Bethel University Athletics

Andrew Rock, an Olympic gold medalist, enters his 11th season at the helm of the Bethel track and field program leading the Royals to be known as a national brand. Rock was named the head coach in the fall of 2012 before being elevated to Director of Track & and Field and Cross Country in the fall of 2022.

AT BETHEL
• 11-time MIAC Coach of the Year
    • Men's Indoor (2017, 2023, 2024, 2025)
    • Men's Outdoor (2024, 2025)
    • Women's Indoor (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
    • Women's Outdoor (2024)
• 2023 Men's Indoor North Region Coach of the Year
• Four Women's MIAC Indoor Champions (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Women's MIAC Outdoor Champions in 2024
• Three Men's MIAC Indoor Championships (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Two Men's MIAC Outdoor Championships (2024, 2025)
• Women finished second at 2021 MIAC Outdoor meet
• Men finished third at 2017 and 2018 MIAC Indoor meet
• Men finished third at 2022 MIAC Outdoor meet
• Men's 4x400m relay back-to-back outdoor national champions in 2024 & 2025
• Men's 4x400-meter relay finished runner-up at 2017 NCAA national outdoor meet
• Women's 4x400-meter relay recorded back-to-back Indoor & Outdoor All-American finishes in 2018, 2019 and 2022

RUNNER DEVELOPMENT
• 157 All-Americans and 251 MIAC Champions
• Karl Olsen finished as the 400m runner-up at 2018 NCAA national indoor meet
• Carl Klamm runner-up in 400m at 2019 NCAA national outdoor meet
• Joel Smith national runner-up in 400m hurdles at 2021 NCAA outdoor meet
• Kelsie Sealock national runner-up in 100m hurdles at 2022 NCAA outdoor meet
• Jayson Ekiyor national runner-up in 110m hurdles at 2022 NCAA outdoor meet
• Jayson Ekiyor national runner-up in 60m hurdles at 2023 NCAA indoor meet
• Joel Smith national runner-up in 400m hurdles at the 2023 NCAA outdoor meet. 
• Joel Smith qualified for the 2023 USA Track & Field Championships in Eugune, OR
• Grant Nelson national champion in 400-meter dash at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships
• 153 All Americans since 2017
    • 28 All-Americans in 2024 and 2025
    • 19 All-Americans in 2022 and 2018
    • 18 All-Americans in 2019 and 2023
• Karl Olsen earned men's outdoor MIAC Elite 22 award in 2016 
• Karl Olsen awarded NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship in 2019
• Delia Labatt awarded NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship in 2022
• Annessa Ihde awarded women's indoor MIAC Elite 22 award in 2023
• Five MIAC Track Athlete of the Year honorees
    • Zach Haskins (2013, Indoor)
    • Carl Klamm (2017, Indoor)
    • Landen Liu (2023, Indoor)
    • Jacob Parent (2024, Indoor)
    • Grant Nelson (2025, Indoor)
• Four MIAC Field Athlete of the Year honorees
    • Gabe Irons (2021, Outdoor)
    • AnnaGrace Nelson (2024, Indoor)
    • Timmy Ball (2025, Outdoor)
    • Elle Thorson (2025, Indoor)
• Five MIAC Rookie of the Year honorees
    • Adam Hokanson (2023, Outdoor)
    • Landen Liu (2023, Indoor)
    • Nora Wilhelm (2023, Indoor)
    • Victor Lelinga (2024, Indoor)
    • Timmy Ball (2025, Outdoor)
• Two NCAA Elite 90 Award Winners
    • Annessa Ihde (2024, Indoor)
    * Hailey Gregg (2025, Indoor)

BEFORE BETHEL
• Coached five conference champion sprinters/middle distance runners in two seasons as an assistant at Carleton College
• Carleton 800m runners set two new school records

OLYMPIC GOLD
• Won a Gold medal as part of the USA 4x400m relay team at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Adidas professional runner from 2004-2010
• 2005 World Championships 4x400m Relay gold medalist
• 2005 World Championships 400m silver medalist
• Ranked No. 2 in the United States and No. 3 in the World at 400m in 2005
• 2006 United States Outdoor 400m champion
• Ranked No. 3 in the United States and No. 4 in the World at 400m in 2006
• Personal best time of 44.35 at 400m 

WISCONSIN TRACK LEGEND
• 9-time NCAA Division III champion at UW-La Crosse
• 17-time All-American
• Holds nine UW-La Crosse records (four individual, five relays)
• Holds six WIAC records (three individual, three relays)
• Fastest 400m time in NCAA Division III history of 44.66
• Seven-time NCAA Division III runner-up in first two seasons at UW-La Crosse
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American
• Became the first athlete in meet history to win four individual titles at the same state championships by winning the 110m hurdles, 300m hurdles, 200m dash and long jump at the 2000 Wisconsin State High School Championships

Last Updated: 8/19/2025