Karim Abdel Wahab, Georgia: 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Assistant Coach of the Year

Karim Abdel Wahab was named the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Assistant Coach of the Year. Abdel Wahab, in his second year as assistant coach at Georgia, coached the Bulldogs’ sprinters and hurdlers to account for 34 of the team’s 73 points in winning the team title at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships. His athletes earned First Team All-America honors in three events, led by a 1-2 finish in the 400 with Aaliyah Butler and Dejanea Oakley and a bronze in the 400 hurdles by Michelle Smith (those three were joined by Sydney Harris to win the 4×400 relay).