Central Michigan University Athletics
Glenn Smith Completes Randolph's Coaching Staff
10/9/2009 12:00:00 AM | MTF
MOUNT PLEASANT — Central Michigan director of track and field/cross country Willie Randolph announced the hiring of Glenn Smith (jumps and multi-events) to complete his coaching staff for the 2010 season.
Smith spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Tulane where he was responsible for the Green Wave’s jumps, throws and multi-events. Under his tutelage, five Tulane student-athletes qualified for NCAA regionals and two school records were set (hammer throw and weight throw).
Prior to his stint at Tulane, Smith spent one season as an assistant coach at Neosho County Community College where he guided the sprints, hurdles, jumps and multi-events. He was part of a dramatic one-year turnaround in which the women’s team improved from eighth in the conference to fourth and the men jumped from seventh to third. Both teams made noise nationally as the women’s and men’s squads finished 15th and 18th in the country, respectively.
On an indvidual level, Smith coached six conference champions and five NJCAA All-Americans in his season at Neosho.
“Coach Smith is a multi-talented jumps coach that we are pleased to have on our staff,” Randolph said. “With his professional running experience and coaching ability we expect him to have an immediate impact in the jumps and multi-events at the conference, regional and national level.”
Smith was an elite athlete on an international level during his 14-year career. He represented Canada in international competition six times in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
In 1999, Smith finished 13th in the 200m at the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Track and Field Championships in Sevilla, Spain. That year he was also the Canadian champion in the 200m and received the Fred Tees Memorial Award for outstanding athlete enrolled in a Canadian University.
Smith received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Calgary in May, 2002 and earned his master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas in May, 2005.
Smith spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Tulane where he was responsible for the Green Wave’s jumps, throws and multi-events. Under his tutelage, five Tulane student-athletes qualified for NCAA regionals and two school records were set (hammer throw and weight throw).
Prior to his stint at Tulane, Smith spent one season as an assistant coach at Neosho County Community College where he guided the sprints, hurdles, jumps and multi-events. He was part of a dramatic one-year turnaround in which the women’s team improved from eighth in the conference to fourth and the men jumped from seventh to third. Both teams made noise nationally as the women’s and men’s squads finished 15th and 18th in the country, respectively.
On an indvidual level, Smith coached six conference champions and five NJCAA All-Americans in his season at Neosho.
“Coach Smith is a multi-talented jumps coach that we are pleased to have on our staff,” Randolph said. “With his professional running experience and coaching ability we expect him to have an immediate impact in the jumps and multi-events at the conference, regional and national level.”
Smith was an elite athlete on an international level during his 14-year career. He represented Canada in international competition six times in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
In 1999, Smith finished 13th in the 200m at the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Track and Field Championships in Sevilla, Spain. That year he was also the Canadian champion in the 200m and received the Fred Tees Memorial Award for outstanding athlete enrolled in a Canadian University.
Smith received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Calgary in May, 2002 and earned his master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas in May, 2005.
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