Temple Owls track and field

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Temple Owls track and field
UniversityTemple University
Head coachEric Mobley (men)
Elvis Forde (women)
ConferenceThe American
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Outdoor trackTemple Sports Complex
NicknameOwls
ColorsCherry and white[1]
   

The Temple Owls track and field team is the track and field program that represents Temple University. The Owls compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The team is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Temple Sports Complex.[2]

The program is coached by Eric Mobley (men) and Elvis Forde (women).[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams, as the NCAA regards men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4] In 2014, the Temple Athletics board eliminated the men's track and field team but kept men's cross country running.[5]

Travis Mahoney, who finished 5th at the 2019 Pan American Games, was called "the best track and field athlete in school history".[6]

Postseason

As of 2024, a total of 5 men and 2 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships.[7][8]

First team All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Men's 1935 Outdoor Eulace Peacock 100 meters 2nd [9]
Men's 1935 Outdoor Eulace Peacock Long jump 5th [10]
Men's 1935 Outdoor David Smuckler Shot put 5th [11]
Men's 1936 Outdoor Al Threadgill High jump 3rd [12]
Men's 1937 Outdoor Eulace Peacock Long jump 3rd [10]
Men's 1949 Outdoor Dick Lyster High jump 4th [12]
Men's 1971 Outdoor Scott Poole 4 × 400 meters relay 8th [13]
Doug Scott
Dominic Cordasco
Jim Elwell
Women's 1985 Indoor Cynthia Kirby 4 × 400 meters relay 4th [14]
Karen Woods
Sharmaine Parkinson
Penny Sparks
Women's 1986 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 4th [15]
Women's 1986 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 5th [16]
Women's 1987 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 5th [15]
Women's 1987 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 4th [16]
Women's 1988 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 7th [15]
Women's 1988 Outdoor Nadeen Bridgeforth 400 meters hurdles 5th [17]
Women's 1988 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 2nd [16]
Men's 2012 Outdoor Travis Mahoney 3000 meters steeplechase 5th [18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Temple University Logo Usage Guide" (PDF). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Temple Owls Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Temple Owls Track and Field Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024. "Temple Owls Track and Field Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ^ Mahoney, Bill (3 February 2024). "The need for speed: A call to reinstate Temple Men's Track & Field - The Temple News". temple-news.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ Parent, Andrew (27 August 2013). "Moving on without Mahoney - The Temple News". temple-news.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ^ "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ a b "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ^ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ^ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ^ "3000 meters steeplechase at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.