Jeff Fiebelkorn joined the University of Idaho men's and women's track and field program in 2021 as an assistant coach, specializing in the sprints, hurdles, and relays. In two indoor and outdoor seasons the sprints and hurdles group has achieved a combined two individual and two relay conference champions, an additional eighteen all-conference individuals and five all-conference relays, five NCAA Division 1 qualifiers and two school records.
The 2023 season was one for the record books for the sprints and hurdles crew. Deyondre Davis qualified for his third consecutive NCAA West Preliminary Championships in the 400 hurdles and was joined by first time participant Jurrian Hering in the 110 hurdles.
The sprints and hurdles group continued to lead the way at the conference championships in 2023. The men achieved all-conference awards outdoors in all sprints and hurdles events with Spencer Barrera (400m), Deyondre Davis (400H), Jemini Archer (200m) earning the silver medal, along with the 4x100m of Archer, Mika Brouwer, Barrera, and Jurrian Hering. The 4x100m relay crossed the line at 40.0”, the fastest time at Idaho in over 20 years. Hering added a bronze in the 110H, and Archer a bronze in the 100m. The men’s 4x400m relay of Davis, Archer, Lorenz Herrmann, and Barrera completed the sweep of conference 4x400m relays, racing to a time of 3:10.88”, the 7th best time in Idaho history. Archer achieved all-conference in four events, a rare and special occurrence. Prabhasha Wickramaarachchi steadily improved all season and at the conference meet came from behind off the tenth hurdle to earn her first all-conference award in the 400H. The women’s relays also made their mark on the record books; the 4x100m of Olivia Martin, Camryn Crouch, Lara Holzhauer, and Wickramaarachchi ran 46.4” now the sixth best time ever. The same quartet ran their best mark in the 4x400m at the Desert Heat Classic in Arizona at 3:45.28” which now holds the fourth best time in school history, bettering their mark from last season.
At the indoor championship held in Moscow, the Vandals continued to show they were a force in the sprints and hurdles. Camryn Crouch again attained double medallist status in the 60 meters and 200 meters. Her 200 meter preliminary and finals times both bettered the school record held by Olypmian Angela Whyte, and her 60m time was .01” off the school record, also held by Whyte. The women’s quartet of Olivia Martin, Belen Garcia, Franziska Stoehr, and Prabhasha Wickramaarachichi finished in third place in the 4x400m continuing their run on the podium. Spencer Barrera returned to the top of the podium in the 400m, and anchored the 4x400m relay to the conference title, the first Big Sky indoor relay title since 1996. Mika Brouwer returned to form after injuries in 2022 and earned the silver medal in the 200m.
2022 saw tremendous success for the sprints, hurdles, and relays groups working with Fiebelkorn. Three individuals; Spencer Barrera (400 meters), Deyondre Davis (400 hurdles), and Alex Ayers (400 hurdles) qualified for the NCAA West Region Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The men’s sprint, hurdle, and relay group scored 43 of the team 100 points at the Big Sky Outdoor Conference championships to help the team finish 3rd overall. Led by 400 meter conference champion Barrera, Davis the silver medallist in the 400 hurdles, and Ayers who took third in the 400 hurdles. Franziska Stoehr shined outdoors, earning all-conference and a spot on the podium in the 400 hurdles as the bronze medallist. The men’s 4x400m relay of Davis, Barrera, Lorenz Herrmann, and Ayers finished second at 3:11.04”, the 8th best time in Idaho history. The women’s 4x400m of Martin, Crouch, Wickramaarachichi, and Stoehr also ran into the record books when they finished third with a time of 3:45.79” which is the fourth fastest at Idaho.
At the Big Sky Conference Indoor Conference championship, Vandals earned all-conference in the 60 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters showing strength across the sprint events. Camryn Crouch made a statement as one of the best sprinters in the conference as double medallist in the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Big Sky Conference championships. The women’s quartet of Olivia Martin, Aaryanna Kurucz, Prabhasha Wickramaarachichi, and Franziska Stoehr set the indoor, 200m-flat, track 4x400m school record at the championship. Jurrian Herring nearly pulled off the 60 hurdle / 60 meter double, finishing second and third respectively by a combined .04”. Spencer Barrera earned the silver medal in the 400 meters and Jemini Archer completed the trifecta for the sprints group by earning the bronze in the 200 meters.
Prior to his arrival in Moscow, Fiebelkorn worked in an assistant coaching capacity for two seasons at the University of Minnesota, Duluth where he worked with all speed and power events, primarily working to develop the sprints and hurdles group.
A native of Baxter, Minnesota, Fiebelkorn lettered in track and field from 2011-15 at Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) He graduated from Concordia College in 2015 and owns a B.S. Degree in marketing, an A.A. Degree in graphic design and an M.A. in coaching and athletic administration from Liberty University.
Idaho All-Time Marks *Outdoor Only (no indoor records except school records kept)
Camryn Crouch: 100m- 11.99” (#10), 200m (O)- 24.32” (#7), 200m (I)- 24.13” (School Record)
Olivia Martin: 400m - 55.13” (#2)
Franziska Stöhr: 400H- 1:00.05” (#5)
Prabhasha Wickramaarachchi: 400H- 1:01.24” (#10)
Aaryanna Kurucz: 400H- 1:01.49” (#10)
Women’s 4x400m Relay (O): 3:45.1” (#4)
Women’s 4x400m Relay (I): 3:48.54” (Flat 200m School Record)
Spencer Barrera: 400m - 46.36” (#6)
Jurrian Hering: 110H- 14.17” (#7)
Deyondre Davis: 400H- 51.12” (#3)
Alex Ayers: 400H- 51.66” (#5)
Men’s 4x100m Relay: 40.0” (#3)
Men’s 4x400m Relay: 3:10.88” (#7)
