The Florida State Men’s Track & Field team won the 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships, their third consecutive national title! Bob Braman, Ken Harnden, Harlis Meaders, & Dennis Nobles coached individual champions in the long jump and 200m dash.
The LSU Women’s Track & Field team won the 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships, their first national title since 2003. Head Coach Dennis Shaver was named the 2008 NCAA Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year and the SEC Women’s Indoor & Outdoor Coach of the Year. The LSU women have won a total of 25 NCAA team championships in school history, including 11 indoor and 14 outdoor national titles.
Calvin Robinson, Texas El Paso’s Assistant Coach for Jumps / Multi-Events, coached Mickael Hanany to his first NCAA title in the high jump. Hanany tied the school record with a career best of 2.32m (7-7 1/4) and broke the Drake Stadium record of 2.31m.
Cory Ihmels, Head Track Coach at Iowa State University, coached Lisa Koll to her first 10K championship. Koll cruised to a first-place finish with a time of 32:44.95, breaking the 1988 Drake Stadium record.
