Coaching staff
- Scott BahrkeHead Cross Country / Head Track and Field
- Tim Vander PloegAssistant Coach - Hurdles/Jumps
- Brian TookerAssistant Coach - Sprints
- Carter AguileraAssistant Coach - Throws
- Megan NarvesonAssistant Coach
- Marlon HaverdinkAssistant Coach - Distance
- Tyler KallemeynAssistant Coach
- Russ AdamsAssistant Coach - Pole Vault
Campus and facilities
But challenge isn’t limited to your classes. Northwestern’s Christian liberal arts education will push you to ask big questions.
- Established
- 1882
- Website
- nwciowa.edu
Facilities
De Valois StadiumOutdoor track400m · polyurethane / rubber · Outdoor
DeWitt Physical Fitness CenterIndoor track160m · polyurethane / rubber · Indoor · flat
Bultman CenterAthletic Training Room- DeWitt Physical Fitness CenterFitness Centre
- Juffer Athletic FieldhouseWeight Room
- Korver Athletic Performance CenterAthletic Performance Center
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at NC
Fields of study
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Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 66%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $38,360 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $38,360 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $51,568 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $24,716 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $24,506 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $19,300 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $19,343 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $22,880 USD
- Over $110,000
- $27,296 USD