COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Lenoir-Rhyne coach resigns, takes job at UNC Asheville

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Danny Williamson, head cross country and track and field coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University since 2017-18, is leaving the Bears to take the same positions at UNC Asheville. Williamson LRU’s women to a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) title, the school’s first in women’s track and field, and he was named the SAC’s Coach of the Year and a …

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Lotharp makes national finals in 60-meter run

HobbsDailyReport.com PITTSBURG, Kan. – With a seventh-place finish on Friday, junior P.J. Lotharp of Lenoir-Rhyne University advanced to the finals in the 60-meter at the NCAA National Indoor Championships. Lotharp came into the 60-meter ranked third nationally and will be in the finals on Saturday (5:30 p.m.) for the second straight year. He did not advance to the finals in …

COLLEGE SPORTS: Bears’ Lotharp wins Southeast Regional track and field award

HobbsDailyReport.com Lenoir-Rhyne University junior sprinter P.J. Lotharp was named Monday as the Southeast Regional Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA). Lotharp, from Indian Trail, is ranked third nationally in the 60-meters at 6.73 and 12th nationally in the 200 meters at 21.36. He won those two events and …

COLLEGE INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD: Lotharp leads LRU athletes headed to championships in Kansas

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University junior P.J. Lotharp is headed to the NCAA Division II men’s indoor track and field championships this week in Pittsburg, Kan. Lotharp will participate in the 1,600 relay, the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the championships on Thursday and Friday. He is top-ranked in the Southeast Regional in the 60-meter (6.73) and the …

COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: Lincolnton native promoted to head coach at App State

HobbsDailyReport.com BOONE – Appalachian State has named former Lincolnton High athlete Damion McLean as its new men’s track and field and cross country head coach. McLean, an App State graduate, has been on the Mountaineers’ coaching staff since 2003. He was promoted after longtime head coach John Weaver retired. McLEAN’S BIO: https://appstatesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=696&path=mtrack MORE COVERAGE: https://appstatesports.com/news/2018/6/22/mens-cross-country-app-state-alums-mclean-curcio-tabbed-to-lead-track-field-cross-country-programs.aspx