Coaching Staff

Head Coach Jeremy Croy

Phone: 419-448-3338
Email: croyjn@tiffin.edu

Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach Jeremy Croy enters his ninth season at Tiffin University. Since his arrival, Coach Croy has led the Dragons to seven consecutive winning seasons. The men have posted a 300-68 record (.815) and the women 212-161 (.568) in that time. The Dragons also had their first dozen All-Americans and shattered every school record on the books.

Both track and field squads also gained their highest ever conference placing in Coach Croy’s first season and continued that success during their last season in the NAIA with the men's squad winning their fourth consecutive conference championship. Coach Croy was also recognized as the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 AMC Coach of the Year for winning the AMC Conference Championship and finishing the season with a record of 51-2 in 2007.

The Dragons have had over 40 academic All-Americans during the relative short existence of his tenure.  During this time, the Dragons have sent student-athletes to the NCAA and NAIA National Championships in 20 events.

Croy is an Ohio Northern University graduate with a degree in Sports Management. He also was a four-year letter winner in track and cross-country, earning MVP honors for the cross-country squad. Croy obtained his Master's degree in Sports Management from Springfield College (MA). Croy, his wife (Meladie), and daughter (Corinne) reside here in Tiffin.

 

 

Ron Martin: Associate Head Coach

Ron Martin is beginning his fourth season with Tiffin University as a distance coach. In the 3 short years that Martin has coached the "TU DISTANCE CREW", his athletes have broken 19 school records and garnered two NCAA D-II All Americans. Chad Roberts accomplished the feat in Cross Country (28th in 31:17.4) and Jeremy Lee was 3rd at the National Meet in the 1500 (3:51.53).

Ron taught health and physical education for 30 years. He has coached distance runners for over 24 years in 3 different high schools (Caldwell, Tiffin Columbian, and Seneca East). In cross country, Martin’s athletes have compiled an overall record of 2730 Wins - 354 Losses (88.5% winning percentage). His athletes have a combined total of 28 All-Ohio honors, 8 individual State Champions, and 3 high school All-Americans. His teams have finished 1st or 2nd in the State Cross Country Meet 16 times.

In Track, Martin’s distance runners have compiled 25 All-Ohio honors, 5 individual State Champions, 8 high school All-Americans, and 1 National Champion in the 5000m (15:12.7).

Ron and Bev, his wife of 30 years, are parents to 5 children (Chris, Heather, Erica, Rachel, and Rebecca).