Track & Field
Jeff Petersmeyer
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Jumps
- Email:
- jeffp@GoCards.com
- Phone:
- 852-2279
Birthday: Sept. 26, 1973
Coaching Responsibilities: Jumps
Education: Bachelor’s degree (Baldwin Wallace University ’96); Master's degree (Northern Arizona ’02); MBA with Distinction (Manchester Metropolitan University ’22)
Year at Louisville: Fifth
Hometown: Delphos, Ohio
ATHLETIC CAREER
• Baldwin Wallace Athletic Hall of Fame
• Two-time NCAA All-American
• Nine-time Ohio Athletic Conference Champion
• Baldwin Wallace school record holder in 400-meter hurdles
COACHING CAREER
• 2018-present: Louisville (assistant coach)
• 2013-18: San Jose State (head coach)
• 2009-13: Boise State (assistant coach)
• 2006-09: TCU (assistant coach)
• 2004-06: Baldwin Wallace (assistant coach)
• 2002-04: Columbia University (assistant coach)
•1999-02: Northern Arizona (assistant coach)
• 1998-99: Allegheny College (graduate assistant)
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
LOUISVILLE
• Coached Trey Allen to an All-America first team honors in the high jump at both the 2022 Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
• In addition to Allen’s performance at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Jeremiah Willis picked up second-team All-America honors in the men’s long jump and Synclair Savage was an honorable mention in the women’s long jump.
• In 2022, Petersmeyer coached a total of 10 All-ACC performers including seven medalists.
• In the ACC Indoor Championships, Luke Nichols earned the silver and Allen took the bronze in the men’s high jump while Synclair Savage claimed the bronze in the women’s long jump. Jeremiah Willis was a second-team all-conference honoree in the men’s long jump.
• Under Petersmeyer’s guidance, the Cards won 2022 ACC Outdoor titles in men’s and women’s high jump. Emily Scott cleared a personal-best and facility-record mark win the women's title, while Allen captured the men’s gold. Additionally Savage won the women’s long jump. Willis earned the bronze in the long jump. Brooke Weimer (long jump) and Nichols (high jump) earned all-ACC second team honors.
• Following the 2022 NCAA Championships, two of Petersmeyer’s athletes: Allen and Willis, were selected to compete in the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in the high jump and long jump respectively.
• Guided Allen to an All-America honorable mention performance in the high jump at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
• Coached Allen and Jonah Hyde to second team 2021 All-ACC indoor honors in the Indoor Championships. Renate van Tonder was an All-ACC first team honoree in the long jump while Allen picked up second team all-ACC honors.
• Helped Alivia Ash earn first team All-ACC honors at the 2020 ACC Championship while Renate van Tonder (High Jump), Alexis Gibbons (Long Jump), Cayden Spencer-Thompson (High Jump), Trey Allen (High Jump) all earned second team All-ACC honors.
• Coached Alivia Ash to an ACC Indoor Championship in the high jump
• Finished his first season with six All-ACC indoor selections and four All-ACC outdoor selections
2019 Event squad in the women’s long jump was ranked No. 1
SAN JOSE STATE
• Guided long jumper Destiny Longmire to the NCAA Championship, earning second team All-American honors with a 14th place finish
• Longmire became the first San Jose State University women's track and field athlete in the five-year history of the program to qualify for an NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship
• 2018 Women’s event squad was ranked No. 1 for the triple jump
• Coached a school record six San José State University women's track and field athletes to a NCAA West Preliminary Championship appearance
• Coached four athletes to a Mountain West championship in the long jump
• Distance runner Rebecca Garcia who was a 2015 Capital One Academic All-America Third Team honoree
BOISE STATE
• Coached three All-Americans
• Coached 17 conference champions and one NCAA Champion
• Coached Kurt Felix to the 2012 NCAA Division I Champion in the decathlon title
TCU
• Helped Jonathan Jackson become the first athlete in TCU history to win league titles in both the long jump and triple jump
• Jackson was a back-to-back All-American in 2007-08 under Petersmeyer with a pair third-place finishes at the NCAA Championships
• Coached Whitney Gipson and Neidra Covington to All-America honors at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
• Gipson finished third at the 2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships
• Covington attained three-time All-American honors under Petersmeyer's guidance
• Gipson later went on to set the NCAA women's indoor record in the long jump
BALDWIN WALLACE
• Helped guide the women's team to an Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championship
Coached one All-American in the long jump
COLUMBIA
• Coached the school’s first female Ivy League Champion in field events
NORTHERN ARIZONA
• Helped guide the team to seven Big Sky Championships
• Helped guide team to five Top-12 team finishes in cross country at the NCAA Championships
• Was at Northern Arizona along with former Louisville head coach Ron Mann
INTERNATIONAL COACHING
• Coached UofL volunteer assistant Shelby McEwen to a fifth-place finish at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the men’s high jump.
