The KTCCCA Hall of Fame Committee is proud to announce the 5 coaches that will be inducted into the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10. The induction ceremonies will take place at the 4th Annual Ky. USATF & KTCCCA Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet that will be held in the Hall of Fame Room at the KHSAA Offices on Executive Drive in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Hall of Fame Committee selected the 5 outstanding coaches from a list of 11 that had been nominated by their peers in the coaching ranks. Attached you will find a nomination form that you can use to nominate other deserving coaches as well as a banquet reservation form so you can come and be a part of the ceremonies on January 10.
As the Chair of the KTCCCA Hall of Fame Committee I would like to congratulate all five of these individuals and we hope to see all of you at the banquet as we honor them and recognize their accomplishments through the years in Kentucky running circles.
Roland Dale
ShelbyCountyHigh School Coach for 27 Years
High School Attended – ShelbyvilleHigh School Class of 1971
Colleges Attended . . . . .
KentuckyStateUniversity Class of 1975
GeorgetownCollege Class of 1980
Coaching Positions . . . . .
ShelbyCountyHigh School – 1975 thru 2002
·Assistant Football 75-76
·Assistant Boys Track 75-79
·Head Girls Track Coach 1979-2002
·Head Girls Cross Country Coach 1981-2002
·Head Boys Track 96-97
Craig Hopkins
ApolloHigh School Coach for 25 years
High School Attended – MadisonvilleHigh School Class of 1963
Colleges Attended . . . . .
WesternKentuckyUniversity Class of 1968
WesternKentuckyUniversity Class of 1970
Coaching Positions . . . . .
ToddCountyCentralHigh School – 1968 – 1971
·Asst. Track Coach 69 – 69
·Head Coach Boys and Girls 70 and 71
ApolloHigh School – 1971-1996
·Assistant Boys Track Coach 72 and 72
·Head Boys Track Coach 1973-1996
·Head Boys Cross Country Coach 1973-1996
·Head Girls Cross Country Coach – 1976-1985
·Head Girls Track Coach – 1994-1995
Edward Newton
Coached at a LouisvilleHigh School every year since for 20 plus years
High School Attended – Miami Northwestern High School
Colleges Attended . . . . .
KentuckyStateUniversity – Class of 1966
Coaching Positions . . . . .
MaleHigh School – 1970 – 1977 Girls Head Track Coach
BallardHigh School – 1977-1986 Boys and Girls Head Track and Cross Country Coach
ShawneeHigh School – 1986-1991 Boys and Girls Head Track and Cross Country Coach
Central High School – 2006-2009 Girls Asst. Track Coach and Boys Head Track and Cross Country Coach
Michael Johnson
Track and Cross Country Coach at BereaCollege for 28 years
Colleges Attended . . . . .
BereaCollege – Class of 1973
Eastern KentuckyUniversity – Class of 1974
OhioStateUniversity – PhD – Class of 1984
Coaching Positions . . . . .
BereaCollege – 1981 to Present – Head Track and Cross Country Coach
BereaCollege – 1981-1988, 1996 and 2002 Head Swimming and Diving Coach
Tim Moore
Assistant Track and Cross Country Coach at Eastern KentuckyUniversity for 27 Years
High School Attended
WilliamsonHigh School, Williamson, West Virginia Class of 1969
Colleges Attended . . . . .
BereaCollege Class of 1977
Eastern KentuckyUniversity Class of 1980
Coaching Positions . . . . .
SayreHigh School – Lexington, Kentucky 1997-1980 Head Track and Field, Head Cross Country, Head Basketball
BereaCollege – Berea, Kentucky 1980- 1982 Head Track and Field and Assistant Basketball
Eastern KentuckyUniversity – Richmond, Kentucky 1982 – Present . . . . Assistant Track and Field and Assistant Cross Country
The KTCCCA Hall of Fame Committee is proud to announce the 5 coaches that will be inducted into the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10. The induction ceremonies will take place at the 4th Annual Ky. USATF & KTCCCA Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet that will be held in the Hall of Fame Room at the KHSAA Offices on Executive Drive in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Hall of Fame Committee selected the 5 outstanding coaches from a list of 11 that had been nominated by their peers in the coaching ranks. Attached you will find a nomination form that you can use to nominate other deserving coaches as well as a banquet reservation form so you can come and be a part of the ceremonies on January 10.
