Heath Moenck
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- Email:
- heath.moenck@simpson.edu
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- Title:
- Interim Athletic Director/Director of Track and Field and Cross Country/Head Cross Country Coach
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- Phone:
- 515-961-1404
Bio
THE MOENCK FILE |
| Personal Information |
| Hometown: Webster City, Iowa Wife: Mickey Children: Eden and Augie |
| Coaching Experience |
| 2011-present: Simpson College Director of Track and Field and Cross Country/Head Cross Country Coach 2010-11: University of St. Thomas Assistant Coach - Cross Country and Track and Field 2008-10: Augustana University Graduate Assistant |
| Collegiate Experience |
| 2004-08: University of Iowa |
| Education |
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Augustana University, 2010 University of Iowa, 2008 |
At Simpson
- Enters 15th year in 2025-26
- Named director of track and field and cross country on June 3, 2021 after serving as head cross country and assistant track and field coach since 2011
Individual Cross Country Achievements Under Moenck
- All-American
- 2022: Spencer Moon
- National Qualifiers
- 2024: Teghan Booth
- 2023: Lara Kallem, Spencer Moon, Ean Warrick
- 2022: Spencer Moon
- 2021: Harry Dudley, Spencer Moon
- 2017: Ian McKenzie
- 2012: Joe Farrand
- 2011: Ryan Edwardson
- All-Region
- 2025: James Johnson, Cole Leggett
- 2024: Teghan Booth
- 2023: Teghan Booth, Lara Kallem, Spencer Moon, Ean Warrick
- 2022: Spencer Moon
- 2021: Harry Dudley, Spencer Moon
- 2019: Spencer Moon
- 2018: Jonathan Facio, Trey Thompson
- 2017: Ian McKenzie
- 2012: Joe Farrand
- 2011: Ryan Edwardson
- All-Conference
- 2025: James Johnson, Cole Leggett
- 2024: Teghan Booth, Taitlin Koch, Cole Leggett
- 2023: Teghan Booth, Lara Kallem, Spencer Moon, James Murray, Ashley Rockhold, Ean Warrick
- 2022: Emma Angus, Lara Kallem, Spencer Moon
- 2021: Harry Dudley, Spencer Moon, Louden Foster
- 2020: Eric Baldus, Harry Dudley, Spencer Moon
- 2018: Trey Thompson
- 2017: Jonathan Facio, Ian McKenzie, Sadie Timms
- 2012: Joe Farrand
- 2011: Ryan Edwardson
- CSC/CoSIDA Academic All-America
- 2024: Spencer Moon
- 2023: Spencer Moon
- Academic All-Conference (98 women, 96 men)
Distance Records Set Under Moenck
- Men's Indoor 1000m (James Murray, 2022)
- Men's Indoor Mile (Spencer Moon, 2023)
- Men's Indoor 3000m (Spencer Moon, 2024)
- Men's Indoor 5000m (Spencer Moon, 2024)
- Men's Indoor 4x800 (Corbin Truitt, Adam Gruhn, James Murray, Cade Mash, 2024)
- Men's Indoor DMR (James Murray, Brendan Godbout, Adam Gruhn, Spencer Moon, 2024)
- Men's Outdoor 1500m (Spencer Moon, 2022)
- Men's Outdoor 5000m (Spencer Moon, 2024)
- Men's Outdoor 10,000m (Spencer Moon, 2024)
- Women's Indoor 3000m (Teghan Booth, 2024)
- Women's Indoor 5000m (Lara Kallem, 2024)
- Women's Outdoor 5000m (Lara Kallem, 2024)
- Women's Outdoor 10,000m (Lara Kallem, 2024)
Individual Track Achievements Under Moenck (Distance Only)
- National Champion
- 2024: Spencer Moon (outdoor 10,000m)
- All-Americans
- 2024: Spencer Moon (indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m, outdoor 5000m, outdoor 10,000m)
- 2012: Catie Ellingson (outdoor 1500m)
- National Qualifiers
