Rod Wortley
Men's & Women's Cross Country Coach
Men's & Women's Track & Field Coach
Phone:
616-222-1413 (Press 4 for Coaches Directory and then 1 for Rod Wortley)
Email:
Rod_Wortley@cornerstone.edu
In his 10th year at the helm of the Cornerstone University Cross Country and Track & Field teams, Coach Wortley has build a solid program producing the best runners, jumpers and throwers in school history. Every year he has taken athletes to the NAIA National Championships and 52 times they have returned with All-America honors along with 22 All-America Scholar Athlete awards. His athletes have also earned over 100 individual Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference titles in the last 6 years.
Wortley was named NAIA Region VII and VIII Coach of the year for women in 2001, 2004 and 2005 and for men in 2003 and was the 2003 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Women’s Indoor and Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year. He was also selected the 2000 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year for both men and women.
Wortley graduated from Cornerstone University in 1988 with a BA in English Literature. He completed his MA in English/Professional Writing at Western Michigan University in 1992. He also holds three U.S.A. Track & Field Level II coaching certifications. His wife, Anita is also a Cornerstone University alumnus. They have 2 children.
