Herber Joins ISU Staff

AMES, Iowa -- Dubuque native Peter Herber, head track coach the past two seasons at Coe College, has been named assistant track coach for jumps and multi-events at Iowa State by head coach Corey Ihmels. A former NCAA qualifier in the high jump at Northern Iowa, Herber was the head track coach the past two seasons at Coe (Iowa) College. In his tenure at Coe, 10 athletes provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships.

"Peter had obviously done a great job at Coe, and the program is better now than when he was named head coach," Ihmels said. "He is an Iowa native and knows the state really well. He also has been a successful teacher of track and field technique."

Herber elevated the track and field program at Coe, as his competitors broke nine school records. The team's roster grew from 34 to 66 competitors in the two years Herber led the Kohawk program. Prior to assuming the head coaching position, Herber was an assistant coach at Coe from 2001-2005 and from 1996-1998. During that time he coached Division III national qualifiers in the sprints, hurdles, long jump, triple jump, discus and heptathlon.

Herber, a four-time all-Missouri Valley Conference high jumper, had a personal best of 7-3 1/4 as a collegiate competitor. He also earned a trip to the NCAA championship, provisionally qualifying three times. Herber earned a bachelor's degree in general studies from Northern Iowa in 1996. He earned a master's degree in sport science with an emphasis in sport coaching from the United States Sports (Ala.) Academy in 2004. Herber also coached on the high school level in Colorado. Herber and his wife Dawn, have a daughter Ellie and a son Tate.

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