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Norman, Smith Gilbert & Watts Earn USTFCCCA Regional Honors
March 05, 2018 | Track & Field, Features
Michael Norman was named men's track athlete of the year, Caryl Smith Gilbert men's and women's head coach of the year and Quincy Watts men's assistant of the year for the West Region it was announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) today (March 5).
Norman, a sophomore from Murrieta, Calif., scorched the track at the Tiger Paw Invitational on his way to the fifth-fastest time in collegiate indoor history in the 400m of 45.00. Later in that same meet, Norman took the baton last for the Trojans' 4×400 relay team that ran a collegiate record-setting and then world record-setting time of 3:01.98.
Smith Gilbert, in her fifth year at USC, led the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship where her athletes won six individual titles. On the season, her athletes posted 14 school top-10 marks, as well as a world record in the 4×400m relay. Her squad currently ranks fifth nationally.
Smith Gilbert also led the USC women to their fourth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship in five years, as well as a top-five national team ranking heading in to the NCAA Championships. Smith Gilbert was named the MPSF Women's Coach of the Year after the Trojans won four individual event crowns on their way to claiming the team trophy.
Watts, in his fifth year as an assistant coach at USC, helped guide the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship. His athletes finished 1-2-3 in the 400m at the conference championships. On the season, Michael Norman posted the fifth-fastest 400 time in collegiate history at 45.00. The 4×400 relay team, which Watts works closely with, set a world, collegiate and school record with a time of 3:01.98 at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb.10.
The Trojans will be in action this week at the NCAA Indoor T&F Championships in College Station, Texas on March 9-10.
Norman, a sophomore from Murrieta, Calif., scorched the track at the Tiger Paw Invitational on his way to the fifth-fastest time in collegiate indoor history in the 400m of 45.00. Later in that same meet, Norman took the baton last for the Trojans' 4×400 relay team that ran a collegiate record-setting and then world record-setting time of 3:01.98.
Smith Gilbert, in her fifth year at USC, led the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship where her athletes won six individual titles. On the season, her athletes posted 14 school top-10 marks, as well as a world record in the 4×400m relay. Her squad currently ranks fifth nationally.
Smith Gilbert also led the USC women to their fourth Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship in five years, as well as a top-five national team ranking heading in to the NCAA Championships. Smith Gilbert was named the MPSF Women's Coach of the Year after the Trojans won four individual event crowns on their way to claiming the team trophy.
Watts, in his fifth year as an assistant coach at USC, helped guide the Trojan men's team to an MPSF Championship. His athletes finished 1-2-3 in the 400m at the conference championships. On the season, Michael Norman posted the fifth-fastest 400 time in collegiate history at 45.00. The 4×400 relay team, which Watts works closely with, set a world, collegiate and school record with a time of 3:01.98 at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb.10.
The Trojans will be in action this week at the NCAA Indoor T&F Championships in College Station, Texas on March 9-10.
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