Feature Friday: head cross country coach Heath Moenck

Get to know Simpson head cross country coach, Heath Moenck, in our latest edition of Feature Friday.

In what city/state did you grow up in?

• Webster City, Iowa

What college(s) did you attend?

• University of Iowa - bachelor's degree in health and sports studies
• Augustana University – master's degree in teaching

Favorite professional sports team(s)?

• Chicago Cubs

Favorite athlete?

• Brad Bjorkgren

Items you can't live without?

• My recliner with a remote in my hand watching sports

Favorite vacation spot?

• Pickard Park, home of Simpson cross country

Favorite spot on campus?

• Pfeiffer Dining Hall

Favorite thing about Simpson?

• The ability to recruit and retain such awesome young people.

Family?

• My wife Mickey, and our four-year-old cat, Vivian Moenck

What would you be doing if you were not coaching?

• Scary question - no idea

Best athletic moment?

• Playing a small role in the 2017 Simpson Homecoming dodgeball competition against the assistant coaches. It was a true David vs. Goliath story, with the head coaches prevailing.

Who would play you in a movie?

• The Rock or Vin Diesel

Hobbies outside of coaching?

• Beating my wife in cards
• Fishing at one of the finest lakes in the midwest - Lake Ahquabi
• Hanging with my neighbor, professor Busby

Role model(s) and why?

• My wife, because she is 10 times the person I am.
• My parents because they are the best.
• Two older brothers for paving the road for me in distance running and for setting the standard low in the sport.
• My coach at Webster City, Mr. Bussan and my coach at the University of Iowa, coach Wieczorek. They both are unbelievable leaders and men who I strive to be like daily.
• All my fellow coaches at Simpson. Fortunate to get to work with some of the finest people each day.