Williams Named CIAA Outdoor Men's Track & Field Top Coach

Coach Williams (center) Poses With CIAA Commissioner Jacqie Carpenter and
WSSU AD Bill Hayes,  the CIAA Track Committee Co-Chair Along With Williams.
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PETERSBURG, Va. - George Williams of Saint Augustine's University was named CIAA outdoor men's track & field coach of the year at the Spring Sports Festival Track & Field Banquet on the campus of Virginia State University on Thursday, April 18, 2013.

Williams, the legendary St. Aug track & field coach and athletic director, has guided the men's track team to a No. 1 national ranking in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II poll for the third straight week. His squad is a prohibitive favorite to win their 16th consecutive CIAA outdoor men's crown this weekend.

Williams directed the men's team to the CIAA indoor title and the NCAA Division II indoor title earlier in 2013. Overall, his men's and women's teams at St. Aug have won 32 NCAA titles and approximately 150 CIAA championships. He has won over 200 coach of the year awards, including the 2013 USTFCCCA men's Division II indoor coach of the year award, and he was the head coach of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team. His scholarship student-athletes have a 95 percent graduation rate.


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