Dakota Hutton-King joined the Northwest Nazarene track & field coaching staff prior to the 2024-25 year.
Dakota is no stranger to Nampa, as she spent six years as a student-athlete with the Nighthawks from 2018-24. She works with NNU's jumps squad and also serves as the team's Recruiting & Visit Coordinator.
The Sun Valley, Idaho native competed primarily in the long jump and triple jump during her time as an athlete, with her triple jump personal best of 11.06 meters slotting in 10th in program history at the time of her graduation.Â