Jim Garnham Position: Assistant Coach - Field Events

Jim Garnham joined the Notre Dame track and field staff as an assistant coach for jumps in the fall of 2008. Garnham led the Irish jumpers to an outstanding season in 2009 that included two All-America honors and four BIG EAST titles.

Mary Saxer earned her first All-America honor with a ninth-place pole vault finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships, then followed that with a third-place, All-America performance at the outdoor meet. Saxer won the BIG EAST indoor and outdoor pole vault titles, as well.

Matt Schipper qualified for both the NCAA indoor and outdoor meets after taking home the BIG EAST indoor and outdoor pole vault titles in `09. Kevin Schipper was the third Irish pole vaulter to earn all-BIG EAST honors with a second-place pole vault finish at the league's indoor meet.

Garnham joined the Irish staff after a three-year stint as the field events coach at the University of Tulsa. During his tenure, he coached an NCAA qualifier in the shot put, a USATF indoor shot put qualifier, 17 NCAA Midwest Regional qualifiers, four Conference USA champions and 20 all-C-USA athletes. His student-athletes also set 18 school records at Tulsa.

Prior to Tulsa, Garnham served five years as an assistant track and field coach at the University at Buffalo, where he worked with multi-event athletes, javelin throwers and hurdlers. He coached a USATF indoor heptathlon qualifier, a Canadian Olympic trials qualifier in the women's heptathlon, two NCAA qualifiers, four NCAA East Regional qualifiers and five Mid-American Conference champions.

Garnham earned his bachelor's degree in history from Kent State in 1998.