Central College Football Coach Jeff McMartin will serve as first vice president of the American Football Coaches Association for 2023.

McMartin, who has served on the AFCA board of trustees since 2014, was named to the post this week at the three-day AFCA Convention which concluded Jan. 10 in Charlotte, North Carolina. McMartin is one of two NCAA Division III head coaches serving on the 17-member board, and is the 11th Division III coach ever appointed, following his mentor, College Football Hall of Fame coach Ron Schipper, who was a trustee from 1984-94 and in 1994 became the second Division III coach ever to serve as the organization’s president.

Prior to joining the board, McMartin spent six years on the AFCA’s 31-member Division III head coaches’ council, including three years as chair. He also served for three years on the rules committee and was a publicity committee member. McMartin has also been a convention presenter and speaker.

The 2021 AFCA Division III Coach of the Year, McMartin is one of the winningest coaches in Division III. He’s posted a 147-46 (.761) record since taking over as head coach in 2004. He’s led the Dutch to six conference championships and six NCAA Division III playoff berths. A five-time conference coach of the year, McMartin is a two-time AFCA Division III regional coach of the year.