After continuing and building on the Marauders successes at both the conference and national levels as both an assistant and interim head coach, Cale Korbelik was named the
University of Mary Head Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Coach in July 2022.
Korbelik joined the University of Mary as the Marauders Assistant Track & Field coach in 2020 with a primary focus on Sprints, Hurdles, Javelin, High jump, and Relays while also serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator. In his first season he helped coach the Women’s team to the 2021 NSIC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
In August 2021 Korbelik was elevated to Interim Head Track and Field Coach. “The legacy of this program is success on the conference and national level. Keeping that standard of excellence is what this staff is all about. We will work tirelessly to stay on top and excel to new heights on the national stage.” After serving as the interim coach for the 2021-2022 season, Coach Korbelik was named the permanent head track & field coach on July 1, 2022.
In the 2022 Indoor Track and Field Season Korbelik coached the Women’s team to a runner-up finish at the NSIC Championships with the men claiming 4
th place. The women’s team was highlighted by conference champions in the 600m, 800m and Triple Jump and the team totaled six All-Conference performers. The NCAA Indoor National Championships was highlighted by D’Andra Morris winning her first national title in the triple jump and earning USTFCCCA Indoor Scholar Field Athlete of the Year honors. Overall UMary finished 21
st in the nation. The men’s team indoor finish was the program’s best since 2019 and was highlighted by a conference championship in the 200m by Brendon Hoyte, who also finished as the runner-up in the 60m Dash.
In the 2022 Outdoor Track and Field season Korbelik coached the women’s team to a 3
rd place finish in the NSIC and 6
th place for the men’s team. The women were highlighted by D’Andra Morris winning the NSIC Triple Jump title for the 6
th time in her career and claiming five All-Conference honors in the 800m, 400m hurdles, 4x100m Relay, Long Jump and Triple Jump. Morris went on to win her 2
nd National Title in the Triple Jump along with being named the Outdoor National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year. As a team UMary finished 16
th at the NCAA championships. The men’s team was highlighted by the conference long jump champion Astley Davis and strong finishes in the 400m & Relay events. Davis went on to compete at the NCAA championships.
In the 2021 Indoor track and field season Korbelik coached Ava Grimm to an All-Conference Performance with a 2
nd place finish in the 600m. In the 100-meter hurdles Tereza Bolibruch placed 2
nd in the NSIC to earn All-Conference honors as she punched her ticket to the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field National Championship. At nationals she missed first team All-American honors by one place as she finished 9
th.
In the 2021 Outdoor track and field season Korbelik coached three Conference Champions. Isaac Huntington won the 400m (48.11). Faith Dockter claimed the Javelin title (142 feet) and ranked 25
th nationally. Chriss-Ann Thomas took the 400m (54.75) crown and ranked 5
th nationally to punch her ticket to the national meet. Thomas finished 12
th nationally to earn 2
nd-team All-American honors. All-Conference performers included Tereza Bolibruch, who placed 2
nd in the 100-meter hurdles and qualifying for nationals, and Nicole Kramchynsky, the runner-up in the Javelin (139 feet).
Going into the 2022-2023 season Korbelik is looking to keep the Marauders on top. In the last five years the Women’s track & field team has won seven conference titles in ten attempts. In the last 15 seasons the Women’s team has won 19 conference titles, most recently the 2021 Outdoor championship.
Korbelik coached the 2019-20 season at Buena Vista University. His coaching career started at Whitworth University, where he helped the Pirates win the 2018 Northwest cross country conference championship and finish ninth at the 2019 NCAA Division III women’s outdoor championships.
While an assistant coach at Buena Vista for the cross country and track & field teams during the 2019-20 season, Korbelik was responsible for coaching the pole vault, horizontal and vertical jumps and multi-event athletes while also handling strength and conditioning and recruiting. He coached the ARC conference pole vault runner-up.
Korbelik began his professional coaching career at Whitworth, where he was a graduate assistant coach for two seasons (2017-19). His responsibilities with the Pirates included the sprints, relays, strength & conditioning and recruiting coordinator.
A dual sport collegiate athlete at Northwest Missouri State University, Korbelik was a sprinter for the Bearcats and ran on the school’s record-setting Distance Medley Relay team. He also played football on the 2013 Bearcats NCAA Division II championship team.
Named the PE/ Health Major of the Year award in 2015, Korbelik graduated from NWMSU in 2017 with a degree in Physical Education and minors in Sports Psychology and Coaching. He completed his Master’s degree in Administrative and Nonprofit Leadership at Whitworth University in 2019.
EDUCATION
M.S. Administrative and Nonprofit Leadership Whitworth University, Spokane, WA
B.S. Health & Physical Education Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
- Minor in Sports Psychology & Coaching
CERTIFICATIONS
USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy Events Specialist (Sprints, Hurdles, Relays)
USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy Masters Endorsement (Sports Psychology)
USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy Events Specialist (Jumping Events)
USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy Masters Endorsement (Strength and Conditioning)
USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy (Track and Field Technical Coaching)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
As a Coach
2021 Women’s Outdoor Northern Sun Conference Champions
2 DII National Champions (D’Andra Morris-Triple Jump) Indoor and Outdoor 2022
2 DII National Runner-ups (D’Andra Morris-Triple Jump) Indoor and Outdoor 2021
Women’s Indoor National Finishes (15
th -2021) (21
st – 2022)
Women’s Outdoor National Finishes (8
th - 2021) (16
th – 2022)
8 NSIC Conference Champions (2021-2022)
12 NSIC All-Conference Performers (2021-2022)
7 DII All-Central Region Performers
4 DIII All-American Performers
5 DIII National Qualifier Performers
9 NWC All-Conference Performers
1 ARC All-Conference Performer
29 DIII All-West Region Performers
4 DIII Academic All-American Performers
10 DIII USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals
2018 Women’s Track and field 9
th place at the DIII Outdoor National Championship
2017 Women’s Northwest Conference Cross Country Champions
As an athlete
2016 NWMSU Distance Medley Relay School Record (400m)
2015 Awarded the PE/Health Major of the Year
2013 DII Football National Champion Member with Northwest Missouri State University
2012 Runner-up in the 100m & 200m Nebraska Class A State Championship
