NSU Sharks News
Track and Field Adds Deidra Wesley as Assistant Coach
Wesley to work with multi-event athletes
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (June 23, 2009) - Nova Southeastern University cross country and track and field head coach Bryan Hagopian has announced the addition of Deidra Wesley as a full-time assistant coach. Wesley will work primarily with the multi-event athletes. "With Deidra's experience as a collegiate multi-event athlete, she'll bring a tremendous amount of knowledge to our program," said Hagopian. "She has experience competing on the regional and national stages, which will further enhance both teams' potential."
A graduate of the University of North Texas, Wesley qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championships in 2005, becoming the first heptathlete in the Mean Green's history to qualify for the national meet. She was also a four-time NCAA regional qualifier in the high jump. Wesley claimed six individual Sun Belt Conference titles, including three in the high jump (indoor 2004 and 2005, outdoor 2004), two in the heptathlon (2004 and 2006) and one in the pentathlon (2005). She was selected as the 2006 Sun Belt Conference Outstanding Field Performer. Wesley currently holds four North Texas records. She is the Mean Green's record holder in both the indoor high jump (5'9.75"/1.77m) and the outdoor high jump (5-10/1.78m) as well as the record holder in the pentathlon (3,679 points) and heptathlon (5,305 points).
In addition to her track and field experience, Wesley is a national level fitness competitor with National Physique Committee. She won the Mid-Florida Classic in 2007 as well as finished third at Southern States.
Wesley received her bachelor's degree in radio, television, and film from North Texas in May 2005. She also graduated from North Texas' Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism with a master's degree in December 2006.
