Clyde Morgan joined the Wabash College program as head track and field coach in July 2008, serving as only the third head coach of the program since World War II. He was elevated to Director of Wabash Track and Field and Cross Country Programs in 2018 and added duties as assistant director of athletics for scholar-athlete development in 2022.
Morgan has continued the history of track and field success established by head coaches J. Owen Hunstman and continued by Robert H. Johnson. The Little Giants, under Morgan's tutelage, have won nine North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Men's Championships along with 11 NCAC Outdoor Track and Field titles. The 11 outdoor championship wins are the most in NCAC outdoor track and field history.
Wabash most recently captured the 2025 men's outdoor title while adding 11 all-conference honors and five event championships to the program's history. A total of 193 Little Giant student-athletes have earned individual conference championships with 600 receiving All-NCAC honors. Twenty-six Wabash competitors have been named a Conference Most Valuable Athlete, while Morgan and his Wabash staff have been recognized as the NCAC Staff of the Year 18 times.
Morgan has produced 75 NCAA Division III National Track and Field Championship qualifiers with 42 All-Americans, three national champions, and two national second-place finishers at Wabash. Kevin McCarthy gave Morgan his first national champion athlete at Wabash by winning the mile run at the 2012 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. McCarthy also earned a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Jake Waterman added another national title by winning the 800-meter run at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championship meet in California. Waterman raced to an indoor title in the 800 in 2013 at the championship meet at North Central College.
Morgan has coached a total of 51 All-Americans, four national champions, four national runner-ups, 144 national qualifiers, 289 conference champions, 805 all-conference performers, 32 conference MVPs, nine DIII Indiana state champions, and 21 conference team championships throughout his career at both Wabash and Thiel. Morgan's student-athletes have been recognized for their work in the classroom, as well, with 43 earning Academic All-America and Scholar-Athlete honors. McCarthy received the NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 2012.
Morgan is a member of the USA Track and Field Coaches' Committee, working to develop current youth and collegiate coaches through a shadowing and mentoring program with Olympic- and World Championship-level coaches. The committee is also charged with keeping lines of communication open between college coaches and the USATF. He is also the chairperson of the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame Committee. Morgan holds honorary memberships with Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, the Wabash College Sphinx Club, and the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies, where he serves as assistant director.
Morgan came to Wabash from Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania, where he served as head track and field coach since January 2004. He guided the Tomcats to the 2004 men’s conference championship in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, earning the conference Coach of the Year Award in the process. His 2008 men's team earned its highest finish in NCAA Championships competition, taking eighth place at the Indoor Nationals. Morgan was named the 2008 PAC and Mideast Regional Coach of the Year. He also holds a USATF Level 1 Track and Field certificate and is also certified in jump stretch band training. He was inducted into the Thiel Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
Morgan served as the assistant coach at Thiel from 2000 to 2004 before taking over the program. Morgan also served as the director of minority affairs, coordinating and planning on-campus programs to promote diversity.
Morgan was named the USTFCCCA 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Great Lakes Region Men's Indoor Coach of the Year and 2011, 2012, and 2015 Great Lakes Region Outdoor Coach of the Year. He was also selected to attend the 2009 USA Track and Field Emerging Elite Coaching Camp, where he presented material on coaching hurdlers and sprinters. Morgan earned the 2025 Center for Leadership Development Minority Achievement in Education, Postsecondary Award and was named an Honorary Alumnus of Wabash College, Class of 2011, and a honorary member of the Sphinx Club.
Morgan graduated from Thiel in 2000 with a bachelor of arts degree in graphic design and elementary education. A member of the dean’s list, he was also the track team captain in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Morgan helped the Tomcats to PAC championships in 1996 and 1998 as a 400- and 110-meter hurdler and 1600-meter relay runner. He was an NCAA provisional qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles in 1996. Morgan was also a member of the Thiel football team, earning All-America Honorable Mention honors as a kick returner in 1997 and 1999. A three-time captain of the Tomcats’ team, he was a two-time Second Team All-PAC free safety.
Morgan and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Crawfordsville. They have three children, sons Braylen and Ziair, and daughter, Ziah.
Clyde Morgan Wabash College Coaching Accomplishments
2025 – Wabash captured its 11th NCAC men’s outdoor track and field championship, with the Little Giants also garnering staff of the year honors. Wabash turned in 11 all-conference performances and won five individual outdoor titles to secure the team championship. Senior Brayden Curnutt was named the men’s distance athlete of the year and Evan Furuness received the men’s field athlete of the year award. Senior Will Neubauer and junior Quinn Sholar qualified for the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, with Neubauer earning All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the 800-meter run. Neubauer added All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA DIII Indoor Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 800. Curnutt secured second-team All-America recognition with a 15th-place finish in the 5,000-meter run. Wabash was also recognized by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as an all-academic team, with juniors Haiden Diemer-McKinney and Sholar earning individual all-academic honors.
2024 – Wabash won its 10th NCAC outdoor track and field championship to set a new mark for the most victories by a team in outdoor competition in league history. The Little Giants turned in 10 all-conference performances with two first-place finishes. Will Neubauer won the 800-meter run, with teammate Haiden Diemer-McKinney close behind in second place. The foursome of Howie Steele, Nathan France, Diemer-McKinney, and Neubauer combined to win the 4x400-meter relay to seal the Little Giants’ team title, earning Morgan and the rest of the coaches staff of the year honors. Wabash finished second at the indoor championships. Neubauer won the 800-meter indoor title, with freshman David Adesanya placing second in the event. Neubauer, France, Adesanya, and Brayden Curnutt raced to first place in the distance medley relay to give the Little Giants a second victory at the indoor meet.
