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Head Coach Jerry Arvin

Jerry Arvin enters into his 16th season as the head coach of both the men's and women’s cross country teams. He also coaches the men’s and women’s track and field teams at PLNU. His squads - both cross country and track - are consistently ranked in the NAIA top-25 and perform well in conference, regional and national championships.

Last season the PLNU women’s cross country team earned a berth to the NAIA National Championships for the sixth straight season where they finished in 24th place. Landon Bright qualified for nationals as an individual and earned All-American status.
 
Arvin's long history of success at Point Loma began in 1994, when after just one season running the program he was named GSAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year and NAIA Far West Region Women’s Coach of the Year. Following the 2002 GSAC meet, Arvin was named as Men’s Co-Coach of the Year and in 2005 he was selected as Women's Coach of the Year.
 
During his tenure at Point Loma, Arvin has also led one of the most successful track and field teams on the West Coast. He was named GSAC Men's Coach of the Year in 1995, 1998 and 2002 and GSAC Women's Coach of the Year in track and field from 1997 to 2000 and again in 2004, 2005 and 2007. He was also selected as NAIA Far West Region Women's Coach of the Year in cross country in 1994, and was selected as one of seven NAIA Regional Coaches of the Year in women's track and field for 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007and 2008.
 
In 1999, Arvin was honored with induction into the Point Loma Nazarene University Athletic Hall of Fame for Outstanding Achievement as Coach.
 
A standout runner at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Arvin continued his running career at Greenville College in Illinois, where he is now a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. He earned his Bachelor's Degree at Greenville in 1969, and received his Master's Degree in education from Butler University in 1975.
 
Arvin lives in San Diego with his wife, Janice. They have two daughters, Christy Schneider and Allison Rainey, both graduates of PLNU. The Arvins have five grandchildren: Andrew, Abigail, Alexander Luke, Charlee and McKinlee. Professor Arvin also teaches in the PLNU kinesiology, physical education and athletic training department.
 

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Assistant Coach Joy Dahlberg

 A PLNU graduate, Joy Dahlberg returned to her alma mater in 2007 to assist her former coach, Jerry Arvin.  She is also the distance coach for the university’s track and field teams.

An excellent college athlete, Dahlberg ran cross country for Point Loma from 2000 to 2003. Over her career she earned NAIA All-American status in 2002 (23rd place) and was an All-GSAC performer in 2003.

Dalhberg graduated from Point Loma in 2004 with a degree in physical education. She remains in the San Diego area and runs her own physical training business.