Eastern Michigan Athletics
Women's Track & Field
Arthur 'Iggy' Ignaczak
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- a.ignaczak@emich.edu
- Phone:
- 734.487.2250
The 2018-19 season marks Ignaczak’s second season working with the Eagles’ jumps, throws, and combined events.
In his first year with the Green and White, Iggy developed numerous student-athletes who found tremendous success in the regular season and postseason, including two NCAA Division I Preliminary Qualifiers Dace Dreimane (triple jump) and Janina Pollatz (pole vault), who recorded a distance of 42’ 2” and a height of 13’ 8.25”, respectively. In the MAC Indoor Championships, his athletes were instrumental in EMU bringing home its fifth indoor title, with scoring performances in every jump event. Moreover, his athletes had scoring performances in the triple jump, high jump, pole vault, heptathlon, and javelin during the MAC Outdoor Championships, with Dreimane finishing runner-up in the high jump. Ultimately, his oversight culminated in two indoor and outdoor top-10 performances in program history.
Ignaczak brought seven years of collegiate coaching experience to Ypsilanti after stops at Central Arkansas and Saint Francis University. In his career at Central Arkansas, Ignaczak was responsible for 29 school-record performances, as well as the university’s first-ever NCAA Division I national championships qualifier. Overall, Ignaczak has coached seven NCAA Divsion I preliminary qualifiers, one NCAA indoor and outdoor national qualifier, two NCAA Second Team All-Americans, and one United States Track and Field (USATF) national and junior national qualifier.
Prior to Central Arkansas, Ignaczak was a sprints, hurdles, and jumps coach for the Jersey Shore Elite Track Club. During this time, he also engaged in the early stages of partnering with a number of close colleagues in developing a mentorship program for student-athletes, as well as coaching privately under his label, Dream Performance Training. Additionally, the Toms River, N.J., native oversaw speed training at the All-Star Sports Academy in his hometown.
Before Jersey Shore Elite, Ignaczak spent two years at Saint Francis University (Pa.) as the multi and jumps coach. While at SFU, Iggy also assisted the sprints, hurdles, and relay coach. In his role, he coached several all–conference performers, added over a dozen names to the university’s top-10 performance lists, and set two school records. Ignaczak also assisted the Lady Red Flash in earning a runner-up finish in the Northeast Conference in 2013, resulting in Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
Prior to entering the collegiate coaching ranks, Iggy joined his junior high school coach at Monsignor Donovan High School in Toms River, N.J., with an emphasis on sprints, hurdles, and jumping events. While there, he coached numerous athletes to New Jersey state group, sectional, and all-state honors, including a national qualifier. Throughout this period, Ignaczak continued training and competing post collegiately for one year, representing Shore A.C. in hurdle events at venues such as the Penn Relays, USATF State Championships, and minor International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) meetings.
Ignaczak has received multiple USATF certifications including: Level I, II and III Jumps and Combined Events as well as his IAAF Level V Jumps and Combined Events. On top of his USATF and IAAF certifications, Iggy also holds United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Strength and Conditioning, Testing and Measurements, and Weight Training certifications for track and field.
Iggy graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., obtaining a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and sociology. He was a recruited varsity track and field athlete for the Mountaineers and represented The Mount in every championship hurdle final but one throughout his time in the Northeastern Conference, still holding a spot on the university’s top-10 performance list. He then went on to receive his master’s degree in educational leadership and administration from Saint Francis University (Pa.) in 2013.
In his first year with the Green and White, Iggy developed numerous student-athletes who found tremendous success in the regular season and postseason, including two NCAA Division I Preliminary Qualifiers Dace Dreimane (triple jump) and Janina Pollatz (pole vault), who recorded a distance of 42’ 2” and a height of 13’ 8.25”, respectively. In the MAC Indoor Championships, his athletes were instrumental in EMU bringing home its fifth indoor title, with scoring performances in every jump event. Moreover, his athletes had scoring performances in the triple jump, high jump, pole vault, heptathlon, and javelin during the MAC Outdoor Championships, with Dreimane finishing runner-up in the high jump. Ultimately, his oversight culminated in two indoor and outdoor top-10 performances in program history.
Ignaczak brought seven years of collegiate coaching experience to Ypsilanti after stops at Central Arkansas and Saint Francis University. In his career at Central Arkansas, Ignaczak was responsible for 29 school-record performances, as well as the university’s first-ever NCAA Division I national championships qualifier. Overall, Ignaczak has coached seven NCAA Divsion I preliminary qualifiers, one NCAA indoor and outdoor national qualifier, two NCAA Second Team All-Americans, and one United States Track and Field (USATF) national and junior national qualifier.
Prior to Central Arkansas, Ignaczak was a sprints, hurdles, and jumps coach for the Jersey Shore Elite Track Club. During this time, he also engaged in the early stages of partnering with a number of close colleagues in developing a mentorship program for student-athletes, as well as coaching privately under his label, Dream Performance Training. Additionally, the Toms River, N.J., native oversaw speed training at the All-Star Sports Academy in his hometown.
Before Jersey Shore Elite, Ignaczak spent two years at Saint Francis University (Pa.) as the multi and jumps coach. While at SFU, Iggy also assisted the sprints, hurdles, and relay coach. In his role, he coached several all–conference performers, added over a dozen names to the university’s top-10 performance lists, and set two school records. Ignaczak also assisted the Lady Red Flash in earning a runner-up finish in the Northeast Conference in 2013, resulting in Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
Prior to entering the collegiate coaching ranks, Iggy joined his junior high school coach at Monsignor Donovan High School in Toms River, N.J., with an emphasis on sprints, hurdles, and jumping events. While there, he coached numerous athletes to New Jersey state group, sectional, and all-state honors, including a national qualifier. Throughout this period, Ignaczak continued training and competing post collegiately for one year, representing Shore A.C. in hurdle events at venues such as the Penn Relays, USATF State Championships, and minor International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) meetings.
Ignaczak has received multiple USATF certifications including: Level I, II and III Jumps and Combined Events as well as his IAAF Level V Jumps and Combined Events. On top of his USATF and IAAF certifications, Iggy also holds United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Strength and Conditioning, Testing and Measurements, and Weight Training certifications for track and field.
Iggy graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., obtaining a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and sociology. He was a recruited varsity track and field athlete for the Mountaineers and represented The Mount in every championship hurdle final but one throughout his time in the Northeastern Conference, still holding a spot on the university’s top-10 performance list. He then went on to receive his master’s degree in educational leadership and administration from Saint Francis University (Pa.) in 2013.
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