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OU names Martin Smith new head coach

Unread postby soonervaulter » Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:40 pm

NORMAN, Okla. -- Martin Smith, who has coached five national championship teams during a 26-year tenure on the NCAA Division I level, is the new men’s and women’s track and field and cross country coach at Oklahoma. OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione made the announcement today.

Smith, 53, has been head cross country coach or head cross country and track and field coach at George Mason, Virginia, Wisconsin and, most recently, Oregon, where he was director of men’s and women’s track and field and cross country from 2003 through March of this year when he resigned. He was men’s track and field and cross country head coach at UO from 1998-2003 when he assumed control of all of the track and field and cross country programs.

He has been the head coach or an assistant for teams that combined for 24 conference championships, including the 2003 Pac-10 outdoor title he won with Oregon.

“This is a very exciting day for our track and field and cross country programs,â€Â
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Unread postby Azbeachboy1 » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:39 pm

is it smith or scott?
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Unread postby soonervaulter » Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:47 pm

my bad its martin smith...my boyfriend's name is scott martin and i am retarded...anyways, he sounds like a great guy and i will have no problems as long as he hires my coach back!!
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Unread postby CrossBarHOpper » Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:28 am

any word on if hes gonnna hire any of the coaches back yet??
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Unread postby SkyHigh21 » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:27 pm

HEy jen,
I talked to Coach Smith yesterday and It seems to me like he has a few new prospects for a PV coach. I hope that TOm is one of those people!
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Unread postby soonervaulter » Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:30 pm

He (Smith) is supposed to meet with Tom on wednesday of next week to discuss things, hopefully we will know something late next week...i just keep prayin'!!!
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Tom?

Unread postby Stiffpole 54 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:38 pm

Any news if Tom is staying or not?
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Unread postby SkyHigh21 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:07 pm

Dosnt look good
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Unread postby opalkak » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:52 pm

So does anyone know where Tom is now?
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:10 pm

opalkak wrote:So does anyone know where Tom is now?


I heard he couldn't find a coaching job and was working for his dad.
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Re: OU names Martin Smith new head coach

Unread postby Scott Go Pre » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:12 pm

soonervaulter wrote:At Oklahoma, Smith replaces co-head coaches Jill Lancaster and Rodney Price, who resigned June 14.


Coach Jill Lancaster is now the Head Women's coach and the assistant men's coach here at Troy University in Troy, AL. She will be in coach the sprinters, the jumpers, and pole vaulters how to develop and work on sprint mechanics.

Our last coach, Andrew McCampbell, is now a pharm. representative in TN.
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Unread postby opalkak » Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:38 pm

rainbowgirl28 wrote:
opalkak wrote:So does anyone know where Tom is now?


I heard he couldn't find a coaching job and was working for his dad.

If this is true it is a shame, Tom is a pretty good coach and all around good guy!
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