Men's Track and Field
Sunday, Palngji
Palngji Sunday
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- palngji.sunday@pfw.edu
- Phone:
- (260) 481-5464
Palngji Sunday was named an assistant coach for the Purdue Fort Wayne track and field program in February 2018.
Sunday came to Purdue Fort Wayne after serving at Wright State as an assistant coach since January 2016. He developed and implemented training plans for the Raiders. He had 14 student-athletes finish in the top eight at the Horizon League Championships. He also coordinated travel for the program.
Sunday's men's track and field program set all but two of the program's record. He also led the Mastodons to a fourth place finish in their first outdoor track and field Horizon League championships.
Working with short sprints, Sunday was also part of the Heidelberg University coaching staff in 2012-13 that was recognized as the Ohio Athletic Conference women's coaching staff of the year, with six athletes earning All-OAC honors.
He owns USATF Level I and Level II sprints/hurdles certification and recently earned the USTFCCCA Strength & Conditioning Coach Certification this past summer, which is helping me understand and implement our lifting for the sprints and hurdles group.
Sunday also has experience as an assistant coach (short sprints/cross country) at Iowa City West High School.
Sunday graduated from Wartburg College with a bachelor's degree in Fitness Management and a minor in Business in 2011. He was all-conference in the 1600 meter relay three times while at Wartburg.
Sunday came to Purdue Fort Wayne after serving at Wright State as an assistant coach since January 2016. He developed and implemented training plans for the Raiders. He had 14 student-athletes finish in the top eight at the Horizon League Championships. He also coordinated travel for the program.
Sunday's men's track and field program set all but two of the program's record. He also led the Mastodons to a fourth place finish in their first outdoor track and field Horizon League championships.
Overall, 38 personal best and 11 school records student-athletes set since arrival in the winter of 2018. School records during indoor season, 60H (8.62) Jesseca Hudson-Turpin, 200 dash (25.64) Ally Bailey and 4x400 relay (3:56.79) Olivia Coleman, Lexi O’Connell, Savannah Girolami, Ally Bailey, Distance Medley (12:00.44) Sophia Hirzel, Olivia Coleman, Savannah Girolami, Emma Rafuse. School Records during outdoor season, 200 dash (24.67) Katie Clark, 100H (14.14) Jesseca Hudson-Turpin, 4x100 relay (47.79) Tyra Hunt, Ally Bailey, Lexi O’Connell, Olivia Coleman, 4x400 relay (3:48.57) Rachel Pierre-Louis, Olivia Coleman, Savannah Girolami, Ally Bailey.
He was previously the head boys and girls track coach at Coldwater (Ohio) High School. There he organized and managed home meets and developed and implemented training plans and practices.Working with short sprints, Sunday was also part of the Heidelberg University coaching staff in 2012-13 that was recognized as the Ohio Athletic Conference women's coaching staff of the year, with six athletes earning All-OAC honors.
He owns USATF Level I and Level II sprints/hurdles certification and recently earned the USTFCCCA Strength & Conditioning Coach Certification this past summer, which is helping me understand and implement our lifting for the sprints and hurdles group.
Sunday also has experience as an assistant coach (short sprints/cross country) at Iowa City West High School.
Sunday graduated from Wartburg College with a bachelor's degree in Fitness Management and a minor in Business in 2011. He was all-conference in the 1600 meter relay three times while at Wartburg.
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