DEMOREST, Ga. - Following the departure of Jamie Jimison, Piedmont has announced the promotion of Dr. Remel Williams to Director of Track & Field and Cross Country. Williams has been on staff since the fall of 2019 as an assistant within the track & field program. 

"Being able to retain Dr. Remel Williams and promote her to this new role is such a tremendous opportunity not only for her but to continue elevating our track and field programs," Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jim Peeples stated. "She is one of the best in the country at what she does and continues to impress with all she and her athletes accomplish and I know that will only continue."

Dr. Williams helped guide the Lions to three straight CCS Championships for the men's track and field program and two of three on the women's side as well since joining the league in the 2022-23 season.

In 2025, she helped guide Silas Goolsby to Second Team All-American honors at the NCAA Division III National Championship in the 200m. 

He was not the first athlete under her direct coaching to advance to nationals as her second season with the Lions saw Dr. Williams help guide Anthony Jordan to a historic season in the long jump. Under her watch, Jordan delivered a third-place finish in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships while Jordan also brought home South Region Field Athlete of the Year from the USTFCCCA.

"It is important to continue the continuity in the program that Remel has been such an important part of during her time as an assistant at Piedmont," Peeples said. "I am sure she and Coach Jimison will work closely together as we continue to partner with Tallulah Falls." 

She holds the USATF Level 1 Coaching Certificate and Level 2 Coaching Education in Sprints/Hurdles/Relays. She also attended the USTFCCCA Track & Field Academy online in May 2020 on the Division II Coaches Scholarship/Tuition waiver to attend the Track & Field Sprint/Hurdles/Relay Specialist Certification Course (SCC).

Dr. Williams was a three-year competitor for the Shorter Hawks track and field team including serving as co-captain in 2017-18. Dr. Williams was a 2017 NCAA National Outdoor Track & Field Championship Qualifier in the 4x100m Relay. She ran her final year of track eligibility at Lincoln Memorial while pursuing her master's degree.

She also competed on the Hawks' cross country team during the 2017 season and served as a SAAC representative and vice president of SAAC from 2016-18. 

She earned her bachelor of science in early childhood education/elementary education teacher preparation from Shorter University in 2018. Dr. Williams then moved on to earn her master's in education in curriculum & instruction from Lincoln Memorial University in 2019 and her specialist's in education from Lincoln Memorial in 2020. She completed her doctorate of education in curriculum and instruction in 2025 from Lincoln Memorial.