• With Petersmeyer’s guidance, McEwen won USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships with a high jump of 2.33m.
• In 2022, coached Melanie Winters who represented Team USA at the Thorpe Cup in the heptathlon
• Coached Roderick Townsend to the gold medal and a world record in the high jump at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Townsend also earned the silver medal in the long jump.
• Coached UofL volunteer assistant Ty Butts to an eighth-place finish at the 2019 World Championships in the women’s high jump
• In 2019, coached UofL volunteer assistant Ty Butts to an eighth-place finish at the World Championships in the high jump.
• 2017 Team USA assistant coach at the Para World Championships, coaching UofL volunteer Roderick Townsend to the gold in the high jump
• Coached Townsend to a pair of gold medals in the long jump and high jump at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games
• Townsend also set a new International Paralympics Committee (IPC) world record in the high jump
• Olympic Team Coach for Kurt Felix and the country of Grenada at the 2012 London Games and the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia also coached his bother Lindon Victor, who later broke the NCAA decathlon record
• In 2014, Felix was the decathlon bronze medalist under Petersmeyer’s watch at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland
OLYMPIANS/PARALYMPIANS
• Shelby McEwen, Men’s High Jump | 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Finalist)
• Ty Butts, Women’s High Jump | 2020 Tokyo Olympics
• Kurt Felix, Decathlon | 2012 London Olympics
• Roderick Townsend, Men’s Long Jump | 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Silver Medalist
• Roderick Townsend, Men’s Long Jump | 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Silver Medalist
ALL-AMERICANS
Louisville
• Trey Allen (2022 Indoor Long Jump, 2022 Outdoor Long Jump)
San Jose State
• Destiny Longmire (2018 Long Jump)
Boise State
• Kurt Felix (2011 Heptathlon, 2012 Decathlon)
• Zach Arnos (2010)
TCU
Jonathan Jackson (2007, 2008)
Whitney Gipson (2009)
Neidra Covington (2008 Long Jump, Triple Jump; 2009 Triple Jump)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Boise State
• Kurt Felix (2012 Decathlon)
Coaching Responsibilities: Jumps
Education: Bachelor’s degree (Baldwin Wallace University ’96); Master's degree (Northern Arizona ’02); MBA with Distinction (Manchester Metropolitan University ’22)
Year at Louisville: Fifth
Hometown: Delphos, Ohio
ATHLETIC CAREER
• Baldwin Wallace Athletic Hall of Fame
• Two-time NCAA All-American
• Nine-time Ohio Athletic Conference Champion
• Baldwin Wallace school record holder in 400-meter hurdles
COACHING CAREER
• 2018-present: Louisville (assistant coach)
• 2013-18: San Jose State (head coach)
• 2009-13: Boise State (assistant coach)
• 2006-09: TCU (assistant coach)
• 2004-06: Baldwin Wallace (assistant coach)
• 2002-04: Columbia University (assistant coach)
•1999-02: Northern Arizona (assistant coach)
• 1998-99: Allegheny College (graduate assistant)
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
LOUISVILLE
• Coached Trey Allen to an All-America first team honors in the high jump at both the 2022 Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
• In addition to Allen’s performance at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Jeremiah Willis picked up second-team All-America honors in the men’s long jump and Synclair Savage was an honorable mention in the women’s long jump.
• In 2022, Petersmeyer coached a total of 10 All-ACC performers including seven medalists.
• In the ACC Indoor Championships, Luke Nichols earned the silver and Allen took the bronze in the men’s high jump while Synclair Savage claimed the bronze in the women’s long jump. Jeremiah Willis was a second-team all-conference honoree in the men’s long jump.
• Under Petersmeyer’s guidance, the Cards won 2022 ACC Outdoor titles in men’s and women’s high jump. Emily Scott cleared a personal-best and facility-record mark win the women's title, while Allen captured the men’s gold. Additionally Savage won the women’s long jump. Willis earned the bronze in the long jump. Brooke Weimer (long jump) and Nichols (high jump) earned all-ACC second team honors.
• Following the 2022 NCAA Championships, two of Petersmeyer’s athletes: Allen and Willis, were selected to compete in the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in the high jump and long jump respectively.
• Guided Allen to an All-America honorable mention performance in the high jump at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
• Coached Allen and Jonah Hyde to second team 2021 All-ACC indoor honors in the Indoor Championships. Renate van Tonder was an All-ACC first team honoree in the long jump while Allen picked up second team all-ACC honors.
