Wendy McFarlane, a former standout runner at the University of Tulsa, begins the second season of her second stint with the University of Delaware men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field programs for the 2008-09 season. She also served as a volunteer assistant at Delaware in 2002-03.
She assists women's head coach Sue McGrath-Powell and men's coach Jim Fischer with the Blue Hen sprinters and hurdlers. During the 2007-08 season, she played a big part in helping UD athletes set school records in the indoor 55 meter hurdles, 60 meter hurdles, 400 meters, 500 meters, and 4 x 400 meter relay. During the outdoor season, UD athletes set school records in the 100 and 400 meter hurdles, the 400 meter dash, and the 4 x 100, 4 x 200, and 4 x 400 meter relays.
A native of St. Mary, Jamaica, McFarlane attended G.C. Foster College in Jamaica for two years and received a diploma in teaching physical education. She competed for the track and field team and was a two-time team Most Valuable Player and also competed in volleyball and field hockey.
She moved on to the Univeristy of Tulsa where she was a two-year letterwinner in track and field, set school records in several relay events, and was a provisional qualifier to the NCAA Championships in the 400 meters and 4 x 400 meter relay. She was a Dean's List student and earned Western Athletic Conference All-Academic honors. She earned her degree in exercise sports science from Tulsa in 2001 and her master's degree in science in human performance from Frostburg (MD) State University in 2005.
A USA Track and Field Level I and II certified coach, she began her coaching career at Delaware in 2002-03 and moved on to Frostburg State where she served as an assistant for both the men's and women's programs for two seasons.
McFarlane, 31 (born Feb. 3, 1977), has a daughter, Jayda. She works full-time as an exercise physiologist with Delaware Back Pain and Sports Rehabilitation in Newark, DE and also serves as head track coach for McGlobal Elite Development Track Club.
Assistant Coach Wendy McFarlane