Keith Woodard returned to the Lewis & Clark campus in the spring of 2002 as an assistant coach for track and field. He brings over 30 years of coaching experience to the program. He has coached at the high school, club, and college levels. His collegiate student-athletes have earned over 50 All-American awards and have included a two time national Heptathlon champion, four Olympic Trials competitors, numerous Academic All-Americans, and three All-Academic All-American teams.
    As a high school runner, Keith captained the Beaverton High School track and xc teams, winning the Metro League cross country title and setting school records on the track. He assisted the coaching staff with younger team members and coached then non sanctioned events like the triple jump.
    He continued his study of the sport at Lewis & Clark under the tutelage of Eldon Fix and as a teammate of current Head Coach David Fix. In his first career as a Pioneer, Keith ran on several conference and district championship teams.
    Keith left school to continue his running career. In 1974, he co founded the Spur of the Moment Track Club based in Portland. For the next 5 years the club was one of the top clubs in the Northwest and competed at the US National Championships. During this time, he coached other club members including sprinters, jumpers, and a decathlete. In 1977, he became Head Boys and Girls cross country and track coach at Beaverton High School where he had cross country teams and individuals in cross country and track advance to the state meet.
    The end of 1978 saw a move to Colorado where Keith managed the Frank Shorter Fitness Wear stores. He continued coaching and competing and ran for the nationally competitive clubs of the Frank Shorter Racing Team, Nike’s 4 Corner’s Track Club, and the ASIC Racing Team.    
    Late 1986 saw a return to Portland where he joined his brother Ken’s staff at Portland State University. As an assistant for cross country and track and field for 10 years and the Women’s Head cross country and track and field coach for 5 years his student-athletes broke school records in 17 women’s events and 15 men’s events as well as accounting for over 50 All-American awards.    
    In 1988 and 1989, Keith stepped back on the track to compete for the Pioneers and his former teammate David Fix. In this second career on Palatine Hill he won conference and district titles on the track and competed at the national meet both years in the 10,000 meters earning All-American honors in his last year.
         Keith to the Pioneer staff in 2002 as assistant for sprints, hurdles, and jumps. In the fall of 2003, Keith was added to the cross country staff and his track assignment was changed to sprints, hurdles, and distances. He has helped guide three Pioneers to the national track meet and brought back one All-American.
    After helping to lead the 2005 women’s team to a second-place team finish, Woodard was named the NWC Coach of the Year with David Fix.    
    In the summer of 2007, Keith was named the Head Cross Country Coach while remaining as the assistant track coach.