Danielle Williams (Track Athlete of the Year), Lennox Graham (Head Coach of the Year), and Larry Moore (Assistant Coach of the Year) all received USTFCCCA Atlantic Region honors for the 2014 women's outdoor season
New Orleans, LA – Johnson C. Smith University women's outdoor track and field program received U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Atlantic Region honors for Track Athlete of the Year (
Danielle Williams), Head Coach of the Year (
Lennox Graham), and Assistant Coach of the Year (
Larry Moore). Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field season were announced Friday, May 16th by the USTFCCCA.
Williams, a senior from St. Andrew, Jamaica, claimed individual CIAA crowns both in the 100 and 200 meters and in the 100-meter hurdles, as well as part of the winning 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams. Her Penn Relays runner-up finish in 13.07 put her atop the Division II list in the 100-meter hurdles, and she is also No. 2 at 200 meters in 23.49 and No. 3 at 100 meters in 11.52. Williams will contest each of those three individual events and the 4×100 relays at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships. This is the second consecutive year Williams has earned this honor.
Graham, in his seventh year at JCSU, led his squad to a second consecutive CIAA outdoor conference title and has the team ranked fourth in the country. Senior
Samantha Elliott (Kingston, Jamaica) leads the country in the 400 meter hurdles and ranks third nationally in the 100 meter hurdles.
Danielle Williams is the top seed in the 100 meter hurdles heading into the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships. In total, the squad has six qualified for the national meet. This is the second consecutive season Coach Graham has received this award. He was also named the Atlantic Region Women's Coach of the Year of the indoor season.
Moore, also in his seventh year, specializes as the team's throws coach. He helped the JCSU squad secure a second straight CIAA crown and No. 1 Atlantic Region ranking. Junior
Imeshia Jones (Reidsville, NC) won her third consecutive javelin title at the conference outdoor championships under Moore's tutelage.
JCSU women's outdoor track and field will compete for a national title at the 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships held May 22-24 in Allendale, MI and hosted by Grand Valley State University.
