Larry Bartels
	Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 6th season Alma Mater: Oklahoma Baptist '88

Larry Bartels is in his sixth season as a member of the men's track & field coaching staff at the Naval Academy.

Bartels brings a wealth of experience to the program. For the five years prior to his arrival in Annapolis, he was the head coach of both the men's cross country and track & field programs at Division II Northwood University (Mich.). During his tenure with the Timberwolves, Bartels garnered three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Coach-of-the-Year awards. He was named the conference's Outdoor Track Coach of the Year in 1997 and also received similar honors in cross country that fall. In 1998, Bartels received the GLIAC Indoor Track Coach-of-the-Year award.

Prior to coaching at Northwood, Bartels served as the head track & field coach at Division III Coast Guard where his dual-meet record was an outstanding 74-6. In 1995, he led the school to a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships. Bartels also led the squad to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship in 1994, and he received both ECAC and New England Coach-of-the-Year recognition at the end of the campaign. Bartels has coached 30 NCAA All-America selections and 30 NCAA Division III national qualifiers during his career.

A native of Oklahoma, Bartels earned his Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1988, and he received his Master's in Education from The Citadel in 1991. He is a member of the United States Track & Field Coaches Association and has chaired numerous committees during his career.