Jack Hyde returns to his alma mater as an assistant cross country coach in the fall of 2023.
In his first season as a coach, Hyde helped both cross country programs record second-place finishes at the Northwest Conference Championship Meet. Junior Riley Buese was named the NWC Women's Most Outstanding Runner of the Year after becoming the fourth Pioneer in program history to win the individual title. Freshman Evan Markelz claimed NWC Men's Rookie of the Year accolades after finishing first among first-year runners and third overall.
Hyde competed for four seasons on the Pioneers cross country and track & field teams. He ran at the NWC Championship Meet for cross country as a sophomore and competed in the 3,000M Steeplechase at NWCs during his senior season.
In his first season with the program, Lewis & Clark put together their best season since the 2012 campaign. Both programs finished in the top-two of the conference and top-10 in the region and the Pioneers had a runner earn All-American honors for the first time since 2007. Lewis & Clark had four student-athletes named to the All-Conference team and three runners recognized on the All-Region team. Junior Riley Buese posted the top time/finish by a women's runner in program history at Nationals when she finished 17th overall with a time of 21:25.0. Freshman Evan Markelz posted the top-time in program history by a men's runner on October 14, when Markelz crossed the line in 24:08.4.
