CTM Executive Director

He received his degree and credential in 1972 from California State University, Chico.  In 1981 he was licensed as a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  He and his wife, Chris, were married in 1975, and they have two children, Job and Jachin.

 

As a child, Vogt asked the Lord Jesus Christ to come into his life, but it wasn’t until 1976 that he understood how to enjoy a full, meaningful relationship with Him.  Click here to read about how the Lord gave his life peace, joy, and purpose.

 

Vogt is currently coaching at various high schools in the Placer County area and the Gold Country Pole-vaulting Center. He was the Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track Coach at Yuba College, located in Marysville, CA., from 1994—2001, where he reinstated the cross country program. Every year he coached runners to the State Championship, and several times both the Men and Women’s cross country squads each qualified their entire team to the State Meet.

From 1986 to 1994, he was the Head Cross Country Coach and Track Coach at Bear River High School, in Grass Valley, CA.  His Boys and Girls combined dual meet record was 108 wins, 29 losses, 12 league championships, and 3 section titles. In addition, Six Bruin teams qualified to the State Championship, with the Boys and Girls teams each achieving a best State Meet finish of fifth place.  In 1990, he was named All-Metro Cross Country Coach of the Year.  He was also selected three consecutive times as the Golden Empire League Cross Country Coach of the Year

 

From 1979 to 1984, Coach Vogt served as the Director/Head Track and Cross Country Coach of the Youth for Christ/USA Track Team, where he coached the YFC Marathon Team to a National Championship in 1980, and Qualified three YFC distance runners to the 1980 Olympic Marathon Trials.  His best runner, Dave Smith, ran the Marathon in 2 hours 11 minutes, with several other athletes not far behind.

 

From 1977 to 1979, the Athletes in Action Track & Field Team employed him as the Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track Coach, where several of his Pole Vaulters consistently cleared over 17 feet.  He also coached the AIA Cross Country Squad to team titles in the SPA-AAU 10K Championship, the SPA-AAU 20K Championship, and the USTFF Regional Championship in 1977.  His runners also took team titles in the SPA-AAU 30K Championship and the National AAU 25K Championship in 1978, as well as the SPA-AAU 25K Championship in 1979.

 

He competed in both track and cross country while at CSU, Chico.  Since the mid-60’s, he has been an active runner, training regularly, and he presently competes in Master's Division track, road, and trail races.  He was a very competitive ultra-distance runner from '84 to '90, placing regularly in the top 15 overall places and top 3 division places in 50 mile trail races.  He was also competitive in road race competition from '72 to '84, placing consistently in the top five in open and sub-masters divisions.

 

Coach Vogt has been an instructor and speaker at a variety of National and International seminars, camps, and clinics along with some of the World's top athletes and coaches.  He has led competition and clinic tours to Korea, Russia, New Zealand and the Philippines.

 

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CTM Executive Director

Nick Vogt

 

Nick Vogt has served as the Executive Director of Christian Team Ministries, Inc since 1984.  His job description involves directing all aspects of the organization, overseeing the "Christian Sports & Fitness" Division, organizing outreach sports events, conducting evangelistic clinics and camps, coaching athletes in the "USA Christian Runners Association", and leading international ministry/competition tours.