Andrew Plentl enters his fifth year of coaching and his fourth at UIW. He focuses on the multi-events, high jumpers, and hurdlers for the Cardinals. He was a decathlete in college at Stephen F. Austin State University where he was a four-time All Southland Conference athlete and eight-time scorer at the conference meet.
He earned a Bachelor's in Kinesiology and a Masters of Science in Human Performance. He was a Graduate Assistant at SFA for a year. Plentl has been married for five years to his wife who was a school record holder at SFA and is currently a physical therapist.