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Brendon Moody enters his first year as Head Cross Country Coach at the University of Saint Francis in 2022-23.

From 2019-2022 Moody worked specifically with a post collegiate training group out of Van Wert, Ohio.  This group had victories at the Chevron Houston Marathon (2022), Indy Mini (2022) and top 5 finishes at races held within the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), Pittsburgh Track Club, and New York Road Runners (N.Y.R.R), to name a few.

Prior to 2019, Moody took the reigns of the Middle Distance and Distance program at Tiffin University as the Assistant Track and Field Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.  Under his guidance, the program saw four school records broken: Indoor 3,000 meter, 5,000 meter, Outdoor 5,000 meter, and 10,000 meter.  National qualifying marks hit at 3,000, 5,000, 10,000 and the Distance Medley Relay.  Along with those accomplishments, the program had 5 top-three finishes in the GLIAC as well as 4 All-American Honors (3-National Runners-Up) as well as guiding James Ngandu to an NCAA Midwest Region Track Athlete of the Year.   

Prior to Tiffin University, Moody spent ten years at Van Wert High School and Fort Recovery High School coaching cross country and track & field.  During his tenure as head cross country coach, he mentored 45 student-athletes to earn all-Western Buckeye League Honors, 29 student-athletes to earn All-District Honors, 20 individual State qualifiers and six State Qualifying Teams. On the track, Moody’s distance athletes helped rewrite eight school records in route to countless district, regional, and state qualifiers, highlighted by a 2012 Boys Division II State Champion at 800 meters and multiple All-Ohio performances.

An Alumni of Heidelberg University, Coach Moody graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. As an athlete, Moody was a two time National Qualifier in the 3000-meter Steeplechase, and multiple all OAC selection in both cross country and track & field.  After graduation, Moody earned his Master’s Degree from Heidelberg University while working as a graduate assistant with the cross country and track and field programs.  Coach Moody earned his  Doctor of Education in Teaching in Learning (Ed.D.) Program at the University of Findlay in May of 2019.

Brendon and his wife Kylee, live in Van Wert, OH, with their three children, Myles, Brynleigh, and Colton.