Coaching Staff

Del Nose

Rodeo Coach

After an 18 month hiatus, Del Nose has returned to Northwest College as head coach.  He is excited to be back and is looking forward to recruiting and building a championship team.  A former NWC Rodeo Team member himself, Del went on to rodeo for Montana State University.  He was a five-time qualifier for the Montana Circuit Finals in Bareback Riding and Steer Wrestling; he was the 1976 Montana Circuit Steer Wrestling Champion.

Del is a Gold Card holder in the PRCA, serves as a Wrangler Pro-Reserve Official.  Del's knowledge of rodeo and continued involvement in the sport are great assets to the NWC rodeo program.  On top of all of this, Del is also an inductee in the Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame.

Justin Viles

Assistant Rodeo Coach

Justin Viles is the current timed event coach for Northwest College.  He graduated from the University of Wyoming with his bachelor's degree in Finance in the spring of 2007.  At UW, Justin was the Central Rocky Mountain Region champion team roper twice and qualified for the College National Finals three times in the team roping and twice in the tie down roping.  In the PRCA, Justin has qualified for the Mountain States Circuit Finals once and the Montana Circuit Finals four times.  He was the Montana Circuit team roping champion in 2009 and went on to finish second at the Dodge National Finals that year.  He was also inducted into the Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame.  In addition to circuit awards, he has been a finalist at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the Pendleton Round Up, and the Denver Stock Show.  Justin resides in Cody, Wyoming with his wife, Lauren, and son, Cruz.  He enjoys spending time with his family and thanks God everyday for the many blessings He has given him.