Geren Woodbridge - Women's Track & Field Coach - Eastern Michigan University Athletics

Geren Woodbridge

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
gwoodbri@emich.edu
Phone:
734.487.2250

Geren Woodbridge is in his first season as an assistant coach with the women’s track and field team. He primarily works with the jumps, vaulters, and multi-event groups. Prior to joining the Eagles, Woodbridge was an assistant coach at Texas Rio Grande, as well as Troy University, where he also coached, designed, and implemented training plans for all jumps and multis groups. He also served as the lead recruiter for a number of groups, while also assisting with correspondence among student-athletes and parents.

He also served as a track & field intern at Liberty University. There, he assisted with meet management and daily practice setups, as well as managing both practice and competition videos. Woodbridge also helped out with administrative duties, including creating team packets for incoming student-athletes.

Before getting involved in coaching, Woodbridge was a successful student-athlete on Liberty’s track & field team. At Liberty, he was a two-time team captain for the Flames, in addition to nabbing a number of individual accomplishments. He earned All-Big South honors 11 times, and was also crowned the 2011 Big South Conference Decathlon Champion. To cap off his career, Woodbridge took home the 2011 Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Decathlon title.

Woodbridge has coached two NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifiers, as well as seven All-Sun Belt selections, and six Sun Belt All-Academic team members. He has also coached three top-five performances in Troy history, including the heptathlon, decathlon, and javelin. His coaching certifications include a United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Jumps Certification, a United States Track & Field Level 1 Coaching Certification, and finally a USTFCCCA Technical Certification.