McAuley Joins Track and Field Staff
4/20/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
April 20, 2010
PITTSBURGH—University of Pittsburgh Track and Field Head Coach Alonzo Webb announced the hiring of Jeff McAuley as an assistant coach. McAuley will work primarily with the men’s and women’s sprints and hurdles groups.
A respected veteran of track and field coaching, McAuley comes to Pittsburgh after previous stints at Boise State, South Carolina, Penn State and Cal State-Northridge, over the last 16 years where he has developed a reputation that sets him apart in the sprints and hurdles coaches’ nation.
While at the University of South Carolina, he assisted the women’s team to a Southeastern Conference Championship (2005), two Eastern Regional Championships, and three top five NCAA finishes. During his tenure at South Carolina, he guided Amberly Nesbitt to the NCAA 100m championship, assisted Shalonda Solomon to three 200m titles, and developed world class sprinters Rodney Martin, and Leroy Dixon. The sprinters under his guidance also established seven school records and attained multiple All-American honors.
He also helped in the turn-around of Penn State’s program. McAuley capped off his tenure at PSU with program firsts of a Big Ten Championship and a top-10 NCAA finish. His top athletes included 2004 Olympian Connie Moore, All-American Chi-Chi Aduba and World Junior Team competitor Shana Cox.
While at Northridge, McAuley guided his athletes to 89 individual conference champions, 42 NCAA qualifying marks, 43 indoor and outdoor school records, and 21 Big Sky conference records. McAuley has also coached numerous age-group athletes to Junior Olympics, National Youth, USATF Junior, and World Youth Championships.