Dirk Homewood (2022) - Hall of Fame

Dirk Homewood

Induction:
2022
Class:
2005

Pursuing a collegiate track career in his hometown, Cedar Falls, Iowa, native Dirk Homewood quickly burst onto the scene as one of UNI's best sprinters during the early 2000s. An eight-time Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) individual champion in both indoor and outdoor track, Homewood dominated the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes during his career, while also contributing to a number of successful relay teams for the Panthers.

He helped lead his team to four consecutive MVC team championships. Homewood qualified for the NCAA Championships six times, earning four all-America honors (three indoor and one outdoor) and was named all-MVC all four years of his career. He also earned three CoSIDA academic all-America honors, and MVC scholar-athlete honors in all four years. Homewood graduated with 10 school records, five of his school records still stand, including the indoor and outdoor 400-meter dash. He was part of the current record for the indoor 4x400-meter relay as well as the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays, set outdoors. For these accomplishments, he was named the 2005 UNI Outstanding Panther Senior Athlete. After graduation Homewood signed professionally with Reebok and competed for USATF and internationally while also serving as a volunteer assistant coach with the Panthers from 2005-09. Today, he coaches both the Cedar Falls High School boys' and girls' track teams.