Stephanie Williams - Track & Field Coach

Stephanie Williams

Title:
Assistant Coach, Sprints & Recruiting Coordinator
Email:
sw98074@usc.edu

Stephanie Williams was named assistant coach for sprints and the track and field recruiting coordinator by Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Quincy Watts on Aug. 8.

Williams comes to USC after 15 seasons as a coach at DePaul. The last 10 years she spent at DePaul were as an assistant coach for sprints and hurdles. She also served three seasons (2012-14) as the assistant coach for sprints and two as a graduate assistant coach for sprints.

“I’m very excited to welcome Stephanie and her son Nate to the Trojan Family,” said Watts. “Stephanie’s experience will be invaluable in helping the USC Men’s and Women’s programs. Stephanie fosters a culture that shows how much she cares about her athletes and pushes them to reach their full potential as student-athletes, but more importantly as great citizens in our community.”

“I’m very excited to be a part of the Trojan family,” said Williams. “It is truly a blessing. I would like to thank Coach Watts, the USC administration, coaching staff and the student-athletes for welcoming me with open arms. I’m ready to put in the work in order to continue to elevate the program. Fight On!”

During her time as a coach at DePaul, she coached over 50 Big East champions and 12 NCAA Midwest Preliminary Rounds qualifiers. Williams coached all current DePaul record holders in the short sprints, sprint hurdles and 4x100m relays. She guided Darius Brown to the 2024 NCAA 60m hurdles finals and to the 2024 NCAA outdoor 110m hurdles semifinals. Brown also competed at the 2023 and 2024 USATF Championships in the 110m hurdles and set the Big East Championships 60m hurdles record. She also guided hurdler Kyle Decker to four Big East 60m hurdles titles and to three Big East 110m hurdles championships.

Williams competed for DePaul from 2006-09 and served as team captain for the track and field team. She graduated Cum Laude in 2009 with a degree in Communications and a minor in Marketing: Sales & Leadership. She also earned a Master’s in Communications from the school in 2011.