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Coach Kris Boey

[ Kris Boey ] Kris Boey returns for his eighth season as men’s and women’s track & field and cross country coach at Ohio Wesleyan University having succeeded in returning the Battling Bishops to the top of the North Coast Athletic Conference standings.

“This is a great place for me,” Boey said. “Ohio Wesleyan has a great deal to offer both academically and athletically, and that combination was the big draw for me, along with the history of the programs and the ability to be in a place where I can build a program and establish a great tradition for the future.”

Boey’s philosophy for success stresses the total development of the student-athlete. The first aspect allows each student-athlete to receive the attention and quality coaching that he or she needs to improve throughout their career.

Boey and his staff believe in putting student-athletes in a position to be successful. The quality of the Ohio Wesleyan track and field schedule is a key to the program’s success. Student-athletes in the Battling Bishop track and field program travel to numerous invitationals providing a challenging mix of Division I, II and III competition, allowing each member the opportunity to participate, learn and improve.

The core of Boey’s agenda is building a program that fosters a family atmosphere in which student-athletes will learn, mature and graduate at the culmination of their career at Ohio Wesleyan. Many valuable lessons can be learned in practice and through competition, however, the primary goal of the Ohio Wesleyan track and field and cross country program is to help each student-athlete grow and reach his or her full potential in a challenging but supportive environment.

During Boey’s 7 years at Ohio Wesleyan, the Bishops have produced 58 NCAA qualifiers, 5 All-Americans, 8 Intercollegiate Cross Country All-Academic teams, 17 NCAC Athlete of the Year selections, 456 All-NCAC honorees and have broken 64 school records. The women’s cross country and track & field program has won the University’s Bob Strimer Director of Athletics Cup for academic achievement in 3 of the last 5 academic years.

[ Kris Boey ] Last year, the Bishop men’s team won the NCAC Relays meet, then finished second in the All-Ohio championship meet before winning the NCAC championship meet for the second straight year. The Bishops continued their outstanding season with outdoor titles in the All-Ohio and NCAC championship meets.

The Bishop women’s team won NCAC Relays meet, then tied for eighth place in the All-Ohio championship meet before tying for the NCAC indoor championship, Ohio Wesleyan's third straight conference crown. Outdoors, the Bishops also tied for eighth place at the All-Ohio meet before winning their second NCAC championship in 3 years.

Ohio Wesleyan's double NCAC championship sweep marked the first time that both Ohio Wesleyan men's and women's teams have won both indoor and outdoor conference titles in the same year.

Boey was recognized by his peers, receiving NCAC Coach of the Year honors for men (indoor and outdoor) and women (indoor and outdoor) in 2009. He also received Regional Coach of the Year honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for men (indoor and outdoor) in 2009, his fifth and sixth regional honors in the last 3 years.

The 2008 Bishop women’s cross country team finished second at the NCAC championship meet, Ohio Wesleyan's best finish since 1988, and went on to place eighth at the NCAA Division III regional meet. The men’s team finished sixth in the NCAC championship meet and placed 13th at the NCAA Division III regional meet.

Boey also is an instructor in Ohio Wesleyan’s department of physical education and serves as the campus advisor for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is a member of the NCAA track & field committee and is the Great Lakes Region representative for the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Boey also served as the meet director for the 2005 NCAA Division III men’s and women’s cross country championships.

Prior to coming to Ohio Wesleyan, Boey was head coach of men’s and women’s track & field and cross country at Muskingum College for 2 years. He coached one NCAA Division III All-American, 17 national qualifiers, 17 Ohio Athletic Conference champions and 47 all-conference honorees.

Before going to Muskingum, Boey spent 2 seasons at Rhodes College, where he was an assistant coach with the men’s and women’s track & field and cross country teams. During his time at Rhodes, the Lynx won 3 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference titles in men’s and women’s cross country.

Boey is a 1998 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, with a B.A. in history and secondary education. He went on to earn his M.S.Ed. in sport and leisure commerce from the University of Memphis in 2000.

During his undergraduate career, Boey earned All-America honors as a member of B-W’s 1600-meter relay team in 1996. He also competed in the 800-meter run at the national championship meet that year. Boey qualified for the NCAA Division III championship meet in each of his 4 years at B-W. He won 4 individual OAC championships and 2 All-Ohio individual titles and helped the Yellow Jackets win one OAC title as well as an All-Ohio team championship. He was named the team’s Most Outstanding Athlete in both cross country and track and was the team’s Distance Most Valuable Runner in track for 3 years. Boey, who graduated magna cum laude, also was a 2-time Academic All-OAC honoree in addition to his 17 All-OAC awards on the track. He was a member of Intercollegiate Cross Country All-Academic Teams during 3 years of his career.

Boey is a native of Grafton, Ohio, where he is a member of the Midview High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Leslie, live in Delaware with their daughter, Abbie.

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