Randy Overby - Track & Field Coach - University of Akron Athletics

Randy Overby

Title:
Assistant Track and Field Coach (Relays/Sprints)
Email:
roverby@uakron.edu
Phone:
(330) 972-7964

Randy Overby joined The University of Akron track and field program as an assistant coach in charge of relays and sprints in November 2022 and is in his second second with the Zips for the 2023-24 campaign.

Overby came to Akron after serving three seasons as the head track and field and cross-country coach at Quincy University in Quincy, Ill. While at Quincy, Overby electrified the program with his commitment to his student-athletes, where he built a reputation for success. Overby was able to help his student-athletes garner the highest team finishes in conference and regional competition in program history. Additionally, he had student-athletes win conference championships en route to earning multiple All-American accolades. To top it off, the highlight of his short tenure was having NCAA National Champion crowned, the first in school history.

Overby arrived at Quincy after serving five seasons as the head track and field coach at Knox College.

During his time with the Prairie Fire, Overby brought success to both programs. He coached one indoor conference champion, 40 Midwest All-Conference selections, 4 USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams, 55 Midwest Conference Indoor Academic All-Conference selections and 58 Midwest Conference Outdoor Academic All-Conference selections. Both programs also combined to break 61 school records and placed 101 individuals on the Knox College top 10 all-time performers list.

Prior to taking the helm at Knox, Overby served as an assistant coach for track and field and cross country at Capital University. His two-year tenure at Capital was highlighted by 44 All-Conference selections, two conference champions and 15 school records.

Overby got his start in collegiate coaching at Long Beach City College before moving on to Ohio State where he served as an assistant coach and mentee under legendary head and Olympic sprint coach Russ Rogers.

With over 20 years of experience, Overby has also had success coaching individuals that have been USA National Team medalists, Olympic gold medalists, and IAAF World Championship medalists.

As an athlete, he was an all-conference track performer in college and went on to qualify for the U.S. Indoor and Outdoor Championships, as well as the U.S. Olympic trials. He also had spurts running on Team USA sponsored relays.

Overby earned his master's degree in sports administration from Columbia Southern and his bachelor's degree in social psychology from Park University.

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2023 OUTDOOR TRACK	• 2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team recipients • Earning USTFCCCA All-Academic honors was Jimmy Harkelroad • 10 Zips earns Academic All-MAC honors • MAC Champions (9th title in program history) • Charles Sanders (400m) named Honorable Mention All-America recipient • Jimmy Harkelroad (400MH \| 4x400), Charles Sanders (400m \| 4x400), Jameel Williamson (4x400), Quentin Woodall (4x400) named First-Team All-MAC • Set school-record marks (400MH) as part of seven top-five all-time performances in outdoor program history	• 2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team recipients • Nine Zips earns Academic All-MAC honors • Amya Clarke (100m \| 200m) named First-Team All-MAC • Recorded one top-five all-time performance in outdoor program history
2023 INDOOR TRACK	• Placed third at MAC Championships • Nine Zips earns Academic All-MAC honors • Jimmy Harkelroad (400m) named First-Team All-MAC	• 10 Zips earns Academic All-MAC honors • Amya Clarke (60m) named First-Team All-MAC • Posted one top-five all-time performance in indoor program history