Head Coach Amanda Schick
Coach
Schick enters her second season as Head Women's Track and Field and Cross
Country Coach. Coach Schick's first year at MBU produced one All-Conference
and NAIA All-American Cross Country athlete, five All-Conference track athletes,
two NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship qualifiers and one
NAIA Outdoor Track and Field All-American.
Prior to MBU, she spent the three years as an Assistant Coach at NCAA Division I Northwestern State University(Natchitoches, Louisiana). While there, Coach Schick worked with the men's and women's sprinters and relays, resulting in both an NCAA All-American and USA Track and Field Meet qualifier. Prior to coaching at NSU, Coach Schick served as an Assistant Track and Field Coach at Grand Valley State University, a NCAA Division II institution in Allendale, Michigan.
A native of Texas, and product of Western State College of Colorado, she received her Bachelors degree in Psychology. While at Western, her athletic career led her to become a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Conference Team member, a NCAA National Meet Qualifier and school record holder in the 4x400m relay. Coach Schick obtained her Master's Degree from NSU, and also holds USA Track and Field Level I and Level II certifications.
Graduate Assistant Rachel Baldwin
Rachel Baldwin joins the staff of the MBU Women's Track and Field program this year. A 2008 graduate of Missouri Baptist University obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine, with a minor in Health Science. Rachel is one of the most decorated female track and field athletes for MBU. An All-Conference athlete in the 100m and 200m, All-American in both the 4x400m and 4x100m relay, individually qualifying for the NAIA Indoor National Championship in the 60m dash and the NAIA Outdoor National Championship in the 100 meters, as well as being a member of the 2006 NAIA Indoor and Outdoor National Championship Track and Field Team.
While she attended MBU she was on the Honor Roll and was on the Academic Dean's List all four years. She was also nominated for the Champions of Character Award. Rachel attended Waynesville High School a few miles outside of Fort Leonardwood, MO (military base). Both parents are retired military (21 years of service).
