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Rick Witt coached the Pointers from 1977 to 2014 and produced 25 NCAA Individual National Champions and 245 NCAA All-Americans in cross country, and indoor and outdoor track and field. He is a six-time WIAC Coach of the Year, an eight-time WSUC Coach of the Year, a nine-time NCAA Track and Field/Cross Country Association Regional Coach of the Year and was named the 1996 NCAA National Cross Country Coach of the Year. During his 37-year stint as head coach of cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field, his teams finished Top 4 in the NCAA 11 times and had 22 Top 10 NCAA finishes. Some notable athletes he coached include: Dan Sullivan, 2013 USTFCCCA Indoor National Athlete of the Year; Chad Johnson, a 3-time Olympic Trials participant; and his son, Brett Witt, current head coach of the Pointers and an eight-time NCAA All-American.
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