JCSU's Green Selected as USTFCCCA Southeast Region Track Athlete of the Year
Freshman Holds Nation's Best Time in the 400 Meters
May 21, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - May 21, 2008 - Freshman sensation Leford Green
has been selected as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country
Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Southeast Region Track Athlete of
the Year. Green holds the nation's best time in the 400 meters at
45.56.
Green, a freshman from St. Catherine, Jamaica, won the NCAA indoor
title in the 400 meters this past winter. He ran on Jamaica's
fourth-place 4 x 400 relay team at the 2007 World Championships and
also clocked 50.51 in the 400 hurdles this spring.
The Southeast Region was dominated by the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (CIAA) as all awardees were members of the
conference.
Track - Leford Green, Johnson C. Smith University
Field - Joe Kindred, Saint Augustine's College
Head Coach - George Williams, Saint Augustine's College
Assistant Coach - Larry Colbert, Bowie State University
