Four days after winning both the men’s and women’s 2015 Outdoor National Championship, two Oregon track and field coaches took home more hardware.
Head coach Robert Johnson was named men’s and women’s outdoor coach of the year and his distance coach, Andy Powell, was named men’s assistant outdoor coach of the year.
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) member coaches from NCAA Division I programs cast votes for the awards.
Led by Johnson, Oregon men won their second straight outdoor title by an 89-point margin. It’s their second biggest margin in history, only trailing that of last year’s team.
This was the second consecutive year Johnson won men’s outdoor coach of the year, but his first time winning the award for both the men’s and women’s teams.
Powell won his second consecutive men’s outdoor assistant coach of the year award due in large part to contributions from distance runners Edward Cheserek and Eric Jenkins throughout the 2015 season.
Southern Illinois’ John Smith was named women’s outdoor assistant coach of the year.
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Robert Johnson, Andy Powell named national coaches of the year
June 16, 2015
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