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ALL-TIME NAIA Coaches  – Top 50

Top coaches by dual meet wins while coaching at a NAIA school as of June, 20222

  1. Milton Martin (Westmar)                               462 – NAIA
  2. Bob Riehm (Southern Oregon)                      270 — NAIA
  3. Gerald E. “Jerry” Hampton (Graceland U.)   238 – NAIA
  4. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon)                   236 – NAIA
  5. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley)              232 – NAIA
  6. Franky James (Campbellsville)                   217 – NAIA
  7. Vern Tate (Huron – SD Si Tanka)                 201 – NAIA
  8. Bill Hughes (Black Hills State)                      187 – NAIA
  9. Clayton Ketterling (Waynesburg/Dickinson St.)  170  inc.
  10. Mike Jones (Simon Fraser)                             162   inc
  11. Don Lemnus (Valley City State)                    158
  12. Nick Mitchell (Grand View College)           156 – NAIA
  13. David Ray (So. Illinois-Edwardsville, Montana State)  134
  14. Caleb Schaeffer (Providence Univ./Great Falls)  133 – NAIA  
  15. Fran Hummel (Northern State, Midland Lutheran)  131
  16. Milo Trusty (Univ. of Mary)                           128
  17. Tom Jarman (Taylor College)                         128
  18. Rodger Jehlicka (Adams State)                       127
  19. Thadd O’Donnell (Dickinson State)              121
  20. Arnold Brandt (Morningside College)            121
  21. Corey Ruff (Lindsey-Wilson)                      120
  22. Tyson Thivierge (Montana St. Northern)   106
  23. Caleb Schaeffer (Great Falls Univ.)                104
  24. Jess Wilder (Univ. of Cumberlands)               101
  25. Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.)            97
  26. Jake Stevenson (Morningside College)         84  +7
  27. K.C. Rock  (Embry-Riddle College)             83  +7
  28. Rik Dahl (Northwestern College)                 78  +8
  29. Omi Acosta (Life University)                    —  76  +17
  30. Joey Martinez (Menlo)                                   70   +8
  31. Todd Allen (Williams Baptist/Cumberland Univ.)  69  +8
  32. James Kisgen (McKendree College)                69 – school now active in Div.II
  33. Dana Vote (Doane, Midland, Concordia)   —  58
  34. Jeff Bedard (Reinhardt Univ.)                     —  58
  35. Thomas Pompei (Indiana Institute of Technology)    57
  36. James Hicks (Cumberland Univ.)                 56   +8
  37. Beau Vest (Dana-Midland)                            55  – now at another level
  38. Lenny Zalesky (Calif. Baptist)                      55  – now at another level
  39. Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist)                     52  inc.
  40. Keith Spataro (Menlo College)                        52
  41. Jake Brumbelow (Midway, Emman., B-P-Coll.) – 52  +7
  42. Joe Privitere  (Briar Cliff)                        —   52  +7
  43. Aaron Meister (Wayland Baptist)                    51
  44. Joe Baranik (St. Andrews)                                50
  45. Steven Bradley (Marian Univ.)               —   50   +10
  46. Cody Garcia (Baker College)                  —   48   +7
  47. Mike Ester (Indiana Institute of Tech.)            44
  48. Frank Romano (Notre Dame College)             40 moved to D-II in 2012
  49. Zach Mullins (Graceland Univ.)             —   40   +2
  50. Jordan Countryman (Univ. of the Cumberlands) – 38   +7
  51. Dan Lovell (Jamestown Univ.)                  — 38   +6

Coaches that are currently leading a NAIA program are shown in bold type

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