Track and Field
- Title:
- Assistant Athletics Director, Track & Field Operations
- Email:
- diane.wholey@ttu.edu
Diane Wholey enters her second year as a member of the Texas Tech coaching staff. Wholey previously served two years as an assistant coach at the University of Texas, where she handled coaching duties for field events and heptathletes and was also the Longhorns' recruiting coordinator.
During her two years at Texas, Wholey was able to enjoy success at the highest level, as she helped coach the Longhorns to the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships in 1998 and 1999. She also helped the Texas program garner the 1998 and 1999 indoor and outdoor Big 12 titles.
Wholey began her track and field career in coaching circles as a freshman at the University of Houston in 1980, where she worked as a manager for the track and cross country teams. Wholey transferred to Texas A&M for her sophomore year and managed the Aggies track teams for the next four years.
After graduating with a B.S. in physical education, Wholey began her highly successful prep coaching career. From 1985-89 she served as head boys and girls cross country coach and head girls track coach at Spring (Texas) High School. At Spring, Wholey consistently produced regional and state meet contenders.
Her success on the prep level led directly to her appointment as a graduate assistant coach for the track and field and cross country programs at the University of Tennessee. During her two years at Tennessee, she helped lead the Volunteers to three Top 10 national finishes in both indoor and outdoor track, as well as a pair of Top 15 national finishes in cross country and an SEC cross country championship in 1990.
Wholey earned her master's degree in physical education from Tennessee and then accepted a full time position as assistant track and field coach at the University of Mississippi. Wholey coached both the men's and women's programs during her six years at Ole Miss. Her duties included coordinating men's and women's recruiting as well as coaching heptathletes, decathletes, hurdlers, throwers and high jumpers.
Wholey has also played an important role in track and field on the national level. She is currently the president for the U.S. Women's Track & Field Coaches Association. She served as an assistant coach for the United States at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships in Havana, Cuba. Twice Wholey has coached at U.S. Olympic Festivals, serving as assistant coach in 1994, followed by a head coaching stint for the women's South team in 1995.
Wholey is the only female in the U.S. currently active as a level II jumps instructor. She is certified as a USA Track and Field Level II coach in sprints, hurdles and relays, throws, jumps and combined events.
