Joey Woody

Inducted into the IATC Hall of Fame in 2002. Joey was born in Iowa City on May 22, 1973. He was raised in Iowa City. He attended City High School in Iowa City. Joey enjoyed a very successful high school career in Track and Field. He was a member of many of Coach John Raffensperger’s outstanding City High teams. His accomplishments are awesome. Here are some of the highlights of his outstanding career. Joey was the 1992 Drake Relays Champion in the 400 Meter Hurdles and a member of the Drake Relays 4 X 400 Meter relay team. He was the runner-up in the 110 Meter High Hurdles and the Long Jump. He set the State Record for the 400 Meter Hurdles with a time of 51.73 and ran on the 4X 400 Meter relay that is one of the all-time best with a time of 3:16.8. He was selected as the 1992 High School Athlete for the Drake Relays. Joey enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa and became a member of the Panther track and field team. His career continued to be outstanding. He holds ten school records at UNI. Some of his accomplishments during his collegiate career are: three time Drake relays Champion in the 400 Meter Hurdles and the 1994 Drake Relays Champion in the 800 Meter Run. Joey was a three time All-American in the 400 Meter Hurdles. He won the 1997 NCAA 400 Meter Hurdle title. He also was an All-American in the indoor 800 Meter Run. He continued his career after graduating from UNI in 1997, with a degree in Public Relations. He finished in the top three of the USA Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002. In both 1997 and 1999 he qualified for the World Championships in the 400 Hurdles. Joey ran on the Gold medal 4 X 400 Relay in the 1997 and 1999 World Championships. He was a World Cup Gold Medallist in the 4 X 400 in 1998. Joey ran on the 4 X 800 Meter Relay team that set a World Indoor Record in 2000. In 2002, he had his best year to date as he ran under 49 seconds in the 400 hurdles 11 times. He was ranked 4th in the world by the IAAF in the 400 hurdles. Joey also served as an Assistant Coach at the University of Northern Iowa from 1997 to 2001. During this time UNI won 6 conference team titles including the first ever for the women’s program in 2001. Joey also has served as a meet organizer for the Professional Track Organization. He organized and promoted the 2000 and 2001 International Superstars Track and Field Invitational. This was the first professional track and field meet ever held in Iowa. Joey and is wife Heather are the proud parents of son Drake.