Head Cross Country and Track and Field coach Aaron Davis has served as coach at Bethany since 2008. 

Within his first season at Bethany College he coached:

• One All-KCAC Cross Country Runner
• One NAIA National Cross Country Qualifier
• Six Bethany College School Records Broken
• One NAIA National Champion Women's Outdoor Shot-Put
• One NAIA National Runner-Up Men's Outdoor Long Jump
• Four NAIA All-American's
• Seven NAIA National Qualifiers

He also coached the 2009 Hershey's National Boys 100m Champion.

Before coming to Bethany College, Davis coached at Fort Hays State University where he was the assistant sprint/middle distance coach. While at Fort Hays he coached one NCAA DII National Qualifier in the 8oo meter for Indoor Nationals and Outdoor Nationals, one MIAA Conference Champion in the 1500m, two MIAA All-Conference Runners and two RMAC All-Conference Runners.

Prior to coaching at Fort Hays State University Coach Davis was the Thomas Moore Prep High School Cross Country coach where he coached the Kansas State 3A boys cross country champion.

Davis graduated from Fort Hays State University in 2007 with a B.S. in Health and Human Performance.

He was also a member of the Adams State Cross Country and Track and Field Team in 2000-2005. Where he was

• Fourteen time All-Conference (RMAC) athlete in cross country/track
• Seven time RMAC Conference Champion in the 800m, 4x400m, and DMR
• Member of the National Championship Cross Country team in 2003
• Three time NCAA DII All-American in the 800m
• NCAA DII All-American distance medley relay team member
• USA National Jr. All-American in the 800m

Davis is level I and II USATF Certified Coach.

Aaron Yoder, a 2008 graduate of Fort Hays State University begins his first season as an assistant cross country /track and field coach.

Yoder graduated with a major in Health and Human Performance with an emphasis in Health Promotions and Wellness and a minor in Business Administration.  He was also part of two leadership organizations, Phi Epsilon Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa.  As a member of the Phi Epsilon Kappa, Yoder was an advocate of health and wellness within the Hays community. He also served as the Vice President of Omicron Delta Kappa, which is a national honor society, for one year.

While at Fort Hays, Yoder competed in Cross Country and Track for the Tigers in 2004-2008. Where he was

• All- Conference Cross Country Performer
• All-Conference Indoor Track Performer (5k)
• Four Time All-Conference Performer in Outdoor Track (Steeple, 5k, 10k)
• Two Time MIAA Cross Country Runner of the Week
• Four Time Individual Champion of Collegiate Cross Country Races
• 3A State Mile Champion in 2004
• Member of the Two Time State Championship Track Team from Hillsboro High School
• Member of the Three Time State Runner-Up Cross Country Team from Hillsboro High School
  

After receiving his degree, Yoder enrolled into Graduate School at Fort Hays State University where he is currently taking classes. He will complete his Masters degree in Sport and Movement Studies in December 2010.

Throughout the years, he has worked as a camp counselor and coach at numerous running camps, one of the most prestigious that Yoder has worked at is the Jim Ryun Running Camp at both Fort Collins, Co and Gettysburg, PA.

yodera@bethanylb.edu