Army West Point Athletics
Track and Field Welcomes Two New Coaches
August 23, 2024 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point director of track and field/cross country Mike Smith announced the addition of Jordan Smith and Jonathan Graupmann to the coaching staff.
Smith comes to West Point to coach the horizontal jumps after previously serving as the head coach at Alvernia. At Alvernia he saw 47 school records be broken in track and field and another six in cross country. He coached two NCAA All-Americans and had seven conference champions.
"Jordan Smith is an experienced young track and field coach." Coach Mike Smith said. "He comes to Army West Point with the kind of versatility that gives us pivot points with our team that will pay dividends in the future. He was a javelin thrower in college and has coached all of the throws but has developed his expertise further to include all of the speed and power events. He will coach the horizontal jumpers in our program, and I know that the women and men in those events are excited to have his attention. His leadership experience as the head coach at Alvernia is an added bonus to our program and has guided his development in the profession. Jordan has a lot of strengths but what I admire most about him is his willingness to work and take on any task. There are a lot of details to master working at West Point and he has the patience and the work ethic to achieve results. We are excited to have him on our staff and lucky that he chose to come here to work with our team."
Graupmann comes to the banks of the Hudson to coach sprints/hurdles/relays. He previously served as the associate head coach at Fort Hays State. He was at FHSU for six seasons total. In his time there he coached 18 individual All-Americans and had 66 NCAA DII national qualifiers.
"One of the qualities that I look for in our assistant coaches is the ability to coach multiple events," said coach Smith. "We often have athletes that can do multiple events and the best way for us to meet their needs is to have a staff with experience and expertise in all of the speed and power events. We have been fortunate to have those kinds of coaches in our program in the last few years and with the addition of Jonathan Graupmann to our staff this summer, we have added a new level of expertise to our program that will be easily recognized by our cadet athletes. Jonathan has pursued every level of professional development that was available to him. He is well respected in our profession as both a knowledgeable coach and an accomplished coach. He has coached numerous athletes that have performed at a level that is better than anyone we have ever had in our program. And while this is Jonathan's first stop at a Division 1 program, it is not his first foray into coaching Division 1 caliber athletes. In speaking to him about working at West Point, there was an obvious connection for him with the mission of the institution. He understood the privilege of "getting" to work at West Point and for that we are lucky to have added him to our staff."
Smith comes to West Point to coach the horizontal jumps after previously serving as the head coach at Alvernia. At Alvernia he saw 47 school records be broken in track and field and another six in cross country. He coached two NCAA All-Americans and had seven conference champions.
"Jordan Smith is an experienced young track and field coach." Coach Mike Smith said. "He comes to Army West Point with the kind of versatility that gives us pivot points with our team that will pay dividends in the future. He was a javelin thrower in college and has coached all of the throws but has developed his expertise further to include all of the speed and power events. He will coach the horizontal jumpers in our program, and I know that the women and men in those events are excited to have his attention. His leadership experience as the head coach at Alvernia is an added bonus to our program and has guided his development in the profession. Jordan has a lot of strengths but what I admire most about him is his willingness to work and take on any task. There are a lot of details to master working at West Point and he has the patience and the work ethic to achieve results. We are excited to have him on our staff and lucky that he chose to come here to work with our team."
Graupmann comes to the banks of the Hudson to coach sprints/hurdles/relays. He previously served as the associate head coach at Fort Hays State. He was at FHSU for six seasons total. In his time there he coached 18 individual All-Americans and had 66 NCAA DII national qualifiers.
"One of the qualities that I look for in our assistant coaches is the ability to coach multiple events," said coach Smith. "We often have athletes that can do multiple events and the best way for us to meet their needs is to have a staff with experience and expertise in all of the speed and power events. We have been fortunate to have those kinds of coaches in our program in the last few years and with the addition of Jonathan Graupmann to our staff this summer, we have added a new level of expertise to our program that will be easily recognized by our cadet athletes. Jonathan has pursued every level of professional development that was available to him. He is well respected in our profession as both a knowledgeable coach and an accomplished coach. He has coached numerous athletes that have performed at a level that is better than anyone we have ever had in our program. And while this is Jonathan's first stop at a Division 1 program, it is not his first foray into coaching Division 1 caliber athletes. In speaking to him about working at West Point, there was an obvious connection for him with the mission of the institution. He understood the privilege of "getting" to work at West Point and for that we are lucky to have added him to our staff."
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