Woodard joined the Arizona State softball staff in the summer of 2011 after serving the last 15 years as the Director of Athletics and softball head coach at Western New Mexico University. A few of his accolades include:

• From 1986-91 he taught and coached at the high school level in the Tularosa and Deming, N.M., areas.

• Went on to WNM where he restarted the softball program in 1998 and was at the helm of the club until 2001, only to return back in 2008.

• While at Western New Mexico, he coached four All-Americans and was an assistant on the 2004 NCAA West Region Championship squad that finished 5th at the NCAA Division II Championships.

• As athletic director, Woodard managed the school's 11 intercollegiate sports teams.

• Prior to starting the softball program at Western New Mexico, Woodard was head coach of the school's baseball team for two seasons until the program was cut in 1993.

• Served as an assistant coach to the Western New Mexico football team from 1992-1996. As the offensive coordinator in 1995, his team compiled a 7-4 record and upset D-I Cal State Northridge.

• A native of Carlsbad, N.M., Woodard was as an all-star shortstop in his collegiate days for Western New Mexico and was twice named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's All-Conference team.

• Graduated from the school in 1985 with a bachelor of science in biology and earned his master of arts in administration in 1986.