Derek Woods

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Cedar Falls, Iowa
High School:
Cedar Falls HS

2026 INDOOR: Placed twelfth in the 800-meter in 1:50.84 at the Iowa State Classic ... Placed second in the 800-meter invite in 1:51.33 at the Thane Baker Invitational ... Placed second in the 600-meter in 1:19.75 at the Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational ...

2025 OUTDOOR: CSC Academic All-District ... MVC Commissioners' Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... Finished ninth in the 800-meter with a time of 1:51.96 at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Finished seventh in the 800-meter in 1:53.81 at the Gibson Invitational ... Finished tenth in the 800-meter in 1:52.12 at the Musco Twilight ... Finished ninth in the 800-meter in 1:50.36 at the Cyclone Twilight ... Placed sixth in the 800 meters (1:52.49) at the MVC Championships.

2025 INDOOR: Competing unattached and finishing sixth with a time of 1:21.09 at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Placed third in the 400-meter dash in 49.62 seconds and sixth in the 4x400 in a time of 3:17.95 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800m in a time of 1:53.08 at the Deloss Dodds Invitational ... Placed twenty-third in the 800m with a time of 1:54.56 at the Iowa State Classic ... Placed twenty-forth in the 400-meter dash in 49.21 seconds at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Finished first in the 800-meter with a time of 1:53.41 at the Iowa Open ... Finished seventh in the 800-meter finals with a time of 1:52.98 at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships ...

2024 OUTDOOR: MVC Honor Roll ... Finished in fifth place in the 800 meters (1:56.31) at the Badger Challenge as an unattached athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cedar Falls High School.

PERSONAL: Native of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Panther Conversations - Week 2

Wednesday, February 04

Dave Paulsen Press Conference - Jan. 26, 2026.

Monday, January 26

Panther Conversations - Week 1

Wednesday, January 14

Dave Paulsen Press Conference - Jan. 12, 2026.

Monday, January 12

UNI track and field: Randecker sets school record for second straight week at DePaul

Friday, February 13

UNI track and field travels to Chicago for Blue Demon Alumni Classic

Thursday, February 12

Emma Randecker named MVC Track Athlete of the Week

Wednesday, February 11

UNI track and field at 2025 MVC Outdoor Championships | May 17-18, 2025 (Carbondale, Ill.)

UNI track and field unveils 2026 outdoor schedule

Monday, February 09

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