Josh Stice

Biography

Josh Stice joined the Eastern Illinois University track and field staff as an assistant coach for the 2022-23 season, specializing in pole vault instruction. He is beginning his fourth season on staff for 2025-26 and helped coach EIU to the 2023 Men's Indoor OVC Track Championship. Under his coaching, athletes have posted six EIU career top ten pole vault marks, and he coached OVC Indoor Pole Vault Champion Declan Ritzenthaler in 2024. Prior to joining Eastern Illinois, Stice served as head coach of the Charleston High School track and field program and coached track and field at United Township High School. He began his athletic career earning All-Conference honors as a pole vaulter at Central College and ended his athletic career at St. Ambrose University, also earning All-Conference honors in pole vault. Stice currently works as a professor at EIU in the Kinesiology, Sports and Recreation Department.