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For immediate release – 8/18/2006 - #002
James Goss Named Women’s Track & Field Coach at Lynchburg College
LYNCHBURG, VA – The Lynchburg College athletic department announced Friday that James Goss has been named as head coach of the Hornet women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams.
Goss, a 2001 LC graduate, excelled in his four-year career as a Hornet. He was named the 2001 NCAA National Athlete of the Year for outdoor track in 2001 and earned All-American honors 10 times. Goss was the national champion in the long jump, was a five-time South/Southeast Regional Athlete of the Year and a six-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Athlete of the Year.
Goss has spent the last five years as an assistant track and field coach for Emory University (GA), specializing in the sprints and jumps. He founded the Emory Speed & Strength Camp in 2005 and also worked as the director of the event. He is completing his master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State University.
"James will be an excellent fit as our women’s head coach," said Lynchburg director of athletics and men’s cross country and track coach Dr. Jack Toms. "He really communicates well with today’s student-athlete and as an outstanding athlete in his own right, is somebody our team will look up to and respect."
The Lynchburg women’s team has won seven indoor conference titles and eight outdoor crowns in the last 10 years. Nine Hornets have reached All-American status since 1996.
"Having the opportunity to come back to my alma mater is something that every coach would love to do," said Goss. "I’m excited for the challenges that lie in front of the women’s track team. Our track teams have always had an outstanding tradition in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and I am looking forward to bringing the women’s program to a national level." |
