Track and Field
Wickard, Justin
Justin Wickard
- Title:
- Assistant Coach | Sprints, Hurdles
- Email:
- justin.wickard@usafa.edu
- Phone:
- 719-333-9501
Justin Wickard is in his first season as an assistant coach for Air Force track and field team. Wickard, who joined the Falcons’ staff in October 2018, oversees the Academy’s sprinters and hurdlers.
Wickard comes to the Academy after spending five seasons at TCU, where he worked alongside head coach Darryl Anderson in the sprints. In his final season with the Horned Frogs, Wickard helped guide the men’s 4x400-meter relay to an indoor time of 3:04.25 that broke a 34-year-old school record, and saw Derrick Mokaleng break the outdoor school record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 45.02. During his tenure in Fort Worth, he also had the opportunity to help coach Ronnie Baker, who was the top 100-meter sprinter in the world at one point during the 2018 season.
Prior to joining TCU, Wickard served on the coaching staffs at Louisiana Tech, North Carolina, Chadron State and Texas Tech, overseeing the development of 11 All-Americans, numerous national qualifiers and several conference champions. During that time, he helped the Lady Techsters to a pair of WAC team titles (indoor and outdoor in 2013) and the UNC men to their best ACC Indoor finish (second) in nearly a decade.
Wickard is a 2006 graduate of Utah State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, with an emphasis in health and wellness. A member of the Aggies’ track and field team, he was a three-time West Region qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles and advanced to the NCAA Championships in that event. In addition, he competed at in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2006 USA Indoor Championships.
A native of Scottsbluff, Neb., Wickard received a master’s degree in organizational management from Chadron State and is married to Celeste.
Wickard comes to the Academy after spending five seasons at TCU, where he worked alongside head coach Darryl Anderson in the sprints. In his final season with the Horned Frogs, Wickard helped guide the men’s 4x400-meter relay to an indoor time of 3:04.25 that broke a 34-year-old school record, and saw Derrick Mokaleng break the outdoor school record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 45.02. During his tenure in Fort Worth, he also had the opportunity to help coach Ronnie Baker, who was the top 100-meter sprinter in the world at one point during the 2018 season.
Prior to joining TCU, Wickard served on the coaching staffs at Louisiana Tech, North Carolina, Chadron State and Texas Tech, overseeing the development of 11 All-Americans, numerous national qualifiers and several conference champions. During that time, he helped the Lady Techsters to a pair of WAC team titles (indoor and outdoor in 2013) and the UNC men to their best ACC Indoor finish (second) in nearly a decade.
Wickard is a 2006 graduate of Utah State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, with an emphasis in health and wellness. A member of the Aggies’ track and field team, he was a three-time West Region qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles and advanced to the NCAA Championships in that event. In addition, he competed at in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2006 USA Indoor Championships.
A native of Scottsbluff, Neb., Wickard received a master’s degree in organizational management from Chadron State and is married to Celeste.
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