Head Coaching Accomplishments
- 13 Men ASC Track and Field Champions
- 2 Men’s 4x100 ASC Champion
- 7 Women ASC Track and Field Champions
- 13 Men ASC Track and Field Runner-up
- 10 Women ASC Track and Field Runner-up
- 1 Women’s 4x400 ASC Track and Field Runner-Up
- 1 Women's 4x100 ASC Track and Field Runner-Up
- 2 Male NCAA Outdoor National Qualifiers
- 10 Male ASC Field Athlete of the Week
- 5 Male ASC Track Athlete of the Week
- 6 Female ASC Track Athlete of the Week
- 36 Male Track and Field ASC Academic All-Conference
- 43 Female Track and Field ASC Academic All-Conference
- 2 Male ASC Distinguished Scholar Athlete Medal of Honor Award
- 1 Men’s ASC Team Sportsmanship Award
- 1 Women’s Team Sportsmanship Award
Natalie Bach-Prather is in her ninth year as the men's and women’s head track & field coach for the 2021-22 athletic year after starting the program in January 2014. She has been the head women's cross country coach for 10 years and the men's coach for eight years entering this season. In this time, she has produced 15 All-ASC runners. She currently is the south-southwest NCAA Regional rep for cross country and track and field and will hold the post for five consecutive years.
After having the 2020 season cut short due to CoVID-19, the 2021 returned with several awards. ETBU had three ASC Athletes of the Week (women - Chisom Bright-Osigwe; men - Detaveon Lewis, Mack Broussard) and two individual ASC Champions (men - Lewis, 100 meter dash; women - Sambresha Everett, shot put). Everett and Lewis were named All-ASC first team while Broussard, Ivan Lockhart, Rangel Miller, Brandon Powell,Torres-Izquierdo (men), Gracie Almond, Chisom Bright-Osigwe, Kennadie Ransberger, Randa Slone, Tia Steen-Baker, and Cienna Womack were All-ASC second team.
Both the men's and women's track and field teams had stellar years in 2019 producing the most points in ASC Championship history for the program. The men finished third with 136.50 points and was just 35 points away from claiming the championship. They produced six individual ASC Championships in Mack Broussard (10,000 meter, 5,000 meter, 1,500 meter runs), Detaveon Lewis (100 meter dash), Xavier Montgomery (200 meter dash), and the 4x100 meter relay. The women's team finished with 85.5 points in fourth place as Tia Steen-Baker (100 meter dash, 200 meter dash), Gracie Almond (high jump), and teh 4x100 meter relay all won ASC Individual Championships.
It was also a historic year in qualifications for the NCAA Division III National Meet as Zack Biles (men) and Steen-Baker (women) qualified for the championship. It is the first time for a women's program from ETBU to qualify for the championships and is the second time for the men's program.
In 2018, she fielded stronger teams in the fifth season of the program that made some noise at the American Southwest Conference Championship . The women's team took home fifth place overall, while the men's team produced a third place finish. Bach-Prather produced a champion in the women's 400m hurdles, with Brooklen Butler taking home first place. The men's side produced two first place finishes, first in the 4x100m relay and Mack Broussard winning first overall in the 10,000m run.
Bach-Prather ran cross country all four years as a student at ETBU from 2003-2008. As an athlete she was one of the top female runners for the program and achieved All-ASC second team. She has a strong background in training being certified by the Cooper Institute as a personal trainer, yoga instructor, and nutritional instructor. She has ran in the 2011, 2013, and 2014 Boston Marathons and competed in Ironman Texas in 2012 finishing in 12 hours and 33 minutes. Natalie has continued to compete athletically throughout her coaching career. She competed for a sponsored triathlon team called Wooly G’s Bike and Fitness from Longview, Texas, between the years 2011-2014 and coached by Eric Deller. In 2014, she qualified for the Age-Group World Championships in triathlon for her age category and represented the United States in Chicago, Ill., in September 2015. Bach-Prather changed to Team IE, coached under Greg Mueller until 2016. During her triathlon career she competed in over 50 sprint triathlons, 15 half marathons, 5 marathons, 8 half-Ironman, and 1 Ironman. Bach-Prather was also awarded USTA All-American for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
Bach-Prather graduated from East Texas Baptist University in 2008 and completed her master’s degree in December 2012 from Stephen F. Austin State University. Natalie is married to Michael Prather and in 2017 they had their first child, Benjamin Prather.
