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Norman, Smith Gilbert & Watts Earn USTFCCCA National Awards
June 13, 2018 | Track & Field, Features
Michael Norman was named Men's Track Athlete of the Year, Caryl Smith Gilbert Women's Coach of the Year and Quincy Watts Men's Assistant Coach of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) today (June 13).
Norman, a sophomore from Murrieta, Calif. was undefeated in every 400m, 200m, 4x100m & 4x400m final he ran this season. He won the NCAA title in the 400m dash and was part of USC's winning 4x400m relay, with both setting collegiate records at the just concluded 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Norman helped lead the Trojans to a fourth-place finish as a team.
Norman stormed around the track to victory in the 400m dash with a collegiate-record time of 43.61, breaking the record of 43.70 set by Fred Kerley last season. Norman's time also broke the NCAA finals record of 44.00 set by his coach Quincy Watts in 1992. He also bettered the Hayward Field record of 43.74 set by Michael Johnson in 1993. Norman's time is also the current world leader and he becomes the seventh best performer ever and the fastest American since Jeremy Wariner ran 43.45 in 2007.
Norman and his teammates Ricky Morgan Jr., Rai Benjamin and Zach Shinnick closed out the men's championships by winning the 4x400m relay with a collegiate, NCAA meet, Hayward Field and school record time of 2:59.00. The previous NCAA record and NCAA championship record was 2:59.59 set by LSU in 2005. USC's previous school record in the men's 4x400m relay was 3:00.58 set in 1992.
Norman also captured the Pac-12 400m title with a time of 44.40. He won the 200m with a time of 19.84 (+2.8w), the fastest time in the country this season. The Bowerman candidate became the third male to win the Pac-12 200m & 400m titles in the same season.
USC's Director of Track & Field Smith Gilbert led USC's women's team to the 2018 NCAA team title, its first since 2001 and the second in program history. The meet came down to the final event and USC's 4x400m relay team of Kyra Constantine, Anna Cockrell, Deanna Hill and Kendall Ellis won the event title in dramatic come-from-behind fashion to earn the team title for USC. Smith Gilbert also guided Angie Annelus to the women's 200m title earlier in the day. The USC women's team scored 53 points to capture the NCAA title by one point. USC's point total was its most at the NCAA Championships since scoring 57 points in 2002. Smith Gilbert is also the first woman to be named Women's National Outdoor Coach of the Year since UCLA's Jeanette Bolden in 2004.
Smith Gilbert also led the USC women's team to its first Pac-12 title since 1996 and its first No. 1 ranking since the 2015 season. USC's 170 points scored were its second-most ever at Pac-12 Championships and her athletes won eight of the 21 events. Smith Gilbert's athletes set four school records and three USC freshman records this season. Smith Gilbert was named Pac-12 Women's Coach of the Year earlier this season.
Watts guided Norman in the 400m dash and the men's 4x400m relay team of Ricky Morgan Jr., Rai Benjamin, Zach Shinnick and Norman to NCAA titles and collegiate records at the 2018 NCAA T&F Championships. Norman won the 400m race with a collegiate, NCAA Championships and Hayward Field record time of 43.61. The 4x400m relay won its title with an all-time NCAA, NCAA Championships and school-record time of 2:59.00.
Watts also coached Norman to a Pac-12 400m title with a time of 44.40. He also guided the 4x100m relay to a Pac-12 title and this season it posted two of the top five times ever by Trojans in the event. He also guided Rai Benjamin to a time of 44.74 in the 400m, sixth on USC's all-time list and fifth in the country during the regular season.
Norman, a sophomore from Murrieta, Calif. was undefeated in every 400m, 200m, 4x100m & 4x400m final he ran this season. He won the NCAA title in the 400m dash and was part of USC's winning 4x400m relay, with both setting collegiate records at the just concluded 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Norman helped lead the Trojans to a fourth-place finish as a team.
Norman stormed around the track to victory in the 400m dash with a collegiate-record time of 43.61, breaking the record of 43.70 set by Fred Kerley last season. Norman's time also broke the NCAA finals record of 44.00 set by his coach Quincy Watts in 1992. He also bettered the Hayward Field record of 43.74 set by Michael Johnson in 1993. Norman's time is also the current world leader and he becomes the seventh best performer ever and the fastest American since Jeremy Wariner ran 43.45 in 2007.
Norman and his teammates Ricky Morgan Jr., Rai Benjamin and Zach Shinnick closed out the men's championships by winning the 4x400m relay with a collegiate, NCAA meet, Hayward Field and school record time of 2:59.00. The previous NCAA record and NCAA championship record was 2:59.59 set by LSU in 2005. USC's previous school record in the men's 4x400m relay was 3:00.58 set in 1992.
Norman also captured the Pac-12 400m title with a time of 44.40. He won the 200m with a time of 19.84 (+2.8w), the fastest time in the country this season. The Bowerman candidate became the third male to win the Pac-12 200m & 400m titles in the same season.
USC's Director of Track & Field Smith Gilbert led USC's women's team to the 2018 NCAA team title, its first since 2001 and the second in program history. The meet came down to the final event and USC's 4x400m relay team of Kyra Constantine, Anna Cockrell, Deanna Hill and Kendall Ellis won the event title in dramatic come-from-behind fashion to earn the team title for USC. Smith Gilbert also guided Angie Annelus to the women's 200m title earlier in the day. The USC women's team scored 53 points to capture the NCAA title by one point. USC's point total was its most at the NCAA Championships since scoring 57 points in 2002. Smith Gilbert is also the first woman to be named Women's National Outdoor Coach of the Year since UCLA's Jeanette Bolden in 2004.
Smith Gilbert also led the USC women's team to its first Pac-12 title since 1996 and its first No. 1 ranking since the 2015 season. USC's 170 points scored were its second-most ever at Pac-12 Championships and her athletes won eight of the 21 events. Smith Gilbert's athletes set four school records and three USC freshman records this season. Smith Gilbert was named Pac-12 Women's Coach of the Year earlier this season.
Watts guided Norman in the 400m dash and the men's 4x400m relay team of Ricky Morgan Jr., Rai Benjamin, Zach Shinnick and Norman to NCAA titles and collegiate records at the 2018 NCAA T&F Championships. Norman won the 400m race with a collegiate, NCAA Championships and Hayward Field record time of 43.61. The 4x400m relay won its title with an all-time NCAA, NCAA Championships and school-record time of 2:59.00.
Watts also coached Norman to a Pac-12 400m title with a time of 44.40. He also guided the 4x100m relay to a Pac-12 title and this season it posted two of the top five times ever by Trojans in the event. He also guided Rai Benjamin to a time of 44.74 in the 400m, sixth on USC's all-time list and fifth in the country during the regular season.
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