Robert Wood, a native of Blackwell, Oklahoma will begin his 22nd year of coaching. He will start his 16th year here at Coffeyville and will begin his 4th year as the Head Cross Country/Track and Field Coach. In the 15 years since coming to Coffeyville, Coach Wood has helped build the Red Ravens into one of the most recognized and respected Junior College programs in the country. In 2012 Wood was named NJCAA Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year and NJCAA Outdoor 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. Recently 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 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 Pacific Games. In his 21 years, Wood has had 76 of his former athletes 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 21 years of coaching, Coach Wood’s athletes have produced: 56 NJCAA All-Americans 197 NJCAA/USTFCCCA All-Americans 21 National Champions 18 National Runners-Up 19 Third Place Finishers 48 Region VI Champions 124 Conference Champions 216 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 1 Pacific Games Gold Medalist 1 Pacific Games Silver Medalist