Anderson Selects Huffman as Head Track & Field Coach

The Anderson University athletics department and Athletic Director Marcie Taylor have selected Nic Huffman as the Anderson head track & field coach and assistant cross country coach, which was announced on Monday.

Huffman arrives at Anderson with eight years of collegiate coaching experience as a cross country and track & field assistant coach. He was also an Anderson University track and field standout, who competed on three conference championship teams.

"I'm excited to bring Coach Nic Huffman on board to lead the men's and women's track & field programs," Taylor said. "Coach Huffman's prior coaching and recruiting experiences, work at a faith-based institution, coupled with being an alum of AU and the track & field program makes him uniquely qualified to be the next head coach.  As one who has continued to nurture his faith journey since graduating from AU, Coach Huffman has a strong desire to mentor student-athletes in their faith development, along with a strong commitment to academic achievement."

Huffman served as an assistant track & field/cross country coach at Ohio Christian University from 2016-19, leading the sprint, hurdle and jump groups. During that time, the sprint, hurdle and jumping totaled four National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national qualifiers and two NAIA All-Americans. The Ohio Christian women's track and field team achieved No. 15 national ranking during Huffman's tenure. Huffman also served as an admissions counselor during his time at Ohio Christian.

"I'm very excited to be returning to a program that had a large influence in my life," Huffman said. "Most of my closest brothers and sisters came from this program.  There is a lot to do and I can't wait to get to work."

Huffman took on the role of assistant track & field/cross country coach at Roanoke College from 2012-14 where he led the jump group. Huffman was part of the women's 2013 and 2014 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship teams.

Huffman served as an assistant track & field coach at Anderson University during the previous three years. During that time, the Ravens notched 24 HCAC event titles and seven HCAC Athletes of the Week in track and field. Anderson also secured second in the 2012 HCAC Women's Outdoor Championships.

Huffman has spent the most recent two years as a personal fitness and wellness consultant at Exercise Inc. in the Indianapolis area, as well as the Children's Museum of Indianapolis in the Riley Sports Legends Experience.

As a track and field athlete at Anderson, Huffman was a four-time all-HCAC recipient and a member of three conference championship teams. Huffman competed on a conference-winning 4x400 relay team in each of his four years at Anderson.  Huffman captured the 400-meter hurdles conference title as a sophomore and junior. He then locked up the HCAC title in the javelin as a senior. He still ranks in the top 10 in school history in the 400 hurdles and the 4x400. The Ravens captured conference titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007 during his time at Anderson.

Huffman graduated from Anderson in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in History. He then earned his Master of Business Administration at Ohio Christian University.

Anderson University is on a mission to educate students for lives of faith and service, offering more than 60 undergraduate majors, 30 three-year degrees, 20 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports, alongside adult and graduate programs. The private, liberal arts institution is fully accredited and recognized among top colleges for its business, computer science, cybersecurity, dance, engineering, nursing, and teacher education programs. Anderson University was established in 1917 in Anderson, Indiana, by the Church of God.