Wood Bio
August 09, 2007 | Track & Field
Mary Wood begins her second season as a graduate assistant coach for the Gardner-Webb track and field teams.
Wood works with the multi-events, sprinters, throwers and jumps groups.
During her first season, she guided rookie Carrie Long to an Atlantic Sun Conference title, enabling Long to qualify for the NCAA East Region Championships where she finished 10th. Long shattered the school record with her winning vault of 12'1.50" at the conference meet.
Wood also assisted multi-sport conference champions Victoria Argus, Evan Brusich and Elliott Haynie while coaching a multitude of all-conference performers.
Wood, a graduate of Eastern Illinois, was a pole vaulter during her collegiate career with the Panthers.
Upon finishing her eligibility, Wood held the school record in the indoor pole vault and was the co-record holder in the outdoor pole vault. She was a three-time Ohio Valley Conference Indoor pole vault champion. Wood was also the OVC indoor pole vault record holder. She was a three-time OVC Outdoor pole vault runner-up at the league meet.
Wood was a team captain for EIU and was the EIU Athletic Merit Award recipient.
After completing her eligibility, Wood took a job with Charleston H.S. where she was the jumps coach until she accepted the position at GWU. For two years, she also worked with the Lincoln Summer Track Club as an assistant coach.
Wood has coached the Apollo Conference girls' pole vault champion. She has also coached a decathlete that was a USATF Junior National Qualifier and medalist and a USATF Junior Olympic Qualifier and medalist in the pole vault.
Wood currently resides in Shelby, N.C.
