CARBONDALE, Ill. — Saluki Athletics announced on Monday that Ohio State’s Rosalind Joseph has been named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Southern Illinois. She recently completed her 10th season on the Buckeyes’ staff, including the last six seasons as Associate Head Coach.
“We couldn’t be more excited on this day to get a superstar in track & field,” SIU Director of Athletics Jerry Kill said. “She comes from a rich pedigree at Ohio State. She’s a dynamic recruiter, a tremendous person, and she’ll fit like a glove in southern Illinois with her personality. I feel very fortunate that we got her here. She’s a difference-maker in our program and will take us where we want to go, and that’s to be the best.”
During her tenure at Ohio State, Joseph worked closely with the Buckeyes’ jumpers and multi-event athletes with remarkable success. Among her recent coaching accomplishments at OSU, Zack Bazile won the 2018 NCAA outdoor title in the long jump to become the program’s first national champion in 25 years on the men’s side, while All-American Abie Ehimwenman broke Joseph’s own school record in the long jump.
“Coach Joseph has been my right hand,” said Ohio State Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Karen Dennis. “She’s the person who keeps us all anchored. ‘The voice of reason’ is my nickname for her. All the student-athletes, not just in her event area, appreciate the very calm and patient listening ear that she extends. She’s an amazing all-around coach and was very instrumental in interacting with all of our support departments. Everyone around here loves Roz. She’s a big loss for me and our program, but at the same time, she will be a tremendous asset for Southern Illinois. I wish her well and know that she’ll really kill it.”
Ohio State has won a combined six Big Ten team titles during Joseph’s tenure and has produced a host of All-Americans, Big Ten champions, Academic All-Americans, and Conference and Regional athletes of the year awards. This past outdoor season Joseph earned the Great Lakes Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year award.
“I really like to build a culture of integrity, with competent and confident student-athletes,” Joseph said, regarding her coaching philosophy. “I want to develop well-rounded people who can succeed on and off the track and continue on to succeed in life. It starts with the recruiting process and finding the ones who are really passionate individuals and want the opportunity to grow and be great.”
As a collegiate athlete at Ohio State, Joseph was a two-time All-American in the triple jump, placing fifth at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships and sixth at the 2004 championships. A six-time Big Ten champion, Joseph won the Big Ten indoor triple jump and long jump titles in both 2004 and 2005, while also winning the 2004 outdoor triple jump and 2005 outdoor long jump crowns.
A 2014 Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Joseph still holds Ohio State records in the outdoor triple jump (13.50m/44-3.50), the indoor triple jump (13.37m/43-10.50) and the outdoor long jump (6.39m/20-11.75). Joseph was also a 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials triple jump qualifier and the ninth-place finisher in the triple jump at the 2005 USA Track & Field Championships.
She inherits a storied track & field program at Southern Illinois that has produced 29 Olympians, 19 NCAA champions, 204 All-Americans and 778 conference champions.
“I know a lot about the history of Saluki track & field and am honored to have the opportunity to continue that tradition,” Joseph said. “I witnessed SIU’s success when I was a student-athlete and I respect the accomplishments of my predecessors in the coaching profession. The program they built and the athletes they’ve produced is of national caliber. That’s a big deal and I don’t take the responsibility lightly.”
A 2006 graduate of Ohio State with a degree in human ecology, Joseph and her husband, Dexter, have a daughter, Gabrielle, and a son, Harrison.
Rosalind Joseph Coaching Career
2013-18: Associate Head Coach, Ohio State
2008-12: Assistant Coach, Ohio State
2006-08: Assistant Coach, Auburn
“We couldn’t be more excited on this day to get a superstar in track & field,” SIU Director of Athletics Jerry Kill said. “She comes from a rich pedigree at Ohio State. She’s a dynamic recruiter, a tremendous person, and she’ll fit like a glove in southern Illinois with her personality. I feel very fortunate that we got her here. She’s a difference-maker in our program and will take us where we want to go, and that’s to be the best.”
During her tenure at Ohio State, Joseph worked closely with the Buckeyes’ jumpers and multi-event athletes with remarkable success. Among her recent coaching accomplishments at OSU, Zack Bazile won the 2018 NCAA outdoor title in the long jump to become the program’s first national champion in 25 years on the men’s side, while All-American Abie Ehimwenman broke Joseph’s own school record in the long jump.
“Coach Joseph has been my right hand,” said Ohio State Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Karen Dennis. “She’s the person who keeps us all anchored. ‘The voice of reason’ is my nickname for her. All the student-athletes, not just in her event area, appreciate the very calm and patient listening ear that she extends. She’s an amazing all-around coach and was very instrumental in interacting with all of our support departments. Everyone around here loves Roz. She’s a big loss for me and our program, but at the same time, she will be a tremendous asset for Southern Illinois. I wish her well and know that she’ll really kill it.”
Ohio State has won a combined six Big Ten team titles during Joseph’s tenure and has produced a host of All-Americans, Big Ten champions, Academic All-Americans, and Conference and Regional athletes of the year awards. This past outdoor season Joseph earned the Great Lakes Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year award.
“I really like to build a culture of integrity, with competent and confident student-athletes,” Joseph said, regarding her coaching philosophy. “I want to develop well-rounded people who can succeed on and off the track and continue on to succeed in life. It starts with the recruiting process and finding the ones who are really passionate individuals and want the opportunity to grow and be great.”
As a collegiate athlete at Ohio State, Joseph was a two-time All-American in the triple jump, placing fifth at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships and sixth at the 2004 championships. A six-time Big Ten champion, Joseph won the Big Ten indoor triple jump and long jump titles in both 2004 and 2005, while also winning the 2004 outdoor triple jump and 2005 outdoor long jump crowns.
A 2014 Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Joseph still holds Ohio State records in the outdoor triple jump (13.50m/44-3.50), the indoor triple jump (13.37m/43-10.50) and the outdoor long jump (6.39m/20-11.75). Joseph was also a 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials triple jump qualifier and the ninth-place finisher in the triple jump at the 2005 USA Track & Field Championships.
She inherits a storied track & field program at Southern Illinois that has produced 29 Olympians, 19 NCAA champions, 204 All-Americans and 778 conference champions.
“I know a lot about the history of Saluki track & field and am honored to have the opportunity to continue that tradition,” Joseph said. “I witnessed SIU’s success when I was a student-athlete and I respect the accomplishments of my predecessors in the coaching profession. The program they built and the athletes they’ve produced is of national caliber. That’s a big deal and I don’t take the responsibility lightly.”
A 2006 graduate of Ohio State with a degree in human ecology, Joseph and her husband, Dexter, have a daughter, Gabrielle, and a son, Harrison.
Rosalind Joseph Coaching Career
2013-18: Associate Head Coach, Ohio State
2008-12: Assistant Coach, Ohio State
2006-08: Assistant Coach, Auburn
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