Joey Woody  

He was named UI director of track and field/cross country in July 2014. He is a four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year and a six-time USTFCCCA Regional Coach of the Year. Prior to accepting the head coaching position, Woody served as the associate head track and field coach for two seasons. He was assistant coach and director of sprint and hurdle events for the Hawkeyes from 2006-12. He has led Iowa to 54 Big Ten individual titles, 13 conference relay titles, four men’s Big Ten team titles, four Big Ten Athletes of the Year, and 228 All-America honors.

Prior to Iowa, he was a four-time All-American at Northern Iowa, winning the 1997 NCAA title in the 400-meter hurdles. He was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame in 2002. He is the only athlete in Drake Relays history to win the Athlete of the Meet award in high school (1992) and college (1994). He served as assistant coach for men and women’s track at UNI for five seasons (1997-2002). During that time the Panthers won six Missouri Valley Conference team titles, including the first-ever women’s title in 2002. He coached one individual All-American and assisted in coaching two All-American relays.