Dennis McNulty
Warren Central High School
Impact Statement
“Coach Mac truly has a big heart and has formed a special bond with his coaches and student athletes over the years. -Marques Clayton, WCHS’ Athletic Dicrector
Biography
McNulty has been coaching for 33 years and he is completing his 23rd season at Warren Central.
His teams have been back-to-back state champions twice – in 1995 and 1996 and 2006 and 2007. He added a state runner-up finish in 2005 and a third-place finish in 2008, and his teams have finished in the state’s top 10 10 times. His teams also were regional and sectional champions in 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Nine of his athletes have won state titles and six have recorded runner-up finishes. McNulty has also coached five relay teams to state titles. An 11-time Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (IATCCC) Coach of the Year nominee, McNulty earned Coach of the Year honors in all four of his championship seasons.
He was inducted into the IATCCC Hall of Fame in 2006. The National Federation named him its District 4 Coach of the Year both years and its national Coach of the Year in 2008. McNulty also was a finalist for National High School Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year honors in 2008.
Following the 2012 season McNutly hung up his coaching sneakers. He leaves a legacy behind at Warren Central.