Derek Jacobus serves as Asst. Coach / Multis /Jumps / Recruiting Coordinator for University of Central Arkansas's Track and Field program in Conway, Arkansas. Former All-American Derek Jacobus enters his first season as an assistant coach and Recruiting Coordinator for the Central Arkansas track and field program, working with the jumps and multis. During the spring season of 2022 with the Little Rock Trojans program, Jacobus guided Johnathan Jones to a new school record and a gold medal at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships in the high jump as Jones cleared 2.17m, solidifying a spot at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships.
Jacobus also coached true freshman Hunter Johnson to set new school records in both the indoor (4.77m) and outdoor (4.85m) pole vaults while true freshman Ethan Sorrels posted the second-best marks in the heptathlon (4,949 points) and decathlon (6,436 points). Gabby Ayiteyfio was the beneficiary of Jacobus’ guidance as she scored 3,259 points in the pentathlon to rank fourth in school history before scoring 4,537 points in the heptathlon to rank second in school history as she finished sixth at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships. In the 2020-21 season, Jacobus guided five individual conference scorers at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships as Jones claimed silver in the High Jump while Christian Matamoros placed fourth. Jones initially set a school record as he became the first Trojan to ever surpass the seven-foot mark in the high jump.
