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Norman & Watts Earn USTFCCCA National Honors
March 13, 2018 | Track & Field, Features
Michael Norman was named national men's track athlete of the year and Quincy Watts the national men's assistant coach of the year it was announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) today (March 13).
During the regular season, Michael Norman became one of the fastest men in NCAA history. At the NCAA Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas on March 10, Norman turned his attention to a bigger stage: the world. Norman became the fastest man in world history over 400 meters indoors when he clocked a time of 44.52 to win the NCAA title, which lowered the previous record of 44.57 and also stands as the American record, collegiate record and meet record. The sophomore from Murrieta, California also anchored the Trojan 4×400m team to an all-time world best mark of 3:00.77. Norman is the first athlete from Southern California to win a national indoor award.
Watts, in his fifth year as an assistant coach at USC, led USC's sprinters and 4x400m relay team to greatness this season. He oversaw an incredible performance by his runners at the NCAA Indoors, as USC athletes broke the world record in the 400m (Michael Norman, 44.52) and established an all-time world best in the 4×400m (3:00.77). All told, Watts' athletes combined for 27 of the Trojans' 37 points in College Station, Texas, which helped them to a runner-up finish. Don't forget that during the regular season, Norman clocked the then-fifth fastest time in collegiate indoor history and the 4×400m relay broke what was the collegiate indoor record at the time. He also helped guide the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship ans his athletes finished 1-2-3 in the 400m at the conference championships.
During the regular season, Michael Norman became one of the fastest men in NCAA history. At the NCAA Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas on March 10, Norman turned his attention to a bigger stage: the world. Norman became the fastest man in world history over 400 meters indoors when he clocked a time of 44.52 to win the NCAA title, which lowered the previous record of 44.57 and also stands as the American record, collegiate record and meet record. The sophomore from Murrieta, California also anchored the Trojan 4×400m team to an all-time world best mark of 3:00.77. Norman is the first athlete from Southern California to win a national indoor award.
Watts, in his fifth year as an assistant coach at USC, led USC's sprinters and 4x400m relay team to greatness this season. He oversaw an incredible performance by his runners at the NCAA Indoors, as USC athletes broke the world record in the 400m (Michael Norman, 44.52) and established an all-time world best in the 4×400m (3:00.77). All told, Watts' athletes combined for 27 of the Trojans' 37 points in College Station, Texas, which helped them to a runner-up finish. Don't forget that during the regular season, Norman clocked the then-fifth fastest time in collegiate indoor history and the 4×400m relay broke what was the collegiate indoor record at the time. He also helped guide the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship ans his athletes finished 1-2-3 in the 400m at the conference championships.
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