Hall of Fame
A native of Iowa City, Iowa, Joey Woody became the Panthers’ first Division I track athlete to win a national title, winning the 400-meter hurdles at the 1997 NCAA Outdoor Championship.
With his selection, he becomes the first UNI student-athlete to be tabbed for the MVC Hall of Fame and joins former UNI volleyball coach Iradge Ahrabi-Fard as Panthers in the league’s elite group.
A four-time All-American at UNI, Woody placed at the national meet three times in the 400-meter hurdles and once in the indoor 800 meters.
In 1998, he garnered a gold medal at the World Cup of Track as part of the U.S. 4 x 400-meter relay team.
In 1999, Woody received a gold medal at the World Track Championships as a member of the U.S. 4 x 400-meter relay team.
In 2000, he was a member of the USA’s 4x800 meter relay team that set the indoor world record.
In 2003, Woody received a silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the World Track Championships.
Named Missouri Valley Conference Track Athlete of the Year on three occasions, he was a nine-time Drake Relays champion.
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).
Named to the MVC All-Centennial Team in 2007, Woody holds UNI school records in the 110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, indoor 600 meters and indoor 800 meters.
He has spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Iowa after serving five seasons (1997-2002) as an assistant at UNI.
Woody was twice named USTFCCCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2011. He earned the honor following the indoor and outdoor seasons.
He led Iowa to three Big Ten titles and saw the Hawkeyes break eight school records in 2011.