Tim Boyce is in his sixth year as Pacific’s head track and field and cross country coach, where he has began the process of building the Boxers into a competitive program at the conference and regional levels.
Over his first five seasons at the helm of the Pacific program, Boyce has seen a number of his athletes achieve success at championship levels. Boyce and his staff have coached five conference champions and seen four of their athletes compete at the NCAA Division III Championships.
During the 2012 cross country season, Boyce mentored freshman Tyler Shipley and sophomore Rachel Schreiber to All-West Region performances and appearances in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship. Shipley went on to be selected as the Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet at the 2013 NWC Track and Field Championships after winning both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters.
The 2013 track and field season provided a high-water mark in Boyce’s career at Pacific as he saw his men’s team finish third at the NWC Championships, their best performance since 1977. In addition to Shipley’s two titles, Kelson Kawai won the conference men’s triple jump championship as a total of 10 athletes earned All-NWC distinction based on top-three finishes.
The efforts of last season continue a trend of excellence in coaching for Boyce. In cross country, Boyce mentored the rise of Kelsey Owens as Pacific’s first ever cross country All-American. Boyce coached Owens to All-American status in 2007 and to NCAA Division III Championships appearances in 2007 and 2008. In his five seasons, 14 of Boyce’s athletes have run times that rank on the Boxers’ All-Time Top-25 lists.
In track and field, four of Boyce’s athletes have earned provisional qualifying marks for the NCAA Division III Championships. Risa Allen advanced to the national meet in the triple jump in 2009, with Owens competing in the 1,500 meters in 2008 and Carson Bartlett earning an invitation in the high jump. In all, 17 school records have been set by Boyce’s athletes.
In addition to the performance of his athletes, Boyce’s program has developed a reputation for conducting first class events. During his tenure, Pacific and the track and field program have hosted the 2009 NWC Championships, the 2009 and 2011 Cowapa League Championships (high school) and the 2013 Big Sky Conference Championships (Division I). The program’s Pacific Twilight meet, held annually the weekend following the NWC Championships, is developed into one of the top small-college meets in the state.
Prior to Pacific, Boyce spent seven years as the head cross country and track and field coach as SUNY Oswego in Oswego, N.Y. During his tenure, Oswego State athletes competed in 10 NCAA Division III Championships, charted over 100 school record performances and won numerous State University of New York Athletic Conference and New York State Collegiate Track Conference individual titles.
Among Boyce's individual standouts at Oswego included distance runner Susan McWilliams, who finished her career as a three-time All-American (once in cross country, twice in track and field).
While flourishing as a head coach in New York, Boyce began his coaching career here in Oregon. Boyce began his coaching career as the head distance coach at Lane Community College in Eugene. He was twice named NWAACC Southern Region Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year and coached numerous NWAACC individual champions in both cross country and track and field.
Following Lane, Boyce spent one and a half years as an assistant coach at Willamette under current Oregon State head coach Kelly Sullivan. He was a member of a coaching staff recognized as the Northwest Conference's Women's Cross Country Coaching Staff of the Year.
Boyce is a master's level certified official by United States Track and Field (USATF), and he has been certified by the governing body as a Level II Coach.
Boyce is a native of Marcellus, N.Y., where he was a three-time Section III champion in track. He is a graduate of Bradley University, where he competed in both cross country and track, and received his master's degree from Oregon. Boyce and his wife, Kim, reside in Forest Grove.