2021 Season
- Men's Team finished 5th/8 teams in ASC
- Women's Team finished 3rd/8 teams in ASC
- 1 Male Individual ASC Champion
- 1 Female Individual ASC Champion
- 2 Male Track Athletes of the Week
- 1 Female Track Athletes of the Week
2019 Season
- 2 NCAA Division III National Track & Field qualifications
- Men's Team finished 3rd/8 teams in ASC
- Women's Team finished 4th/8 teams in ASC
- 5 Male Individual ASC Champions
- 3 Female Individual ASC Champions
- Men's 4x100 meter relay ASC Champions
- Women's 4x100 meter relay ASC Champions
- 2 Male Track Athletes of the Week
- 2 Female Track Athletes of the Week
2018 Season
- Men’s Team finished 3rd/10 teams in the ASC
- Women’s Team finished 5th/10 teams in the ASC
- 1 Male Individual ASC Champion
- 1 Female Individual ASC Champion
- 1 Male ASC Runner Up
- Men’s 4x100 ASC Champions
- Women’s 4x400 ASC Runner Up
- 2 Male Field Athlete of the Week
- 1 Female Track Athlete of the Week
- 4 Men were ASC Academic All-Conference
- 7 Women were ASC Academic All-Conference
2017 Season
- Both the Men’s and Women’s Team finished 4th / 8 teams in the ASC
- 3 Male Individual ASC Champions
- 1 Male ASC Runner-Up
- 4 Female ASC Runner-Ups
- 2 Male Field Athlete of the Week
- 1 Male Track Athlete of the Week
- 8 Men were ASC Academic All-Conference
- 9 Women were ASC Academic All-Conference
2016 Season
- Men’s Team finished 4th /5 teams in the ASC
- Women’s Team finished 5th /5 teams in the ASC
- 1 Male Individual ASC Champion
- 1 Female Individual ASC Champion
- 3 Male ASC Runner-Ups
- 3 Female ASC Runner-Ups
- 2 Male Field Athlete of the Week
- 3 Men were ASC Academic All-Conference
- 4 Women were ASC Academic All-Conference
2015 Season
- Men finished 4th / 5 teams in the ASC
- Women finished 5th /5 teams in the ASC
- 1 Male ASC Champion
- 3 Male ASC Runner-Ups
- 2 Female ASC Runner-Ups
- 2 Male Field Athlete of the Week
- 1 Female Track Athlete of the Week
- 3 Males were ASC Academic All-Conference
- 1 Female was ASC Academic All-Conference
2014 Season
- Both Men and Women’s Teams finished 5th /5 teams in the ASC
- 1 Male Individual ASC Champion
- 2 Male Field Athlete of the Week
- 1 Male was ASC Academic All-Conference
- 2 Females were ASC Academic All-Conference
AWARDS UNDER NATALIE BACH-PRATHER
ASC TEAM FINISHES
| WTF |
MTF |
| 2021: 3rd |
2021: 5th |
| 2019: 4th |
2019: 3rd |
| 2018: 5th |
2019: 3rd |
| 2017: 4th |
2017: 4th |
| 2016: 4th |
2016: 4th |
| 2015: 5th |
2015: 4th |
NCAA QUALIFIERS
| Year |
Athlete |
| 2019 |
Zack Biles (M - Pole Vault) |
|
Tia Steen-Baker (W - 100 meter dash) |
| 2016 |
Cody Blankenship (M - high jump) |
ALL-ASC ATHLETES
WOMEN
| Year |
Athlete |
| 2021 |
Sambresha Everett (1st), Tia Steen-Baker (2nd), Gracie Almond (2nd), Chisom Bright-Osige (2nd), Kennadie Ransberger (2nd), Randa Slone (2nd), Cienna Womack (2nd) |
| 2019 |
Tia Steen-Baker, Gracie Almond, Aaryon Honeywood, Randa Sloan, Trinity Wilson |
| 2018 |
Brooklen Butler |
| 2016 |
Carmen Bush |
| 2015 |
Shelby Taylor, Rachel Ferguson |
MEN
| Year |
Athlete |
| 2021 |
Detaveon Lewis (1st), Mack Broussard (2nd), Ivan Lockhart (2nd), Rangel Miller (2nd), Brandon Powell (2nd), Carlos Torres-Izquierdo (2nd) |
| 2019 |
Mack Broussard, Zack Biles, Stephen Brown, Leo Brownfield, Detaveon Lewis, Xavier Montgomery, Tony Jones II (HM) |
| 2018 |
Mack Broussard, Detaveon Lewis, Roderick Monroe, Xavier Montgomery, Leo Brownfield |
| 2017 |
Chase Sojka, Thomas Reynolds, Zack Biles |
| 2016 |
Cody Blankenship |
| 2015 |
Cody Blankenship |
| 2014 |
Cody Blankenship |
ASC INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
MEN
| Year |
Athlete |
| 2021 |
Mack Broussard (Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year) |
| 2019 |
Mack Broussard (High Point Athlete) |
|
Mack Broussard (Outstanding Track Athlete) |
| 2018 |
Mack Broussard (Freshman of the Year) |
|
Thomas Reynolds (Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year) |
WOMEN
| Year |
Athlete |
| 2019 |
Kylie Embry (Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year) |
ASC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
WOMEN
| Year |
Athlete |
| 2021 |
Chisom Bright-Osigwe (Apr. 13) - Field |
| 2019 |
Tia Steen-Baker (Mar. 19, Mar. 26, Apr. 2) - Track |
|
Gracie Almond (Mar. 12) - Field |
| 2018 |
Brooklen Butler (Mar. 13) |
| 2015 |
Shelby Sparks (Feb. 24) |
MEN
| Year |
Athlete |
| 2021 |
Detaveon Lewis (Mar. 16) - Track |
|
Mack Broussard (Mar. 23) - Track |
| 2019 |
Xavier Montgomery (Mar. 12) - Track |
|
Mack Broussard (Feb. 26) - Track |
| 2018 |
Thomas Reynolds (Feb. 27, Mar. 13) |
| 2017 |
Thomas Reynolds (Feb. 21) |
|
Chase Sojka (Mar. 7) |
|
Cody Blankenship (Apr. 12) |
| 2016 |
Zach Biles (Mar. 1, Apr. 5) |
| 2015 |
Cody Blankenship (Feb. 24) |
|
Jalyn Hernandez (Mar. 10) |
| 2014 |
Cody Blankenship (Mar. 5, Apr. 16) |