2023 – Wabash captured the NCAC men’s indoor track and field title and finished second at the conference outdoor championships. The Little Giants scored 18 indoor all-conference performances and won three individual and two relay titles. Quinn Sholar received indoor men’s field athlete of the year honors, and Haiden Diemer-McKinney was named the men’s newcomer of the year. Wabash picked up seven all-conference honors at the outdoor championship meet, including two individual victories. Diemer-McKinney qualified for the NCAA DIII indoor and outdoor national championship meets, earning All-America honors with a third-place finish in the indoor 800-meter run. Reis Thomas joined Diemer-McKinney at the NCAA DIII outdoor national meet after qualifying in the discus.
2022 – Wabash added two more track and field titles to its totals by capturing its eighth NCAC indoor and ninth NCAC outdoor championships. The Little Giants won six of the 18 men’s indoor events and produced 19 all-conference top-three performances overall. Max Bigler won the heptathlon and the high jump to claim field athlete of the year honors. Jose Franco was named the sprint/hurdles athlete of the year after finishing first in the 200-meter dash and second in the 400-meter dash. Wabash scored 18 top-three finishes in the outdoor meet, including three event championships, to win its ninth outdoor men’s conference title. Morgan and his staff were named both the indoor and outdoor conference coaches of the year for the 16th time overall.
2021 – The Little Giants captured their 18th NCAC title, winning the outdoor men’s conference championship with 203 points. The team earned 19 all-conference performances and three individual first-place efforts. Brandon Peck was named the NCAC field athlete of the year. Josh Wiggins qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing 12th overall. The team earned all-academic recognition from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association with a 3.22 GPA. Five individuals — Luke Bender, Thomas Joven, Tyler Ramsey, Howie Steele, and Wiggins — earned all-academic honors.
2020 – Wabash won its seventh NCAC indoor track and field championship with 22 all-conference efforts, including 16 champions in individual events and relays. Senior Sam Henthorn was voted the men’s distance/middle distance runner of the year. Junior Isaiah Campbell was selected as the men’s field athlete of the year, while Morgan and his staff earned the men’s coach of the year award. Senior RaShawn Jones and junior Josh Wiggins both qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60-meter hurdles and were named All-America after the meet was canceled due to COVID-19. Rising seniors Ramsey and Wiggins, rising junior Ethan Pine, and rising sophomore Thomas Gastineau all received all-academic honors from the USTFCCCA.
2019 – Wabash captured its sixth NCAC indoor track and field title with 21 all-conference performances. Brady Gossett earned NCAC most valuable athlete honors in the sprints and hurdles, while Preston Whaley received newcomer of the year honors after winning the triple jump. Whaley and Jones both qualified for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships, with Whaley earning All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the triple jump with a school-record leap of 14.55 meters. Wabash added its seventh NCAC outdoor championship by posting five individual titles and 25 all-conference performances. Whaley was named men’s field athlete and newcomer of the year, while the coaching staff earned conference staff of the year honors.
2018 – RaShawn Jones finished fifth at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships, winning conference titles in the 110- and 400-meter hurdles. Austin Ellingwood won the 400-meter dash, helping Wabash to 17 all-conference awards and a second-place team finish. The indoor squad earned 16 all-conference honors, with Ellingwood winning the 400-meter and joining Parker Redelman, Brady Gossett, and Josh Wiggins to win the 4x200-meter relay.
2017 – Wabash captured its sixth NCAC outdoor championship under Morgan with 24 all-conference honors and three individual titles. Mason McKinney was named mid-distance/distance runner of the year, while Morgan and staff earned coach of the year honors. The indoor team finished second, three points behind Ohio Wesleyan, with 20 all-conference awards and three event titles.
2016 – Wabash ranked 15th in the USTFCCCA program of the year standings. Matthew Dickerson Jr. earned All-America honors by placing fifth in the heptathlon at the NCAA indoor championships, becoming the first Little Giant to qualify in the event. Dickerson later became the first to compete in the decathlon at the NCAA outdoor championships, joined by Adam Wadlington and Adam Togami, who earned All-America honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
2015 – Ronnie Posthauer earned All-America honors with a third-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA indoor championships. Eight athletes qualified for nationals, the most in school history. Wabash won its fifth straight NCAC indoor title, tying the conference record for consecutive wins. Seven Little Giants won indoor conference titles, with 28 earning all-conference honors.
2014 – The 4x400-meter relay team of Joey Conti, Joel Whittington, Sean Hildebrand, and Cole Hruskovich earned All-America honors. Eleven athletes qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships, and three qualified for the indoor championships. Wabash won its fourth straight NCAC indoor and outdoor titles.
2013 – Jake Waterman won his second NCAA individual title in the indoor 800 meters. Wabash won its third straight NCAC indoor and outdoor championships.
2012 – Kevin McCarthy won the NCAA indoor mile run, and Waterman won the NCAA outdoor 800 meters. Wabash swept the NCAC indoor and outdoor championships, setting meet scoring records.
2011 – Wabash won both the NCAC indoor and outdoor championships for the first time since joining the conference.
2010 – Wabash finished second in both the indoor and outdoor NCAC championships.
2009 – Wabash had one national qualifier and 17 all-conference performances.
