ST. LOUIS --- UNI assistant track and field coach Diavonte Smith has been selected as this year's Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Men's Outdoor Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
Smith, who joined the Panther staff during the 2018-19 season with a coaching emphasis in sprinting and hurdle events, helped coach UNI to four MVC men's outdoor titles two weeks ago at the conference outdoor championships in Normal, Illinois, including the 100 and 200-meter dashes, as well as the 110-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay.
During the MVC Championships, sprinter Isaiah Trousil set a new meet record in the 100 meters, while the relay team of Tinashe Chigudu, Luke Meyers, Trousil and Deonte Dean also broke the conference championship meet record.