Track and Field
Stephani Perkins
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach of Track & Field
- Email:
- stephani.perkins@siu.edu
- Phone:
- 618-525-1555
Stephani Perkins joins the Southern Illinois track and field coaching staff after previously serving as a T&F assistant coach at BYU.
Perkins was at BYU from 2013-2022, where she’s had numerous achievements. Perkins coached two athletes who were named to a total of three All-American teams, had nine athletes earn 11 entries to an NCAA Championship meet, and coached athletes to 31 NCAA West Prelims in several events.
Six athletes, who were coached by Perkins, have received All-American Honorable Mention awards. At the MPSF Indoor Championships, Perkins has coached seven individual champions, and four of her athletes have competed at the US Track & FIeld Junior Olympic Championships.
At BYU, Perkins was responsible for recruiting and coaching women’s sprints and hurdles, as well as men and women’s long and triple jump. Perkins was also the 2019 Y-Awards Assistant Coach of the Year recipient. Perkins coached one athlete in the men’s triple jump to the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and had a total of 23 athletes from 2015 to 2019 reach the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Round.
As an athlete, Perkins was on the track and field team at Oklahoma State from 1998-2003. At the 1998 Simplot Games, Perkins broke the meet record in the 55m hurdles with a time of 7.84. In 2008, she competed in the 2008 AT&T U.S. Indoor National Track and Field Championships in the 60m hurdles. Perkins was also a qualifier in the women’s 60mH in 2008 for the USATF Indoor National Championships, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Assistant Track & Field Coach - Womens’ Sprints & Hurdles/Men & Women Horizontal Jumps
Outdoor 2022 – Broke the women’s 4 x 100 record (set in 2010), for a time of 44.68 to qualify for Regionals, had 6 athletes qualify in the men’s 4 x 100, women’s 4 x 100, women’s 100mH, women’s 400m and Women’s 400H.
Indoor 2022 - Assisted the women to a team title in 2022 MPSF Conference Indoor Championships – Event squad scored a total of 92 points. In the 60mH, 60m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump, 4 x 400m
Assistant Track & Field Coach - Men & Women Short Sprints/Horizontal Jumps (Fall 2015 -2019)
Assistant Track & Field Coach - Men & Women Multis/Horizontal Jumps (Fall 2013 -2015)
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS/HIGHLIGHTS
Perkins was at BYU from 2013-2022, where she’s had numerous achievements. Perkins coached two athletes who were named to a total of three All-American teams, had nine athletes earn 11 entries to an NCAA Championship meet, and coached athletes to 31 NCAA West Prelims in several events.
Six athletes, who were coached by Perkins, have received All-American Honorable Mention awards. At the MPSF Indoor Championships, Perkins has coached seven individual champions, and four of her athletes have competed at the US Track & FIeld Junior Olympic Championships.
At BYU, Perkins was responsible for recruiting and coaching women’s sprints and hurdles, as well as men and women’s long and triple jump. Perkins was also the 2019 Y-Awards Assistant Coach of the Year recipient. Perkins coached one athlete in the men’s triple jump to the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and had a total of 23 athletes from 2015 to 2019 reach the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Round.
As an athlete, Perkins was on the track and field team at Oklahoma State from 1998-2003. At the 1998 Simplot Games, Perkins broke the meet record in the 55m hurdles with a time of 7.84. In 2008, she competed in the 2008 AT&T U.S. Indoor National Track and Field Championships in the 60m hurdles. Perkins was also a qualifier in the women’s 60mH in 2008 for the USATF Indoor National Championships, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Assistant Track & Field Coach - Womens’ Sprints & Hurdles/Men & Women Horizontal Jumps
Outdoor 2022 – Broke the women’s 4 x 100 record (set in 2010), for a time of 44.68 to qualify for Regionals, had 6 athletes qualify in the men’s 4 x 100, women’s 4 x 100, women’s 100mH, women’s 400m and Women’s 400H.
Indoor 2022 - Assisted the women to a team title in 2022 MPSF Conference Indoor Championships – Event squad scored a total of 92 points. In the 60mH, 60m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump, 4 x 400m
- Adaobi Tabugbo – Female Athlete of the meet, was the highest scorer winning the 60mH and 60m Champion, and placing 6th 200m).
- Individual Champions of the meet were in the LJ and the women’s 4x400m relay
- BYU Top 10 All-Time Jaslyn Gardner – Women’s 60m (7.27) school record #1 All-time and 200m #8. Adaobi Tabugbo - Women’s 60m #7 All-time, 60mH, #6 All-time; Annalise Hart – Women’s 400m All-time
- 4 x 400m Women’s Indoor Relay School Record
- 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Round West –Preliminary Round 6 athletes for a total of 7 events in the women’s 100, 200; 100mh, and 400mH and the men’s Triple Jump, and 400H
- BYU Top 10 All-Time • Jaslyn Gardner 100m #1 All-time (11.35 - broke previous school record), 200m #3 All-time; Rickey Fantroy Men’s Triple Jump #8; Adaobi Tabugbo Women’s 100H #8 All-time
- Indoor • Jaslyn Gardner 60m (7.31) school record #1 All-time, 200m #8 All-time; Easton Bianchi 60m #6 All-time, #6 All-time; Rickey Fantroy Men’s Triple Jump #4 All-time
- 2019 MPSF Indoor Championships Conference Champion in Men’s Triple Jump, 1 finalist in Men’s 200m, 1 finalist in Women’s long jump
- Top 10 Board ? Jaslyn Gardner Indoor 60m school record, 200m; Rickey Fantroy Jr. Indoor Triple Jump 15.50m
Assistant Track & Field Coach - Men & Women Short Sprints/Horizontal Jumps (Fall 2015 -2019)
- 2019 Y-Awards Assistant Coach of the Year Recipient
- 1 entry in Men’s triple jump to 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Total of 23 athletes from 2015 to 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Round ? Women’s 100m, 200m, 4x 100, triple jump; Mens’ Long Jump, Triple Jump, 4 x 100m, 200m
- 2019 MPSF Indoor Championships Conference 4th in Men’s Triple Jump
- 2 entries (100m, 200m) to 2019 USATF U20 Track & Field Championships (Jaslyn Gardner)
- Top 10 board • 2019 Women: Jaslyn Gardner 100m (11.38). 22 year school record, broken by a freshman athlete; Outdoor 200m
- 2019 Men: Rickey F Outdoor Triple Jump
- 2018 Women: 60m, 100m
- 2017 Women: - 1 Indoor Triple Jump, 3 Outdoor Triple Jump;
- 2017 Men: Tatenda Tsumba – Indoor 200m, outdoor 100m,200m;
- Men’s School Record 4 x 200m
- 2016 Men:Indoor Long Jump
Assistant Track & Field Coach - Men & Women Multis/Horizontal Jumps (Fall 2013 -2015)
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS/HIGHLIGHTS
- 2014 Y-Awards Assistant Coach of the Year Recipient
- 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships in the decathlon.
- Coached 2 athletes at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the decathlon.
- Coached 2 athletes at the 2014 USATF Junior National Track & Field Championships in the heptathlon and decathlon.
- Coached 1 athlete 2014 USATF National Track & Field Championships in the decathlon (placed 5th) and the Thorpe Cup Championships (Placed 7th)
- 3 Horizontal Jumpers to NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Round
- Top 10 Board • 2014 Women’s Outdoor: Elizabeth Wilson – Triple jump (12.40m)
- 2014 Men’s Indoor: Heptathlon
- 2014 Men’s Outdoor: Decathlon
- 2015 Women’s Indoor: Pentathlon
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