- 2024: Teghan Booth (outdoor 10,000m), Lara Kallem (indoor 5000m, outdoor 10,000m), Spencer Moon (indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m, outdoor 5000m, outdoor 10,000m)
- 2023: Spencer Moon (indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m, outdoor 5000m, outdoor 10,000m)
- 2022: Spencer Moon (indoor 3000m, outdoor 5000m, outdoor 10,000m)
- Conference MVPs
- 2024: Spencer Moon (indoor)
- 2023: Spencer Moon (indoor, outdoor)
- 2013: Joe Farrand (indoor)
- Conference Champions
- 2025: Teghan Booth (outdoor 10,000m)
- 2024: Spencer Moon (indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m, outdoor 10,000m)
- 2023: Spencer Moon (indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m, outdoor 5000m, outdoor 10,000m)
- 2022: Spencer Moon (outdoor 5000m)
- 2013: Joe Farrand (indoor 3000m, indoor 5000m)
- 2012: Ryan Edwardson (outdoor 10,000m), Catie Ellingson (outdoor 1500m)
- USTFCCCA Midwest Region Athlete of the Year
- 2024: Spencer Moon (indoor, outdoor)
- Indoor All-Region (10 men)
- Outdoor All-Region (10 men, 2 women)
- Indoor All-Conference (37 men, 9 women)
- Outdoor All-Conference (15 men, 7 women)
- CSC/CoSIDA Academic All-America
- 2024: Spencer Moon
- 2023: Spencer Moon
- USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2024: Spencer Moon
- CSC/CoSIDA Academic All-District (13 men, 10 women)
- Academic All-Conference (145 men, 137 women)
Before Simpson
- Coached middle distance and distance runners at NCAA Division III University of St. Thomas for two years, helping the Tommies win Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) championships in women's indoor and outdoor track and field
- Spent two seasons at NCAA Division II Augustana University, where he started as a graduate assistant before being promoted to assistant cross country and track and field coach in 2010
- Helped the Vikings win consecutive Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) championships in women’s cross country and turned in two, top-15 finishes at the national meet (fifth in 2008 and 13th in 2009). The men’s team won a conference title in 2009 and placed 10th in the nation.
Running Career
- Lettered for the cross country and track and field teams at the University of Iowa, where he was primarily a distance runner
- Served as team captain of the cross country squad as a senior in 2007
Cross Country Year-by-Year at Simpson
| Men | Women | |||
| Year | Conference Finish | Regional Finish | Conference Finish | Regional Finish |
| 2011 | 6th/9 | 11th/26 | 7th/9 | 20th/27 |
| 2012 | 5th/8 | 13th/27 | 6th/8 | 24th/28 |
| 2013 | 6th/8 | 16th/26 | 6th/8 | 26th/27 |
| 2014 | 6th/8 | 17th/27 | 6th/8 | 19th/27 |
| 2015 | 5th/8 | 13th/29 | 5th/8 | 15th/30 |
| 2016 | 6th/9 | 13th/30 | 7th/9 | 22nd/32 |
| 2017 | 5th/9 | 10th/29 | 6th/9 | 18th/32 |
| 2018 | 5th/9 | 12th/31 | 6th/9 | 20th/29 |
| 2019 | 6th/9 | 10th/28 | 8th/9 | 22nd/30 |
| 2020 | 3rd/9 | No meet | 6th/9 | No meet |
| 2021 | 3rd/9 | 7th/30 | 4th/9 | 9th/24 |
| 2022 | 5th/9 | 8th/32 | 4th/9 | 7th/29 |
| 2023 | 4th/9 | 7th/31 | 3rd/9 | 7th/31 |
| 2024 | 5th/9 | 12th/31 | 5th/9 | 15th/28 |
| 2025 | 4th/9 | 7th/32 | 8th/9 | 18th/30 |
Updated 12/1/25 to include 2025 cross country accolades
