Jordan Bartolazzi, a four-time College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Track and Field Coach of the Year, was named Hope College's next head coach in the sport on May 6, 2025.
Bartolazzi previously served at Elmhurst University (Illinois) as the director of track and field and cross country between 2017-2025. He guided the Elmhurst women to their first CCIW indoor and outdoor titles in 2025, earning CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year accolades in both seasons.
Bartolazzi oversaw tremendous growth in Elmhurst track and field during his tenure, with participation increasing from fewer than 15 student-athletes in 2017 to 90 this season. He coached 11 Elmhurst student-athletes to United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All America honors in 20 events, including 15 since 2023. He was chosen as CCIW Track and Field Coach of the Year during the 2025 indoor and outdoor seasons, and once in both 2023 and 2022.Â
In March, Bartolazzi guided the Elmhurst women's track and field team to a Top 10 finish at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships. He was chosen as the USTFCCCA Women's Indoor Coach of the Year for the Midwest Region.
In 2021, Bartolazzi led Elmhurst women's cross country to the program's first CCIW crown in 18 years. He was named the CCIW Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year that season.
Bartolazzi served as a USTFCCA Midwest Regional Representative and a mission trip facilitator to Haiti, Jamaica and Kenya while at Elmhurst.
From 2014 to 2017, Bartolazzi served as a senior admissions representative at Elmhurst, overseeing recruiting for all Elmhurst sports.
As a student-athlete, Bartolazzi competed on both the men's cross country and men's track and field teams at Elmhurst before graduating in 2015 with degrees in theological studies and Christian ministry, and organizational communication.Â
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