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Dr. Jack M. Toms
Head Coach

Dr. Jack M. Toms, one of the most decorated athletics coaches in the state of Virginia, is in his 31st year with the Hornets. He has become the most successful coach in the history of LC athletics, with 64 conference and 26 NCAA Regional Coach of the Year awards, and has transformed the LC runners into a nationally-competitive program. He was recognized in 1995 as the Commonwealth of Virginia’s top track and field coach with the Walt Cormack Award for success at the college level. Dr. Toms was inducted into the Lynchburg College Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

Having coached the track and field teams for 31 years, Toms has yet to see a year in which he did not qualify an individual or team for the NCAA national meet. He has produced 85 All-Americans and 11 National Champions. His men’s track & field teams swept the conference indoor and outdoor competitions in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 - with squads winning by large margins. Track teams under Toms' tutelage have won 37 of the last 39 league titles, and he has mentored the Regional and NCAA MVP. He has coached nine NCAA South/Southeast Regional Athletes of the Year and has served in many capacities in the United States Track and Field Coaches Association.

In addition, Dr. Toms served as head women's cross country/track and field head coach for nine years. His women's indoor and outdoor teams won 12 out of 18 ODAC titles with nine All-Americans along the way.

Also the Athletic Director for Lynchburg College, he directed LC to the ODAC Commissioner’s Cup twice, given to the best overall athletic program in the conference, and in 2009 led LC to the Men's Commissioner's Cup. Under his leadership, the LC athletic department has achieved unparalleled success, as it is one of the top athletic programs on the ODAC. He has served as vice president and as President of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, and holds level I, II and III certification in leadership from the National Association of College Directors of Athletics.

A 1969 graduate of Lynchburg College and a Hall of Famer, he was team's MVP twice in his collegiate days and was the captain for three years. He has acheived the rank of full professor in the school of health science and human performance. Toms earned his masters degree from the University of Virginia and his doctorate from West Virginia University. He and his wife, Theresa, have two sons, Nathan and David.


Dr. Jack M. Toms Career Highlights:

Men's Indoor Track:

  • 220 ODAC champions
  • 23 ODAC Team Championships

Women's Indoor Track:

  • 67 conference Champions
  • Seven ODAC Team Championships

Men's Outdoor Track:

  • 2226 conference Champions
  • 23 ODAC Team Championships

Women's Outdoor Track:

  • 75 Conference Champions
  • Seven ODAC Team Championships

NCAA Cross Country:

  • 13 Men's Team Conference Champions
  • Four Men's NCAA South/Southeast Regional Team Championships
  • Six teams in Nationals
  • 76 individual NCAA Qualifiers
  • 81 All-Conference Runners

NCAA Track & Field:

  • 11 NCAA National Champions
  • 85 All-Americans
  • Nine NCAA South/Southeast MVPs
  • NCAA Male Athlete of the Year, 2001
  • NCAA MVP Meet/Record Holder, 2001
  • 190 individual NCAA qualifiers

Coach of the Year:

  • 64 ODAC Coach of the Year honors
  • 26 NCAA South/Southeast Regional Coach of the Year honors


Steve Smith
Assistant Coach

Steve Smith begins his third year with the Track and Field program after spending seven years as an assistant baseball coach. He will assume the duties as the strength coach - working with sprinters and jumpers. Smith played baseball for two years at Lynchburg and had a .348 career batting average with 43 runs, 33 RBI, and a .976 fielding percentage as a first baseman. He hit .409 his senior year, and was named All-ODAC, All-Region, and All-Tournament at the ODAC Championship.

Along with his coaching duties, Smith is a faculty member in the School of Health Science and Human Performance teaching courses in Health and Physical Education and Exercise Physiology. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and he holds two credentials from USA Weightlifting (Certified Sports Performance Coach and Club Coach). Smith also played baseball and football at Division I Arizona State University before transferring to Lynchburg. He graduated from Lynchburg in 1997 (B.S.) and in 1999 (M.Ed.) He is currently pursuing his doctorate from the University of Virginia in Motor Learning and is married to Jamie. The couple has two children (Easton 3 1/2 and Sierra 1).


Jesse BaumannJesse Baumann
Assistant Coach

Jesse Baumann joined the Lynchburg College track and field coaching staff in the spring of 2006. He comes to LC from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP), where he was a four-year letter winner for the Pointers. Baumann was a six-time NCAA Division III national meet qualifier and a four-time All-American in the 800 meters, the 1500 meters and Distance Medley Relay. He also earned all-conference honors in both cross country and track, along with being voted both cross country and track team captain, and track team MVP. He graduated from UWSP in the spring 2004, with a degree in watershed management. Baumann will assist mainly with the LC distance runners.







Coach Kyle SteinerKyle Steiner
Assistant Coach

Kyle Steiner begins his first season and assistant men’s cross country and track and field coach at Lynchburg College. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a major in biology and natural science and a chemistry minor, along with teaching certification in all of these subjects as well as physics.

Over his career Steiner accumulated seven All-American awards including two runner-up finishes in the decathlon and a national championship in the 4x400 meter relay in 2008. Also, he was named conference athlete of the meet three times, and regional field athlete of the year twice. Then Steiner also was named second-team academic All-American twice by CoSIDA/ESPN.


Doug Thomasey
Assistant Coach

Doug Thomasey begins his first year of coaching at Lynchburg College. He will work primarily with the Hornets’ throwers, as well as decathletes. Thomasey returns to Lynchburg College after a three-year absence.

During his time away from Lynchburg, he earned his Masters degree at the University of Florida, and also taught high school mathematics in Gainesville. Thomasey won the 2008 Florida State Decathlon, won the 2006 USA National Championship in the Double Decathlon, and was runner-up in the 2005 World Championship Double Decathlon.

As a Hornet, Thomasey was a double major in mathematics and Spanish, earning the outstanding senior student in both subject areas. Additionally, he earned Lynchburg’s scholar-athlete award as a sophomore and senior. Athletically, he excelled both on the track and in the field, attaining All-American honors twice in the decathlon. With his combined academic and athletic achievements, Thomasey was awarded one of 29 national NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.


For more information about Lynchburg College Track & Field, please contact head coach Dr. Jack M. Toms at (434) 544-8498 or by email at toms@lynchburg.edu.