Wichita State head track and field coach Steve Rainbolt announced the addition of Josh Farmer to his coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Farmer joins the Shockers after graduating from UC Irvine, where he was a three-time decathlon All-American and the 2024 Big West decathlon champion.

"I'm really excited to have a jack-of-all-trades on our coaching staff, who can help in a variety of areas around the team," Rainbolt said.

The San Diego, Calif. native placed 14th at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and competed for Team USA in its victory over Germany in the 2024 Thorpe Cup, the annual international decathlon and heptathlon competition between the two nations.

"His main focus will be helping me with a large group of multi-eventers, but he could step in and help us all over the track and the field," Rainbolt said. "He comes with a great track and field pedigree, and I'm confident he's going to be a terrific addition to our coaching staff and be a great asset for the athletes on our team."

Farmer comes with a strong track and field family background as his father, Matt, was a three-time Big West decathlon champion at UC Irvine, his mother, Kristin Harkins, was an All-American in the 1500m at Cal Poly Pomona, and his grandfather, Dixon, was an NCAA champion in the 440 hurdles at Occidental College and went on to coach at his alma mater, Michigan, Washington and San Diego State.

He earned two bachelor's degrees from UC Irvine, one in education sciences and the other in anthropology, and a master's degree in demographic and social analysis.