COACH EDRICK FLOREAL
EDRICK MAY HOLD THE REINS OF THE LONGHORNS’ NUMBER ONE RANKED TRACK PROGRAMS BUT HE WILL ALWAYS BE A RAZORBACK. HE IS ONE OF THE ICONS OF THE RAZORBACK PROGRAM. DURING HIS TIME IN FAYETTEVILLE, HE WON THREE CONSECUTIVE NCAA OUTDOOR TRIPLE JUMP TITLES AND TWO CONSECUTIVE NCAA INDOOR TRIPLE JUMP TITLES. IN ADDITON TO BEING A WORLD CLASS TRIPLE JUMPER, HE WAS A VERY CAPABLE LONG JUMPER; HE WAS RUNNER-UP IN THE NCAA LONG JUMP ON THREE SPEARATE OCCASIONS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF 3 NCAA WINNING TEAMS, A FEAT HE HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED AS A COACH, HE IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE FINEST TRACK COACH OPERATING TODAY. WE WISH HIM WELL IN HIS QUEST FOR MULTIPLE TITLES LIKE HIS MENTOR.
SEE EDRICK’S RECOLLECTIONS IN VIDEO GALLERY UNDER THE MEMORY TAB ABOVE
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Coach McDonnell’s teams won 5 triple crowns – National titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track in the same academic year. UTEP won 3 triple crowns. No other school has managed the feat.
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Track teams under Coach McDonnell won 42 NCAA titles. Including, 12-consecutive indoor track championships (1984-1995), the longest string of national titles by any school in any sport in collegiate history.
A Tribute to John McDonnell
John hopes he made a difference in young people’s lives. Indeed you did John. INDEED YOU DID.
To Share Your Recollections
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