Jordan Pingel - Track & Field, Cross Country Coach

Jordan Pingel

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
jpingel@ia.ua.edu
Phone:
205-348-3600

Personal Information

Education: Northern Iowa, 2018 (bachelor's); Dubuque, 2020 (master's)

Coaching Experience

2023-present: Alabama, Assistant Coach
2021-23: California Baptist, Assistant Coach
2020-21: Texas A&M, Volunteer Assistant Coach
2018-20: Dubuque, Graduate Assistant Coach

Playing Experience

2014-18: Northern Iowa

Jordan Pingel arrived to Tuscaloosa in the summer of 2023, serving as an assistant coach, primarily assisting with the men's distance/cross country runners.

Pingel's Time at Alabama

In his first track and field season on UA staff, Pingel helped lead Victor Kiprop to his third-straight 10,000-meter title at the SEC Outdoor Championships before he also earned first team All-America honors in the 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
During the 2023 cross country season, Pingel helped guide the Crimson Tide to a second-place finish at the SEC Championships where Kiprop defended his individual title, as well as his Men's Runner of the Year conference honor. Later in the postseason, Pingel would watch Hillary Cheruiyot claim the South Region title at the NCAA South Regional Championships before both Kiprop and Cheruiyot qualified, individually, for the NCAA Championships.

Prior to Alabama

Assistant coach at California Baptist (2021-23)
- In 2022, Pingel was a part of four team victories, highlighted by a perfect sweep at the Western Atlantic Conference
- Helped lead the Lancers to a program-first West Regional (men and women's programs) and National Championships (women's program) appearance in the team's first year as a Division I program
- In his first season with CBU (2021), Pingel guided the men's program to a WAC title with a perfect 15-point score, while the women's program finished as the runner-up
Volunteer Assistant Coach at Texas A&M (2020-21)
Graduate Assistant Coach at Dubuque (2018-20)
- Worked with multiple event groups, including cross country, horizontal jumps and distance events
Student-athlete at Northern Iowa (2014-18)
- Two-time all-conference (Missouri Valley) 800-meter runner

About Jordan Pingel

Bachelor's degree (2018, Northern Iowa) in exercise science, masters degree (2020, Dubuque) in sports management
Pella, Iowa, native and a certified USA Track and Field Level 2 endurance coach