Bio

Chip Wilson was named Director of Athletics at Mount Vernon Nazarene University on December 17, 2018. The long-time head coach of the cross country and track and field programs brings a wealth of experience within the MVNU Athletics Department to the role. 

Wilson joined MVNU in 2006 to lead the resurgence of both the men's and women's cross country teams. Under Wilson's leadership, the program has grown and flourished beyond expectations. In 2015, he added indoor and outdoor track and field to his coaching resume and again proved his ability to build a highly-competitive program. In 2018, 18 student-athletes from these programs competed in the NAIA National Championships. His coaching tenure culminated in MVNU's first NAIA National Champion in any sport, as Mitchell Soviak won the national title in the shot put at the 2019 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.

Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in middle childhood education from MVNU in 2004, while a four-year member of the MVNU Men's Basketball team (2000-2004), which included the 2001-2002 Championship Team. He earned a master's degree in education from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2009. He is also an adjunct professor at MVNU.

Outside of MVNU, Wilson recently served a four-year term on the board of the Mount Vernon First Church of the Nazarene. He is a volunteer soccer and basketball coach for the YMCA of Mount Vernon, and for the Mount Vernon Soccer Association/MVSA Sting. He and his wife, Katie, also an MVNU graduate, have two children.