Rodney Zuyderwyk

Biography

Rodney Zuyderwyk joined the Notre Dame Track and Field program in the fall of 2018 and works with the multi events, jumps and hurdle groups. Zuyderwyk is a three-time USTFCCCA Regional Coach of the year with his most recent award coming in the 2024 indoor season. During his coaching career his athletes have won eight national championships (including five NCAA titles, three USATF Senior titles and 46 conference championships). They have also set two American Records and an Olympic Trials record. Since arriving at Notre Dame his athletes have won three NCAA championships, eight ACC Championships and 16 All-American awards. Under Zuyderwyk coaching Jadin O’Brien won the 2023, 2024 and 2025 NCAA Indoor Pentathlon titles. In 2023 O’Brien represented the USA winning the NACAC gold medal in Costa Rica. In 2024 O’Brien teamed up with Alaina Brady for a 1-2 finish at the ACC Championships in the Pentathlon. The 2025 indoor season saw O’Brien, Brady and Addison Berry sweep the podium at the ACC Championships with the trio claiming all three top finishes, respectively. In 2020, Zuyderwyk coached Naya Sharp and Summer Thorpe also to a 1-2 finish at the ACC Championships in the 60m hurdles. Also while at Notre Dame, Zuyderwyk assisted Sam Grewe in winning the Para Olympic and Para World Championship gold medal while setting the world record in the High jump. A native of Australia, Zuyderwyk previously served as Associate Head Coach at New Mexico where he supervised the vertical jumps, co