Husson University

Chris Wood was named Head Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach on May 19th 2011. Wood will also be the Head Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach which will field a team starting in 2012-2013.  His passion and intensity for track and strength and conditioning will be an asset for Husson’s entire athletic department.

Wood has a considerable background in track and strength and conditioning.  He served as the head strength and conditioning coach for Olympic sports at Temple University and was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at LaSalle University.  Prior to coming to Husson, Wood was the assistant track coach and strength and conditioning coordinator at Pacific Lutheran University.  Wood specializes in coaching hept athletes,decathletes, javelin and jumps and has been exposed to all facets of track events in his four years at Pacific Lutheran.

He has coached numerous student athletes to national and regional accolades.  This season, two javelin throwers under Wood’s coaching qualified for the NCAA Championships and are ranked 12^th and 30^th in the nation.   Additionally, Wood has coached long jump: one NCAA provisional qualifier, two conference champions and six all conference jumpers, triple Jump: one conference champion and for all conference jumpers, javelin: four NCAA provisional qualifiers,and four all conference throwers.  As a strength and conditioning coach, Wood has coached 10 NSCA All-Americans.

He holds a masters degree in athletic administration from Temple University and a bachelors degree in exercise science from the University of Puget Sound.  Chris is also an accomplished power lifter and is the Washington State USA Power Lifter Record Holder in multiple power lifting divisions.