Track and Field's Holloway, Smith Earn USTFCCCA Regional Honors
Monday, June 8, 2009 | Track and Field
Florida track and field head coach Mike Holloway and sprinter Calvin Smith (Lutz, Fla.) each have earned regional honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the New Orleans-based organization announced Monday.
Holloway was named the 2009 USTFCCCA South Region Outdoor Men's Track and Field Head Coach of the Year, while Smith was named the 2009 USTFCCCA South Region Outdoor Men's Runner of the Year.
Holloway, in his seventh season as head coach of the Florida men's track and field team and his 14th as a member of the coaching staff, recently directed the Gator men to their first NCAA East Regional title since the 2004 season following a second-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships.
Under his direction, Florida has been ranked among the nation's top-five the entire season with three weeks at the No. 1 position late in the season. This is the second coaching honor this season for Holloway, who earned 2009 SEC Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year honors in his second year directing a combined program after the Gator women captured the 2009 SEC Outdoor Championship.
Holloway becomes the first head coach in the history of the Florida men's program to be named USTFCCCA South Region Men's Head Coach of the Year.
Smith was the 2009 SEC Outdoor Men's Runner of the Year after capturing the Commissioner's Trophy at the SEC Outdoor Championships, scoring a league-best 22 total points. He finished first in the 400m, second in the 200m and was part of a first-place 4x100-meter relay team and a third-place 4x400-meter relay team.
Smith currently leads the nation in the 400-meter dash with a time of 44.96, is part of the nation's No. 1 4x100-meter relay team (38.74) and the No. 4 4x400-meter relay team (3:02.84).
The Florida track and field teams are back in action June 10-13, when they travel to Fayetteville , Ark., to participate in the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships. For all of the latest information, please log on to www.GatorZone.com/trackfield or www.twitter.com/GZTrackField.
2009 USTFCCCA Regional Award Winners
Women's Runner of the Year
Great Lakes – Tiffany Ofili, Michigan
Mid-Atlantic – Clara Grandt, West Virginia
Midwest – Angela Bizzari, Illinois
Mountain – Jenny Barringer, Colorado
Northeast – Danette Doetzel, Providence
South – Murielle Ahoure, Miami
South Central – Porscha Lewis, Texas A&M
Southeast – Francena McCoroy, Hampton
West – Charonda Williams, Arizona State
Men's Runner of the Year
Great Lakes – Adam Harris, Michigan
Mid-Atlantic – Sean Tully, Villanova
Midwest – German Fernandez, Oklahoma State
Mountain – Gil Roberts, Texas Tech
Northeast – Kyle Heath, Syracuse
South – Calvin Smith, Florida
South Central – Trindon Holliday, LSU
Southeast – Sam Chelanga, Liberty
West – Galen Rupp, Oregon
Women's Field Athlete of the Year
Great Lakes – Kara Patterson, Purdue
Mid-Atlantic – Gayle Hunter, Penn State
Midwest – Liz Roehrig, Minnesota
Mountain – Blessing Okagbare, UTEP
Northeast – Tahari James, Boston
South – Kim Williams, Florida State
South Central – Destinee Hooker, Texas
Southeast – Dorotea Habazin, Virginia Tech
West – Sarah Stevens, Arizona State
Men's Field Athlete of the Year
Great Lakes – Derek Drouin, Indiana
Mid-Atlantic – Clarence Smith, Penn State
Midwest – Will Claye, Oklahoma
Mountain – Dimitrios Fylladitakis, UTEP
Northeast – Nico Weiler, Harvard
South – Chris Hill, Georgia
South Central – Jason Colwick, Rice
Southeast – Rashaud Scott, Kentucky
West – Ashton Eaton, Oregon
Women's Head Coach of the Year
Great Lakes – James Henry, Michigan
Mid-Atlantic – Beth Alford-Sullivan, Penn State
Midwest – Tonja Buford-Bailey, Illinois
Mountain – Wes Kittley, Texas Tech
Northeast – Bill Morgan, UConn
South – Caryl Smith Gilbert, UCF
South Centrall – Jim Bevan, Rice
Southeast – Erik Jenkins, Western Kentucky
West – Dan Steele, Oregon
Men's Head Coach of the Year
Great Lakes – Dennis Mitchell, Akron
Mid-Atlantic – Joe Compagni, Monmouth
Midwest – Gary Pepin, Nebraska
Mountain – Mark Robison, BYU
Northeast – Nathan Taylor, Cornell
South – Mike Holloway, Florida
South Central – Chris Bucknam, Arkansas and Sean Brady, Southeastern Louisiana
Southeast – Jason Vigilante, Virginia
West – Ron Allice, Southern Cal
Women's Assistant Coach of the Year
Great Lakes – Brian Forrester, Akron
Mid-Atlantic – Chris Miltenberg, Georgetown
Midwest – Marc Burns, Wichita State
Mountain – Scott Irving, Air Force
Northeast – Clive Terrelonge, UConn
South – Karen Harvey, Florida State
South Central – Vince Anderson, Texas A&M
Southeast – Carrie Lane, Virginia
West – Robert Johnson, Oregon
Men's Assistant Coach of the Year
Great Lakes – Rodney Zuyderwyk, Purdue
Mid-Atlantic – Sheila Burrell, Georgetown
Midwest – Billy Maxwell, Nebraska
Mountain – Dion Miller, Texas Tech
Northeast – Michelle Eisenreich, Brown
South – Don Babbit, Georgia
South Central – Dick Booth, Arkansas
Southeast – Tim Hall, Clemson
West – Mark MacDonald, Washington State
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