Mike Willitz

Bethany Lutheran College Athletics

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Title

Head Cross Country Coach
Email

mwillitz@blc.edu
Phone

507-344-7358

Willitz begins his third season as head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country teams. The 2011 season marks Bethany’s third season of participation as a member of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) in cross country. A 2008 graduate of Bethany Lutheran, Willitz volunteered his time to start up the Norsmen Running Club and provided leadership for the club over a two-year period.

After joining his high school cross country team the first week of ninth grade, he has been a runner ever since. His team's successes culminated in a 5th place finish in the 2004 Florida Class 3A state finals. Willitz served as co-captain on the team.

Willitz returned to the Mankato area after serving a year in Wenling, China, as an English teacher in 2009. He is currently a student of the Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary.