Coach Beck started his track & field coaching career at his high school alma matter, Rancho Bernardo in San Diego, California in 2009. In his four seasons with Rancho Bernardo, Coach Beck worked closely with one of San Diego’s most decorated and recognized head coaches, Don Jones. It was during this time that Coach Beck fell in love with coaching track & field and decided to pursue it as a career. During his time at Rancho Bernardo, Coach Beck excelled quickly, playing an integral role in developing one of the strongest sprinting programs in San Diego County.

In 2013, Coach Beck went on to be the sprints coach for La Costa Canyon High School, in Carlsbad, Ca. In his first season with the program, he led the girls sprint team to obtain the San Diego Section CIF Girls Team Title. His girl’s 4x100m relay ran 48.81 to break the school record in that event. On the men’s side, he coached Antony Ardis to win two San Diego Section CIF individual titles in the 100m and 200m. He would go on to finish 7th in the state that year in the 200m.
In 2014, after one year with La Costa Canyon, Coach Beck accepted a position to be Co-Head Coach alongside Bob Sisler. They worked together to build one of the strongest high school track & field programs in San Diego. In his first year as head coach, Coach Beck would lead the men’s 4x100m to achieve the second fastest time in La Costa Canyon High School’s history. That relay team qualified to run at the state meet level. Also, during that track season, Coach Beck led Michelle Gould to advance to the state meet level, running the second fastest time in the school’s history running 56.49. As a part of a team, the girls team finished second at CIF.

The following Fall, Coach Beck was invited to assist the cross-country program working closely with one of the most successful coaches in San Diego County, Bill Vice. After being introduced to the distance side of the sport; Coach Beck quickly developed a passion for coaching cross country and sought additional training and mentorship to enhance his knowledge of the sport. After coaching several back-to-back seasons with the Mavericks, Coach Beck was able to fine tune his coaching acumen, broaden his overall knowledge of track and field and garnered a newfound respect for the sport of distance running. While coaching at La Costa Canyon, athletes trained by Coach Beck went on to be runners-up on both the men’s and women’s side. These athletes would ultimately go on to be named the San Diego Section CIF Champions on both the men’s and women’s side the following season.

In his final season with La Costa Canyon, Coach Beck was able to lead the boys’ track & field team to their first ever league championship in the school’s history. He successfully led two boys to become individual league champions in the 100m, 200m, 400m. In that same year the boys’ team would receive runner-up recognition for the team title at CIF, which was also a first for the school. During that season Coach Beck trained and guided Karson Lippert to become the Male CIF Sprinter of the Year recipient. In 2016 Karson set the Sophomore record in the 400m running 47.83 and tying record in the 200m running 21.57 at the Dick Wilkins Frosh-Soph Invite. He would then go on to win CIF in the 400m and finish second in the 200m. This season was highlighted by Karson finishing second place at the California state meet, running 46.91, which would be third on the all-time list in San Diego Section history.

In addition to the above successes that season, the 4x100m LCC team finished fourth overall at CIF. And Coach Beck led two girl sprinters to finish in the top 7 in the 200m. One of which, finished top 5 in the 100m at CIF. This was crucial in La Costa Canyon securing the girls Division II team title. At the end of such a noteworthy, successful season Coach Beck was publicly recognized with a nomination for San Diego section Coach of the Year.
In the fall of 2017 Coach Beck was hired at San Diego Mesa College where he has since served as an assistant coach for both men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs for San Diego Mesa College.

In his time at Mesa, his accomplishments include the following:
Track & Field
2 USATF U20 National Qualifiers
1 USATF U20 National Finalist
11 All American Honors
12 Mesa College All Time Top 10 List Achievements
5 Time Men’s Team Conference Champions with 12 Individual Event Champions
4 Women’s Team Conference Champions with 7 Individual Event Champions
2023 Men’s Team 3C2A State Championships 2nd place finish (highest finish in school history)
2024 Men’s 4x400m 3C2A State Champion
Cross Country
Back-to-Back California Community College Men’s State Champions (2019 & 2021)
13 All American Honors
5 Men’s Team Conference Champions
3 Women’s Team Conference Champions

Most notably in 2023 he led Lamar Smith to qualifying for the USATF U20 National Championships in both the 100m and 200m. As a finalist at nationals, Lamar was selected for the USA national team U23 North America, Central America, and Caribbean Athletics Association Championships (NACAC) and the U20 Pan American Athletics Championships. In 2024, he coached five event state finalists including the 3C2A state champion 4x400m relay team running 3:12.48.
Coach Beck earned his Master’s of Science in Kinesiology, with an emphasis in coaching from Georgia Southern University. In 2023 he achieved the highest level of coaching education with USA Track & Field as a Certified Level III Sprints, Hurdles and Relays Coach. In addition to coaching track & field, Coach Beck is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS) with the NSCA (2024) and the USTFCCCA (2018). Coach Beck also has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University San Marcos.
As a San Diego native, Coach Beck graduated from Rancho Bernardo High School in 2000, where he ran for Coach Don Jones as a state qualifier both his junior and senior years competing in the 4x100, 400m and 4x400. He continues to hold and share the school record in the 4x400m with current Mesa San Diego Head Coach Sean Ricketts, with a time of 3:18. Prior to attending California State University San Marcos, Coach Beck acquired his Associates degree from San Diego Mesa College. While at San Diego Mesa he competed on both the football and track & field teams. He later transferred to University of Redlands to play football. He later returned to San Diego to complete his higher education and would go on to meet his wife and start a family. He and his wife were married in 2014 and now have a daughter and two sons.