Bio

Degrees:

A.A., NEO A & M

B.A., Tabor College

M.L.S., Fort Hays State University

Awards, Honors, & Certifications:

2012 NJCAA Indoor Assistant Men’s Coach of the Year

2012 NJCAA Outdoor Assistant Men’s Coach of the Year

2015 USTFCCCA/NJCAA Central Region Outdoor Men’s Coach of the Year

2015 USTFCCCA/NJCAA Central Region Indoor Men’s Coach of the Year

2025 Region VI/KJCCC Indoor Men’s Coach of the Year

2025 Region VI/KJCCC Outdoor Men’s Coach of the Year

2025 Region VI/KJCCC Outdoor Women’s Coach of the Year

USATF Level I Certification (General)

USATF Level II Certification (Throws)

USATF Level II Certification (Jumps)

 Biography:

Robert Wood a native of Blackwell, Oklahoma, will begin his 25th year of coaching.  He will start his 19th year here at Coffeyville and will begin his 7th year as the Head Cross Country/Track and Field Coach.  In the 18 years since coming to Coffeyville, Coach Wood has helped build the Red Ravens into one of the most recognized and respected Junior College throws programs in the country.

 In 2012 Wood was named NJCAA Indoor Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year and NJCAA Outdoor Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year.  During the 2014-2015 season, he coached former Red Raven Tristan Whitehall to five Barbados National Senior Records.  Wood also coached former Red Raven Johnnie Jackson to the NJCAA National Record in the Weight Throw; Jackson became the first Junior College male thrower to break the 20m barrier in the Weight Throw.  Wood Coached Former Red Raven Dequan Lovell to two Barbados National Records in the Weight and Hammer.  He also coached former Red Raven Miles Marhofer to the NJCAA National Record in the Weight and he became the 2nd Red Raven to break the 20m barrier.  Former Raven Mustafa Fall holds four Fiji National Records in Indoor Shot, Outdoor Shot, Weight and Discus.  His Discus throw broke a record that had been held for over 60 years.  Building on that success Fall under Wood’s guidance won the 2019 Pacific Games Gold medal in the Shotput competing for Fiji.  Mustafa Fall became the first Red Raven to break the 18m barrier in the Shot put while winning the 2020 NJCAA National Indoor Championship in the Shot Put.

 On the female side, Wood coached former Red Raven Tayla Greene to the NJCAA Hammer Throw National and Meet record.  Former Red Raven Nu'uausala Tuilefano won a Silver Medal in the Shot Put at the 2019 and two Golds in the 2023 Pacific Games.

In his 24 years, Wood has had 86 of his throwers have signed Division I or II Scholarships.  Coach Wood holds Level I Coaching Certification (general) as well as Level II Coaching Certifications in both throws and jumps through the United States Track and Field Association and is a member of the National Throws Coaches Association.

In his 24 years of coaching, Coach Wood’s throwers have produced:

66 NJCAA All-Americans

223 NJCAA/USTFCCCA All-Americans

23 National Champions

23 National Runners-Up

20 Third Place Finishers

57 Region VI Champions

148 Conference Champions

273 All-Conference Selections

2 USATF Junior National Qualifiers

1 NJCAA Field Athlete of the Meet

1 USTFCCCA/NJCAA Field Athlete of the Year

3 USTFCCCA/NJCAA Central Region Athletes of the Year

3 NJCAA National Meet Record Holders

3 NJCAA National Record Holder

3 Pacific Games Gold Medalist

1 Pacific Games Silver Medalist