Karl Goodman - Track & Field Coach

Karl Goodman

Title:
Assistant Coach, Sprints
Email:
karlgood@usc.edu

Karl Goodman is in his second season as an assistant coach for sprints for the USC track and field program. He was named to the position by Trojan Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Quincy Watts on July 20, 2023.

Goodman’s sprint crew posted some impressive results during the season, posting four all-time Trojan top 10 times, a Pac-12 Championships event title and six personal bests, with three athletes competing at the USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

Goodman guided Jassani Carter to All-America honors in the 200m as she placed fifth in the final, after running a PR of 22.46 in the semifinals which moved her to sixth on USC’s all-time list. Carter also reached the NCAA 100m semifinals and took second in both the 100m and 200m at the Pac-12 Championships. Carter then advanced to the semifinals in the 100m and 200m at the U.S. Olympic Trials. His work with Madison Whyte led her to a ninth-place finish in the 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a USC freshman record of 22.90, which also ranks sixth on the Trojans’ all-time indoor 200m list. Whyte also ran 22.69 in the outdoor 200m at the Pac-12 Championships, just off the school freshman record of 22.65 and 11^th all-time by a Trojan, to take third in the final.

He also guided Samirah Moody to a sixth-place finish at the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships, to the quarterfinals in the 100m at the NCAA Championships and a third-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships. Additionally, Goodman led the 4x100m relay team of Christine M. Mallard, Whyte, Moody and Carter to the Pac-12 title with a time of 43.87, seventh all-time by a Trojan quartet.

Goodman spent the previous five seasons at Coastal Carolina, being named an assistant coach in 2019 and then being promoted to associate head coach on July 1, 2022. He worked primarily with the sprinters and hurdlers groups.

Goodman helped the Chanticleers reach new heights, both in the Sun Belt Conference and nationally, particularly in the sprints and hurdles areas. He coached seven men and 11 women to all-time Coastal Carolina times in the sprints and hurdles in his five seasons.

In 2023, Alexis Glasco earned first-team All-America honors in the 100m hurdles, placing sixth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 12.74w. At the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, he guided Glasco to a Coastal Carolina school record of 12.97 (+1.8) in the 100m hurdles. He also guided Kayla Sweeney to regionals in the 100m and 200m, reaching the NCAA quarterfinals in the 200m. Also, hurdler Sydney Clemens reached the NCAA quarterfinals in the 100m hurdles. Goodman also coached Braydon Bennett to the East Prelims in the 110m hurdles.

Goodman coached two Sun Belt Conference Women's Outdoor Track Athletes of the Year (2021 and 2022), the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year, and the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year, as well as the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Women's Indoor Track Performer of the Year, two Sun Belt Conference Women's Indoor Track Newcomers of the Year (2020 and 2021), and two Sun Belt Conference Women's Indoor Freshman of the Year (2020 and 2021).

Under his leadership, the Chanticleers' sprinters, hurdlers, and relay groups have earned a total of 13 All-America honors, including a program-record of 11 All-American accolades during the 2022 outdoor season. He was key in coaching Melissa Jefferson who was the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field champion in the 60m dash. Jefferson also became a 2022 U.S. National Champion with a first-place finish in the 100m at the 2022 Toyota USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and a 2022 World Champion gold medalist as part of Team USA's winning 4x100m relay team at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Goodman also helped guide Mekenze Kelley to a first-place finish in the 400m at the 2022 USA U20 Championships to become a national champion and qualify for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships where she took ninth place. She also won a gold medal as part of Team USA’s 4x400m relay team.

On the men's side, the Chants' Braydon Bennett picked up first-team 2021 All-Sun Belt honors with a first-place finish in the 110m hurdles with a PR of 13.77 (2.5w), while Tyler Graves garnered second-team 2022 All-Sun Belt honors during the outdoor season. Reggie Barlow, Ty Floyd, DeVonte Harris, Jeremiah Talbert, and Garett Wilkins all earned third-team all-conference recognition.

During the 2022 indoor season, Jefferson was named the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Performer of the Year as she raced her way to a pair of conference championships in the 60-meter and 200-meter dash events, while Arnold won the 400-meters for the second consecutive year.

In 2021, Arnold picked up 2021 Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Freshman, 2021 Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year, and All-Sun Belt first-team honors, as she was the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Champion in the 400-meters. She did this just one year after Jefferson won both the 2020 Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year and 2020 Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year awards.

Before joining the Coastal Carolina staff, Goodman spent the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons with his alma mater UT Arlington working as a graduate assistant coach directly under associate head coach Jordan Durham and assistant coach Tyrone Edgar. Goodman helped guide the Mavericks to a 2019 Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championship and coached the 4x100m and the 4x400m relay teams to berths into the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. In 2019, the Mavs' 4x100m relay squad broke the school record with a time of 39.23 which had stood since 2014.

As a collegian, Goodman spent his last three seasons at UTA, and in 2017, the former Maverick helped lead his 4x400m relay team to a spot in the 2017 NCAA Track & Field Championships. Additionally, the native of Wendover, England, was a three-time Sun Belt Championship finalist in the 400m and ultimately, helped the 2017 Mavericks to indoor and outdoor league titles, as the program capped off its second-ever league "triple crown."

Goodman spent his first two seasons with Division II Mount Olive. The former Trojan sprinter completed his career as an All-American in the distance medley relay and finished in the top 10 all-time in two outside track events and one indoor event. Goodman helped Mount Olive to two triple crowns in two years. In 2014, Goodman set the school's all-time mark in the indoor 400m with a time of 49.42.