Joe Silvers joined the Idaho State track and field program as an assistant coach on July 20, 2018. Silvers comes to the Bengals from the University of North Dakota, where he served as the assistant coach for jumps, combined events, and pole vault.
In all, he has coached Fighting Hawks men and women to 7 conference championships, 15 school records, and 96 entries in UND’s All Time Top 10 lists.
Silvers coached a number of talented individuals during his time with the Fighting Hawks, most recently helping vaulter Kyley Foster achieve her second trip to the NCAA West Regional. Foster set the North Dakota school indoor and outdoor pole vault records and is a four-time All-Conference athlete and the 2018 Big Sky Outdoor Conference Champion. Her outdoor record of 13-09.25 (4.20m) is also the third best mark in Big Sky history.
Silvers helped guide Nolan Hovland to his first NCAA West Regional in 2018. Hovland qualified for the meet in the men’s high jump after claiming the 2018 Big Sky Outdoor Conference Championship with a height of 7-00.25 (2.14m). Hovland is a four-time All-Conference athlete and was the 2015 Indoor Conference Champion as a freshman with a mark of 6-11.75 (2.13m).
Early in his career at North Dakota Silvers coached long and triple jumper D’Mante Farley. Farley was a standout performer for the Fighting Hawks earning All-Conference honors in the triple jump. He also qualified for the 2013 NCAA West Regional and USA Jr National Track and Field Championships with a mark of 49-01.50 (14.97m). Farley placed 8th at the USA Jr National meet earning USATF Jr All-American honors.
Collectively Silvers athletes were a force for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks setting school records in the pole vault, combined events, long jump, and triple jump.
Prior to North Dakota Joe Silvers was a member of the Idaho State Track and Field team. Silvers competed for the Bengals from 2005 to 2009. After completing his bachelor degree Silvers coached at ISU for two years while completing his masters in Athletic Administration.
Silvers has continued to further his education earning both his Jumping Event Specialist (2012) and Strength and Conditioning Specialist (2016) certifications through the United State Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association’s Track and Field Academy. Silvers also received his USA Track & Field Level 1 coaching certification in 2010.
He has a passion for sharing his knowledge and been published in the USTFCCCA’s official publication, Techniques, contributing an article entitled “Mental Training for Track and Field.”
