USC Adds Lyles To T&F Coaching Staff

Carjay Lyles has been named the jumps and multi-events coach for the USC track and field program it was announced by Director of Track & Field Caryl Smith Gilbert today (July 24).

"I am very excited to have coach Lyles as part of our Trojan Family," said Smith Gilbert. "He brings a wealth of knowledge and tremendous energy and he truly cares about the well-being of the student-athletes. He is a super recruiter, very driven and will help us win championships."

Lyles served last season as the sprints, hurdles, relays and jumps coach for Akron, following four seasons of overseeing the men's and women's sprints, hurdles and relays at Missouri. In his one season at Akron, he helped guide the Zips women's team to the Mid-American Conference title. His athletes won three conference titles while setting two meet records.

During his tenure at Missouri, Lyles mentored Tiger student-athletes to 13 school records, five All-SEC performances, two individual SEC Championships and two World Junior finalists. In his four seasons with the Tigers, his athletes garnered 16 All-America citations, while three of his athletes represented the United States on various national teams. In 2015-16, the Tigers reached a program-record ranking of No. 9 in the USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll. He coached athletes to 43 top-10 performances while 11 school records were broken.

Also while at Missouri, Lyles coached freshman Kahmari Montgomery, who won two SEC Championships in the 400m, finished sixth in the 400m at the World Junior Championships and was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Athlete of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year.

In 2016 Lyles was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Assistant Coach of the Year for women, the second time he had been so recognized.

Before Missouri, Lyles was at San Diego State University, where he assisted in developing the best team in program history, which culminated in an eighth-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Lyles was named the 2013 West Region Assistant Coach of the Year and coached six NCAA All-American finishers during his four years with the Aztecs, including the 2013 NCAA triple jump champion, Shanieka Thomas.

Prior to his position at San Diego State University, Lyles worked as an undergraduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee (2007-2008), his alma mater. Additionally, he was an athlete and coach at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (2007-2008).

Lyles was an All-American triple jumper while at the University of Tennessee, helping the Vols to the 2007 SEC Championship title and three top-five NCAA finishes. He graduated in 2008 with a degree in sociology. He is a USATF Certified Coach for the sprints, hurdles, and jumps.

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