FHSU Athletics

Cross Country/Track & Field Coach (1987-2005)
Jim Krob was the head cross country and track and field coach at Fort Hays State University for 18 years from 1987 to 2005. In his time at Fort Hays State, Krob was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year six times, helping the men’s program to six conference championships and the women to one conference championship. In 2001, Krob was named the NCAA Division II Track and Field Coach of the Year. He guided the men’s track and field program to five consecutive RMAC Outdoor Championships from 2000 to 2004. He coached 108 NCAA Division II All-Americans in track and field at Fort Hays State over the 13 seasons. In cross country, Krob coached eight All-Americans. Since his retirement in 2005, Krob has been honored by the United States Track Coaches Association with their Distinguished Service Award, elected to the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and was recently named as the Head Coach of the RMAC All-Time Men’s Track and Field Team as a part of the conference’s centennial celebration. Krob spent 30 years coaching at the collegiate level and served as a coach and administrator at the high school ranks for 15 years prior to that.