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) 2nd Place 2019
Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2020
Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2nd Place 2021
Women’s Indoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2nd Place 2022
Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 2nd 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) 1st Place 2023
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (NMJC) 1st Place 2023
Jeff and his wife Sherry Ann are the proud parents of Serenity and Michael. The family resides in Hobbs.