"I feel I can put my knowledge into someone else's little brain" - Tara Davis-Woodhall geared up for coaching role at Kansas State University

By Soumik Bhattacharya

Modified Sep 02, 2024 00:38 GMT

2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall has shared insights into her new coaching assignment at Kansas State University. The 25-year-old was roped in by the university as a track and field assistant coach during her 2024 Summer Olympics campaign in Paris.

Following the conclusion of the Rome Diamond League Meet on Friday, August 30, Davis-Woodhall opened up about her upcoming endeavor. She said she was looking forward to working with young aspiring track and field athletes at the university and sharing some of her knowledge with them.

She said (via Rome Diamond League press):

"Right now I'm going to start as a coach. I feel like I can give my two cents to younger athletes and just you know, be a guidance to somebody and just put my knowledge into somebody else's little brain."

Davis-Woodhall will work with Travis Geopfert, her former coach at the University of Arkansas and the current director of the track and field program at Kansas State University to develop her alma mater's track and field team and infrastructure.

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Tara Davis-Woodhall continues her winning momentum at Rome Diamond League

Tara Davis-Woodhall with her gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris (Image via: Getty Images)

Following a successful 2024 Paris Olympics campaign, Tara Davis-Woodhall produced another solid performance at the recently concluded Rome Diamond League. The event was the 13th Diamond League meet this season and was held at the Olympic stadium.

The California native clinched a top-of-the-podium finish after registering a mark of 7.02m in her second attempt. Her other attempts in the event were at 6.93m, 6.78m, 6.62m, and 6.90m.

Following her victory in the event, Davis-Woodhall opened up about her victory in a post-match interview. She said (via Wanda Diamond League):

"It is almost surreal, I mean no one has jumped 7 meters so many times this year like me, I have been undefeated. This year I told myself: 'no expectations,' I worked so hard, I trained with the boys and it paid off."

She was the only athlete in the women's long jump event in Rome to clear the mark of 7 meters. Her compatriots Monae Nichols and Quanesha Burks finished second and third with bests of 6.82m and 6.66m in their fourth and sixth attempts, respectively.