Northern State University Athletics

Jim Fuller was Head Coach of the NSU track and field team from 1988 to 2012, and Head Coach of the cross country team from 1988 to 2003. He coached athletes to 54 NAIA/NCAA Division II All-Americans Awards (36-NAIA/18-NCAA II); coached 815 NSIC All-Conference selections (217 student-athletes); and coached 30 student-athletes who earned 51 USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards. He led 41 teams that earned National (NAIA or NCAA Division II) Team Academic Awards. Fuller worked with 15 student-athletes who earned 27 NSIC MVP Awards, and coached six NSIC Championship teams and 43 NSIC Runner-up teams. He was named NSIC Coach of the Year 11 times (six for track and field, five for cross country); coached 19 members of the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame; and served as President and Vice President of the NCAA Division II Cross Country Coaches Association.

Fuller was inducted as the Kretchman Coaching Award recipient alongside his wife Brenda. The Fullers now both work at Iowa Central College, where Jim Fuller is Associate Head Track and Field Coach, and Brenda Fuller is Assistant Track and Field Coach. They have three children: Tyler, Aaron, and Drew; and two grandchildren: Madison Rae and Mackenzie Jo.