Capital University Athletics Hall of Fame
Joshua Cheyenne Woods was an outstanding student-athlete for the men's track and field program throughout his career. Woods left his mark on the program all-time lists an outstanding seven times, including continuing to hold two school records. He currently holds the program records in the outdoor 200-meter dash with a time of 21.51 seconds at the Gator Invite in May of 2010 and the outdoor long jump with a mark of 7.22 meters at the North Central Last Chance meet in May of 2012. Additionally, he sees his name on the program top-10 lists among the top four in the indoor triple jump (14.33 meters), the outdoor triple jump (14.15 meters), indoor long jump (7.04 meters), the indoor 4x400 relay (3:26.47), and the indoor 200-meter dash (22.41 seconds). Â Woods was also a five-time NCAA qualifier across his career in the long jump, triple jump and 200-meter dash.Â
Woods resides in Westerville, Ohio alongside his spouse Samyuktha Reddy Ganga and his son Nivaan Icarus Woods. Joshua also adds credit to his adoptive parents Andrea Maria and Leroy Allen as well as his grandmother Shirley L. Byrd, his grandfather Leroy 'Buster' Montgomery, and his mother-in-law Jaya Laxmi Beeram for their support through his career and beyond. He works as a Software Engineering Team Lead currently.Â