Henderson State University Athletics

Woody Jolley was a multiple sport athlete at Henderson State from 1960 to 1963. Jolley was a three-time All-AIC selection in football and was team captain in1963 helping guide the Reddies to an AIC Championship. Jolley also lettered two years in track and two years in swimming. Jolley later returned to Henderson State to coach the Reddie track and cross country teams. He led Henderson to the AIC and District 17 cross country championship and was named Coach of the Year in 1990. Jolley had great success in the high school coaching ranks at Little Rock Parkview. His teams finished as Class AAAA cross country state runners-up in 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976. In 1980, Parkview won the Class AAAA Arkansas State Championship. In 1981, Parkview finished as runners-up at the track and field state meet. Jolley has been an advocate for track and field in the state of Arkansas over the last four decades. He served two years as president of the Arkansas. Jolley was inducted into the Arkansas Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2012.