Head Coach Jeremy Croy

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

Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach Jeremy Croy enters his 12th season at Tiffin University. Since his arrival, Coach Croy has led the Dragons to 11 consecutive winning seasons. Through 2011 the men have posted a 416-110 record (.790) (61-15 in 2011) and the women 276-238 (.536) (43-17 in 2011) during that same time. The Dragons also have had over 100 All-Americans (Academic and Athletic) 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.

Croy was also named GLIAC Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year honors in 2011 and followed up that season with NCAA II Regional Coach of the Year honors as well.

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), daughter (Corinne) and son (William) reside here in Tiffin.

Head Coach Ron Martin is beginning his seventh season with Tiffin University as a distance coach. In the 6 years that Martin has coached the "TU DISTANCE CREW,",his athletes have broken 24 school records on the men's and women's side and has 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 Track and Field Meet in the 1500 (3:51.53).

Ron taught health and physical education for 30 years. He has coached distance runners for over 30 years at 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 32 years, are parents to 5 children (Chris, Heather, Erica, Rachel, and Rebecca).

Phone: 419-448-3329
Email: TBA

Justin Depinet enters his first year with the Dragons program. In 2002, Justin graduated from New Riegel High School.   After graduating high school he was faced with the decision to become a collegiate athlete at Heidelberg University or to attempt to be a coach.   He chose coaching and developed a passion for it, so by the end of his fourth year at Heidelberg he had four years of high school coaching experience.    During those four years at New Riegel, Justin had the opportunity to coach his sister and multiple other athletes at the Division III State Meet.

In 2006, Justin graduated from Heidelberg University with a degree in High School Science Education.  He landed a job teaching High School Science at Tiffin Columbian where he soon found myself at home working with athletes inside and outside of the classroom.  From 2006-2009 at Columbian he was a part of the high school and middle school coaching staff.   Within those 3 years at Columbian he also was able to have the opportunity to coach multiple state athletes at the Division I and Division II level.

In 2009, Justin completed his Master's degree from Heidelberg University.