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Haynes named National Coach of the
Year
Release Date: March 19, 2007
 MONMOUTH, Ill. —
If you own a Monmouth College calendar for the 2006-07 calendar
year, you’ll realize that it’s very appropriate that March has been
a big month for MC track coach Roger Haynes.
Not only did Haynes’ team set a couple major team records at the
NCAA meet March 9-10, but the veteran Monmouth coach – who shares
the March page in the calendar with Fighting Scot legend Bobby Woll
– achieved a landmark personal honor. The U.S. Track and Field and
Cross Country Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced that
Haynes was its National Men’s Coach of the Year in Division III for
the indoor track season.
Two days prior, Haynes had earned the organization’s Midwest Region
Coach of the Year. The USTFCCCA names top men’s and women’s coaches
in all eight regions, as well as male and female track athletes of
the year and field athletes of the year.
“It’s really an honor for our program and our kids,” said Haynes.
“It’s indicative of what our kids have done and is recognition of
their accomplishments.”
In its news release, the USTFCCCA cited Monmouth’s recent dominance
at the Midwest Conference championships, as well as the fact that
nine men’s team members qualified for the national meet.
"As an institution, as an athletic director and as a staff, we are
all very proud of Roger Haynes' accomplishments," said athletic
director Dr. Terry Glasgow. "He has been a dominant force in track
and field since he's been at Monmouth, and this honor is long
overdue."
Haynes, a Hall of Fame MC athlete who graduated in 1982, has coached
men’s track and field at his alma mater for 24 years. His teams have
produced four national champion individuals and have two top 10
national finishes, including this season. The Fighting Scots’ indoor
conference title was their eighth consecutive one. In all, Haynes
has guided men’s teams to 14 indoor championships in the MWC and 12
outdoor crowns.
He took over the women’s program in 2000 and has won 13 additional
MWC titles with those teams, giving the program a total of 39
conference championships under his leadership.
"I'm sure all of the alumni and friends of the college join me in
congratulating Roger on all his accomplishments," concluded Glasgow.
One of those alumni, 2006 graduate Anthony Welty, said, “(Coach
Haynes) is the epitome of what a good coach should be. He never
compromises his values and he gives all that he is to the program.
He is so passionate about what he does."
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