NEW ORLEANS – Oregon head coach Robert Johnson was named the men’s and women’s National Coach of the Year and distance coach Andy Powell won men’s National Assistant Coach of the Year, the USTFCCCA announced, Wednesday.
This comes days after the men and women swept the team titles at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the first time in school history. The men’s team defended its national title with 89 points and the biggest winning margin in 21 years (29 points). The women’s team finished with 59 points, nine ahead of second-place Kentucky.
Johnson has loaded up on national coaching awards in recent years.