Joel Williams named USTFCCCA NE Asst. Track Coach of the Year

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Williams College women's track & field assistant coach Joel Williams has been named the New England Region Women's Assistant Track Coach of the Year by the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Williams is in his second year at Williams College where he coaches the sprinters and the sprint relays for both the men's and women's teams.

Williams also assists with the Eph volleyball team

Williams coaches junior Elise Johnson who is running this weekend at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Marietta College (OH). Johnson will compete in the 100m and the 100 hurdles.

Williams also coached a provisional qualifier in the 200 meters and two provisionally qualifying Eph relays.
 
Joel Williams previously coached at Division III institutions Elmhurst College (IL), Aurora University (IL), and US Merchant Marine Academy (NY) and at Division I Kent State (OH) before joining the track & field and volleyball staffs at Williams.

Williams is a Chicago native and earned his B.A. in physical education from North Central College (NCC) in Naperville, Illinois.