Marian University Ind.

BIO

• In her first outdoor NAIA National Championship she led the men's team to a fourth place finish overall. She was also named the USTFCCCA Regional Coach of the Year for the Great Lakes Region.
• In her first outdoor Crossroads League season she was named the Crossroads League Outdoor Coach of the Year for both the men's and women's team and led the team to their 10th consecutive championship for the men and fifth for the women. Katie oversaw the sprints group and coached four two Crossroads League Champions (women's 200m, 4x100m relay) as well as four All-Crossroads League events honored. 
• Wrapping up the indoor season Wise was named the USTFCCCA National Coach of the year on the men's side as well as the Men's and Women's Regional Coach of the year for the Great Lakes Region.
• In her first indoor NAIA National Championships Wise was named the NAIA National Indoor Coach of the Year for the men's team and led the team to the first NAIA National Championship in program history. Wise oversaw the sprints group and coached one All-American in the men's 60m. 
• In her first indoor Crossroads League season Wise was named the Crossroads League Indoor Coach of the Year for both men and women and led the team to the sixth consecutive championship for men and the fourth consecutive for women. Wise oversaw the sprints group and coached three Crossroads League Champions (men's 60m, men's & women's 200m) as well as a full top-three sweep in the men's 60m and top two in the women's 200m.
• In her first season supervising the management of the Cross Country team both men and women made it to the NAIA National Championship for the first time as a team in school history and claimed two All-American Honors on the men's side and one All-American Honor on the women's side.
• Was named the Director of Track & Cross Country on June 18th, 2024.

• Prior to being named the Director of Track & Cross Country she was the sprints coach and she had coached 19 Crossroads League champions (4x women’s 60m, 2x women's 100m, 2x women's indoor 200m, women's outdoor 200m, 2x women’s 4x100, 4x men’s 60m, men’s 100m, men’s outdoor 200m and 2x men’s 4x100), 32 National Qualifiers (4x women’s 60m, women's 100m, 4x women’s indoor 200m, women's outdoor 200m, 3x women’s 4x100, 7x men's 60m, men's 100m, 5x men's indoor 200m, 2x men’s outdoor 200m, and 4x men’s 4x100).

• Wise is from Morgantown, Indiana and went to high school at Indian Creek High School. She was a state champion in the 100 in 2011 (11.91) and finished 3^rd in the 200 at the state meet. (24.50). Katie graduated from Indiana State University in 2016 with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Early Childhood.
• During her time at Indiana State, Wise was a Division 1 All American. While at ISU, she ran 7.25 in the 60, 11.15 in the 100 and 23.06 in the 200. In 2014, she placed 5th in the NCAA Indoor Nationals meet in the 60 meter dash to become a first team All American. She was a four-time All American, six-time National Qualifier (60, 100, 200, 4x1), 11-time MVC Conference Champion (60, 100, 200 and 4x1) and a 3-time USA Championships Qualifier (100, 200).
• In 2014, Wise competed for team USA in Kamloops, British Columbia (NACAC) where she won a gold medal in the 4x100 (43.89) and a silver medal in the 100. After college, Wise trained in Clermont, Florida with a professional track club before starting at Marian in Fall 2017.
• Katie is a USATF Level 1 Track and Field Coach and will be pursuing her Level 2 Certification this year.

Personal Bests:

60- 7.25

100- 11.15

200- 23.06

4x1- 43.89

Katie Wise Year-by-Year Coaching Record