Heidelberg University Athletics

Career Synopsis

• The 2023-24 season will be Grime's 10th as a member of the coaching staff at Heidelberg

By The Numbers - Coaching Career

• 43 All-Ohio
• 75 All-Conference
• 7 All-Americans
• 1 National Runner Up
• 16 National Qualifiers
• 110 Academic All-Conference
• 17 All-Academic Honorees
• 22 All-Region Performers

2022-23

• Oversaw the cross country and track & field teams
• Saw Reese Recker win the OAC javelin
• Mentored Isabel Chasney during her remarkable campaign

2021-22

• Co-hosted the Tiffin Track Carnival, one of the biggest in the country with over 1200 athletes and nearly 2000 events
• Guided the women's team to finish eighth and the men's side finished ninth at the Outdoor OAC Championships
• Led the women's team to eighth and the men's to tenth at the Indoor OAC Championships
• Took the cross country teams to the NCAA Regional Championships where the men finished 13th overall and the women placed 24th
  • Coached David Drushal to 34th overall with a 25:47.3, earning all-region honors for the second time in his career 

2020-21

• Guided Dan Stoll to an All-American finish in the outdoor 400m dash
• Coordinated three home meets at H's Track, including the OAC Championships

2019-20

• Enjoyed success in first year both overseeing cross country and track
• Men's cross finished fifth, women's eighth at OAC Championship
• Coached Austin Neura to his second consecutive trip the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships
• During indoor season, led men's team to fifth place and women's team to eighth place finish at OAC Championships
• Mentored national qualifiers Dan Stoll (200M and 400M) and Ariana Coleman (Long Jump)

2018-19

• Led both the men's and women's teams to sixth place finishes at the OAC XC Championships
• Guided Austin Neura to the National Championships, All-Region, and All-OAC accolades on the men's side
• Mentored Brittney Roth to All-OAC honors and Rachel House to All-Region for the women

2017-18

• Guided men's team to fourth place and the women's team to fifth place in the OAC
• Mentored Rachel House, an NCAA national qualifier

2016-17

• Served first season as the head men's and women's cross country coach
• Guided four cross country All-OAC performers
• Led the women's team to a third-place finish in the OAC, highest in 16 years

2015-16

• Served as the head cross country coach/assistant track coach at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas
• Guided the men's team to a 7th place finish at the KCAC meet, well ahead of their 10th place preseason ranking

2013-15

• Spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Heidelberg
• Mentored three-time All-American Sophie Goobic

Collegiate Experience

• 2012 graduate of Tiffin University
• Four-year member of the cross country and track teams
• Helped the program achieve its first-ever national ranking
• Earned Academic All-GLIAC honors

Personal

• Earned a master's degree from Tiffin University in 2015
• Native of Archbold, Ohio
• Resides in Tiffin with his wife, Alyssa