Jeoffrey York enters his fifth season as the head coach of the Vikings men's and women's track and field programs. Coach York and his coaching staff brought instant success and national attention to the programs as the Vikings have won back-to-back NJCAA Region 3 Men’s Track and Field Championships in his first two seasons at the helm. Coach York has played an essential role in Hudson Valley earning the NJCAA bid to host the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in 2022. 

In April 2022, Coach York was appointed to serve as the Division III Vice President of the NJCAA Track and Field Coaches Association through the 2024 NJCAA Championships season. Coach York has been a member of the NJCAA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council as an ambassador representing NJCAA Region 3. 

The 2020 and 2021 outdoor track and field seasons at Hudson Valley were canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Vikings men’s track and field program finished the 2019 season as the top-ranked program in the USTFCCCA Northeast Regional rankings and earned a fourth-place finish at the 2019 NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. 

Coach York has grown the women’s track and field program into a national contender as well. The Vikings women’s track and field team placed fifth overall out of 23 teams at the 2019 NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. 

Following the successful 2019 season, Coach York was named the was named the USTFCCCA Men’s Northeast Region Head Coach of the Year.The men ranked as highest as No. 3 in the national polls in 2019. 

A native of New York City and graduate of Troy High School, York is familiar with the high schools and programs in the area, and plans to begin recruiting this spring semester in preparation for the 2019-20 season.

A graduate of the University at Albany, York was inducted into the university's Track and Field Wall of Fame in 2016 and into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. York was a five-time NCAA champion, including three titles in the 110-meter high hurdles and two in the 55-meter high hurdles. He also was an eight-time All-American in the 110-meter high hurdles, 55-meter high hurdles, and 4x400-meter relay.

York became UAlbany's first-ever Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) champion in 1995, when he ran the 55-meter high hurdles in a time of 7.23 seconds, the fastest time in UAlbany history. In addition to holding the UAlbany record for 55-meter high hurdles, he also owns the 110-meter high hurdles mark with a time of 13.74 seconds. During the 1994-95 season, York earned the University Male Athlete of the Year award.

York continued to compete after college in numerous U.S. Olympic-affiliated races, including the U.S. Olympic Festival of 1995, where he finished in fifth place in the 110-meter high hurdles. York was also the Penn Relay Olympic Development Champion for the 110-meter high hurdles in both 1999 and 2001

Coach York recently achieved USATF Level 1 Track & Field Coach certification. 

Getting to Know Coach York:

• 2021 USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Track and Field Hall of Fame, 2021
• Member, NJCAA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council - Region 3 Ambassador, 2021
• 2019 USTFCCCA Region III Junior College Coach of the Year, 2019 
• Won Back-to-Back NJCAA Region III Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships (2018-19)
• 2016 UAlbany Track and Field Wall of Fame Inductee
• 2000 UAlbany Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee
• 1996 UAlbany graduate
• 1995 UAlbany Male Athlete of the Year
• 8x All-American (110-meter hurdles, 55-meter hurdles, 4x400 relay)
• 5x NCAA Champion (3x in 110-meter hurdles, 2x in 55-meter hurdles)
• Fastest All time Division III 110-meter hurdles 13.56
• IC4A 55-meter hurdles champion, 1995 (7.23 seconds – UAlbany Record)
• Owns 110-meter hurdles school record (13.56 seconds)
• U.S. Olympic Trials 8^th place finish 2000 (110-meter hurdles)
• U.S. Olympic Festival 5^th place finish 1995 (110-meter hurdles)
• Ranked 10^th in U.S. and 33^rd in World in 2001
• 2x Penn Relay Olympic Development Champion (110-meter hurdles)
• USATF Level 1 Certified Coach
• Speed Specialist Certification (8/2020)

Updated: 8/11/21