Pete Herber

Biography

Pete Herber was named an assistant coach for the track & field program on Sept. 18, 2017. Herber joined the program as the new sprints and jumps coach with a wealth of experience, having spent time at the University of Utah, the University of South Florida, Iowa State University and Coe College. In 2023, Herber coached Anneke Moersdorf to a pair of school records and near-misses at national meets in the multis while Moersdorf and Delaney Bahn rewrote the school record book in the long and triple jumps. Moersdorf set both the school records for the hepathlon and pentathlon during the season, finishing just a couple spots off NCAAs in each. Herber also coached the junior to school records in the outdoor long jump and both triple jumps while Bahn broke the indoor long jump record. Both athletes scored in the long jump at Pac-12s and Moersdorf placed fifth in the heptathlon. In the sprints, Adael Scatena highlighted a strong year for OSU. The redshirt junior broke the school record in the 400-meter hurdles – her second record of the year – en route to a sixth-place finish and three points. All told, the Beavs recorded 25 new OSU Top 10 marks in the sprints, jumps and multis under Herber’s guidance in 2023 including a new school record in the indoor 4x400-meter relay. The 2022 season saw continued improvement for the Beavers on the track with 14 new Oregon State top 10 marks. Emma Nelson highlighted the year by recorded the sixth-best mark in school history in the high jump with a