Tribe Track and Field Names Bobby Wilson Assistant Coach

Four-Time Conference Champion Joins Tribe Staff

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - Bobby Wilson has been named an assistant coach to the William and Mary men's and women's track and field programs, the Athletics Department announced today. Wilson, a native of Newport News, VA, will assist Director of Field Dan Stimson and work with the sprinters, jumpers and multi-eventers of both the men's and women's programs, pending final approval from the College's Board of Visitors.

Wilson brings a wealth of credentials to the Tribe teams, which are both defending CAA Champions. As a pole vaulter at Christopher Newport and Virginia Commonwealth, he won three conference titles in the event, including the CAA crown in 1998, and holds the school record in both the indoor at outdoor vault at both institutions. While at CNU he also ran on the 3,200m relay which won the conference title, helping CNU win the indoor Mason-Dixon Championship in 1996.

Wilson, who graduated from VCU in 2002 with a B.S. in Tourism and minor in Information Systems, has had great success coaching his athletes to all-conference honors and primes his athletes to school record-breaking performances. Most recently, as the head coach at Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, VA, Wilson led national qualifiers in five events (boys 4x400m relay, boys 4x200m relay, girls heptathlon, girls 400m and girls 200m) and coached four district Athletes of the Meet. Previously, as an assistant coach at University of Alabama-Birmingham, he led multiple All-CUSA athletes and saw two school records broken. Prior to working at UAB, Wilson coached the sprints, hurdles, jumps and throws Oneonta State University where his athletes set 20 school records. Wilson previously served as a volunteer assistant coach at VCU, leading multiple All-CAA performers and the establishment of five school records.

Wilson will lead a Tribe squad coming of a successful 2003-04 season. The men will be seeking its third-straight conference crown while the Tribe women will be aiming for its fifth-consecutive CAA title. He will be charged with a sprinting corps that set four school records last season and is primed for great success, while the multi-event contingent boasts the defending CAA heptathlon champion in Sarah McHale (Winchester, VA).

Wilson is a native of Newport News, VA where he attended Menchville High School and was a state champion in the indoor pole vault in 1995. A district and regional champion in multiple events, Wilson helped Menchville win two state titles outdoors and also finished eighth in the pole vault at the national indoor meet. Wilson also ran cross country at Menchville for three seasons, qualifying for the state meet every year. He is currently completing a masters in Sports Administration from VCU.