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Pat Healy retired after the 2016 women's track & field season, his 25th year as the Eagles' head coach. He led UWL to 22 team trophies (top-four finishes) at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Indoor and Outdoor Championships in his career, including sweeping the 2015 national titles. The Eagles finished in the top-10 in 41 of a possible 50 national championship under Healy. He was selected the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Indoor Coach of the Year four times (1997, 2000, 2001, 2015) and Outdoor Coach of the Year twice (1998, 2015). Healy was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame December 14, 2016.
UWL won 16 WIAC indoor titles under Healy, including 14 of the last 17, and 18 outdoor crowns, including 16 of the last 19. He was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Indoor Coach of the Year 13 times and Outdoor Coach of the Year on 11 occasions. A total of 463 NCAA III All-America honors (198 indoor; 265 outdoor) were earned under Healy. UWL had 18 individual and nine relay national championships in Healy's tenure while setting 24 of 26 indoor school records and 18 of 27 outdoor records. The success continued on the academic side under Healy as UWL earned the USTFCCCA All-Academic Award all 19 seasons it has been recognized. The women's track & field program has averaged over a 3.30 grade point average since 1992.
Healy served as UWL's head women's cross country coach from 1991-2001, guiding the Eagles to 13 top-10 finishes at the NCAA III Championships. UWL captured four WIAC cross country titles under Healy as he was named the WIAC Coach of the Year each season. During the 2001-02 campaign, UWL earned top-four national trophies in the "triple crown" (cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field) for the first time since 1983-84. UWL placed fourth at the NCAA III cross country championships in 2001 while finishing third at the 2002 indoor track & field championships and fourth outdoors.
Healy earned his bachelor's and master's degree in education from Western Oregon University. He currently lives in La Crescent, Minnesota.
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