NJCAA National Meet Record Holders

Betty Rotich (Colby CC) 10,000M 35:07.80 2007

NJCAA/USTFCCCA National Track Athletes of the Year

Betty Rotich (Colby CC) Indoor 2007

Caroline Jepleting (NMJC) Indoor 2009

Caroline Jepleting (NMJC) Indoor 2010

Esther Gitahi (NMJC) Indoor 2017

Flomena Asekol (NMJC) Indoor 2020

USTFCCCA West Region Track Athletes of the Year

Esther Gitahi (NMJC) Indoor                       2017

Esther Gitahi (NMJC) Outdoor                    2017

Esther Gitahi (NMJC) Indoor                        2018

Damaris Chewon (NMJC) Outdoor            2022

Letlhogonolo Magoro (NMJC)  Outdoor  2023

Individual Cross Country National Champions

Betty Rotich (Colby CC) 2006

Caroline Jepleting (NMJC) 2009

USTFCCCA West Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Flomena Asekol (NMJC) 2019

NJCAA/USTFCCCA National Coaching Awards

Women’s Indoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year (NMJC) 2009

Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (Butler CC) 2013

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year (NMJC) 2017

Women’s Indoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year (NMJC) 2020

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year (NMJC) 2023

USTFCCCA West Region Coaching Awards

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year (NMJC) 2017

Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year (NMJC) 2021

Women’s Cross Country Coach of  the Year (NMJC) 2022

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year (NMJC) 2023

CSC NJCAA Academic All-American

Damaris Chewon (NMJC) 2023. The first T-Bird to be named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-American. 

National Top 3 Team Finishes

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2010

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (Butler CC) 3rd Place 2013

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2nd Place 2014

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 3rd Place 2015

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 3rd Place 2015

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2nd Place 2016

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2nd Place 2016

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2017

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2017

Women's Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2018

Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2018

Women's Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2nd Place 2019

Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2019

Women’s Cross Country (NMJC) 2^nd Place 2019

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1^st Place 2020

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2^nd Place 2021

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2^nd Place 2022 

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2^nd Place 2022 

Women’s Cross Country (NMJC) 2nd Place 2022

Women’s Half Marathon (NMJC) 2nd Place 2022

Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2023

Men’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2023

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1^st Place 2023

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1^st Place 2023

Jeff and his wife Sherry Ann are the proud parents of Serenity and Michael. The family resides in Hobbs.