The assistant coach is responsible for assisting with various coaching, management, and administrative duties of the track and field/cross country program as assigned by the head coach. The assistant coach will have primary responsibilities working with vertical jumps and combined events in a combined gender program. The assistant coach is responsible for conducting any duties or activities with integrity and within the rules of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Missouri Valley Conference and/or Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVC or MVFC), the state of Illinois, Illinois State University, and the Athletics Department.