• Helped Alivia Ash earn first team All-ACC honors at the 2020 ACC Championship while Renate van Tonder (High Jump), Alexis Gibbons (Long Jump), Cayden Spencer-Thompson (High Jump), Trey Allen (High Jump) all earned second team All-ACC honors.
• Coached Alivia Ash to an ACC Indoor Championship in the high jump
• Finished his first season with six All-ACC indoor selections and four All-ACC outdoor selections
2019 Event squad in the women’s long jump was ranked No. 1
SAN JOSE STATE
• Guided long jumper Destiny Longmire to the NCAA Championship, earning second team All-American honors with a 14th place finish
• Longmire became the first San Jose State University women's track and field athlete in the five-year history of the program to qualify for an NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship
• 2018 Women’s event squad was ranked No. 1 for the triple jump
• Coached a school record six San José State University women's track and field athletes to a NCAA West Preliminary Championship appearance
• Coached four athletes to a Mountain West championship in the long jump
• Distance runner Rebecca Garcia who was a 2015 Capital One Academic All-America Third Team honoree
BOISE STATE
• Coached three All-Americans
• Coached 17 conference champions and one NCAA Champion
• Coached Kurt Felix to the 2012 NCAA Division I Champion in the decathlon title
TCU
• Helped Jonathan Jackson become the first athlete in TCU history to win league titles in both the long jump and triple jump
• Jackson was a back-to-back All-American in 2007-08 under Petersmeyer with a pair third-place finishes at the NCAA Championships
• Coached Whitney Gipson and Neidra Covington to All-America honors at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
• Gipson finished third at the 2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships
• Covington attained three-time All-American honors under Petersmeyer's guidance
• Gipson later went on to set the NCAA women's indoor record in the long jump
BALDWIN WALLACE
• Helped guide the women's team to an Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championship
Coached one All-American in the long jump
COLUMBIA
• Coached the school’s first female Ivy League Champion in field events
NORTHERN ARIZONA
• Helped guide the team to seven Big Sky Championships
• Helped guide team to five Top-12 team finishes in cross country at the NCAA Championships
• Was at Northern Arizona along with former Louisville head coach Ron Mann
INTERNATIONAL COACHING
• Coached UofL volunteer assistant Shelby McEwen to a fifth-place finish at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the men’s high jump.
• With Petersmeyer’s guidance, McEwen won USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships with a high jump of 2.33m.
• In 2022, coached Melanie Winters who represented Team USA at the Thorpe Cup in the heptathlon
• Coached Roderick Townsend to the gold medal and a world record in the high jump at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Townsend also earned the silver medal in the long jump.
• Coached UofL volunteer assistant Ty Butts to an eighth-place finish at the 2019 World Championships in the women’s high jump
• In 2019, coached UofL volunteer assistant Ty Butts to an eighth-place finish at the World Championships in the high jump.
• 2017 Team USA assistant coach at the Para World Championships, coaching UofL volunteer Roderick Townsend to the gold in the high jump
• Coached Townsend to a pair of gold medals in the long jump and high jump at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games
• Townsend also set a new International Paralympics Committee (IPC) world record in the high jump
• Olympic Team Coach for Kurt Felix and the country of Grenada at the 2012 London Games and the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia also coached his bother Lindon Victor, who later broke the NCAA decathlon record
• In 2014, Felix was the decathlon bronze medalist under Petersmeyer’s watch at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland
OLYMPIANS/PARALYMPIANS
• Shelby McEwen, Men’s High Jump | 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Finalist)
• Ty Butts, Women’s High Jump | 2020 Tokyo Olympics
• Kurt Felix, Decathlon | 2012 London Olympics
• Roderick Townsend, Men’s Long Jump | 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Silver Medalist
• Roderick Townsend, Men’s Long Jump | 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Silver Medalist
ALL-AMERICANS
Louisville
• Trey Allen (2022 Indoor Long Jump, 2022 Outdoor Long Jump)
San Jose State
• Destiny Longmire (2018 Long Jump)
Boise State
• Kurt Felix (2011 Heptathlon, 2012 Decathlon)
• Zach Arnos (2010)
TCU
Jonathan Jackson (2007, 2008)
Whitney Gipson (2009)
Neidra Covington (2008 Long Jump, Triple Jump; 2009 Triple Jump)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Boise State
• Kurt Felix (2012 Decathlon)
TFXC: Just Jayden
Wednesday, July 30
TFXC: The Last Jump
Monday, July 14
Joe Franklin Press Conference 02.26.25
Friday, May 16
2024 Track & Field and Cross Country Media Day
Monday, February 26
