Plummer earns state coach of the year from LSWA

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Yhann Plummer has earned his third major award of the recently completed academic year — Louisiana Coach of the Year in women's cross country for 2018.
     
A Louisiana Sports Writers Association panel of college sports publicists selected Plummer.
     
In his debut season at XULA, Plummer led the Gold Nuggets' distance runners to the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference team championship and a berth at the NAIA national meet. He earlier was selected GCAC Coach of the Year in that sport and in women's track and field.
     
Plummer was XULA's only representative on the LSWA's All-Louisiana teams in track and field and cross country, all of which were announced Saturday evening.
     
Plummer joined Pat Kendrick (volleyball) and Bo Browder (women's basketball) as Louisiana Coach of the Year recipients from XULA in 2018-19. It's the second time that three XULA individuals received the LSWA's state coaching awards in the same academic year.
     
It's the 12th time in the last 13 years that XULA produced at least one LSWA Louisiana Coach of the Year.

XULA's all-time list of LSWA Louisiana Coaches of the Year
12 times: Joseph Moses (women's cross country 6, men's cross country 4, women's track and field 2)
5 times: Alan Green (men's tennis 3, women's tennis 2)
2 times: Steve Kalbaugh (men's cross country, women's cross country)
2 times: Pat Kendrick (women's volleyball 2)
1 time: Bo Browder (women's basketball)
1 time: Christabell Hamilton (women's volleyball)
1 time: Yhann Plummer (women's cross country)

BY YEAR
2002-03
Steve Kalbaugh, men's cross country
Steve Kalbaugh, women's cross country (tie)

2006-07
Joseph Moses, men's cross country
Joseph Moses, women's cross country

2007-08
Joseph Moses, men's cross country

2008-09
Joseph Moses, men's cross country
Joseph Moses, women's cross country
Alan Green, men's tennis
Alan Green, women's tennis

2009-10
Joseph Moses, women's cross country (tie)

2010-11
Alan Green, men's tennis

2011-12
Christabell Hamilton, women's volleyball
Joseph Moses, women's cross country
Alan Green, men's tennis

2012-13
Joseph Moses, women's cross country
Alan Green, women's tennis

2013-14
Joseph Moses, men's cross country

2014-15
Joseph Moses, women's track and field

2016-17
Joseph Moses, women's cross country
Joseph Moses, women's track and field

2017-18
Pat Kendrick, women's volleyball

2018-19
Pat Kendrick, women's volleyball
Yhann Plummer, women's cross country
Bo Browder, women's basketball

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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