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Flood, McCartney win season-end WAC outdoor awards
5/28/2024 2:00:00 PM | Track and Field
Flood's honor marks 25th coaching award, led 4th straight men's outdoor title
The Grand Canyon track and field program has gained more recognition and hardware for its success during this year's outdoor season in the WAC with Lopes head coach Tom Flood 
being named WAC Men's Track and Field Coach of the Year along with GCU senior Daviciea McCartney winning WAC Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
Under Flood's leadership, the Lopes men's team has won the conference outdoor title in four consecutive seasons. It is the WAC outdoor four-peat by a men's team since BYU's streak of nine consecutive championships ended in 1993.
This year's WAC title came by GCU winning with a 28-point margin over runner-up Southern Utah.
The honor marks Flood's 25th Coach of the Year award, with this being his sixth award for the WAC men's outdoor season. Most recently, Flood won the 2024 WAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year award.
McCartney, a native of Mesquite, Texas, takes his honor after securing a victory in the 110-meter hurdles at the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where he clocked in at 13.69 seconds.
His remarkable achievement not only set a new school record but also shattered a 30-year-old WAC record in the event. The senior then showcased his talent again, claiming a come-from-behind win in the 400-meter hurdles. McCartney grabbed his second WAC title in the event with another GCU record time of 49.99 seconds.
The Lopes also are sending a program-best four athletes (800-meter runner Joanna Archer, pole vaulter Jack Hodge, hammer thrower Israel Oloyede and decathlete Casey Tow) to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships next week in Eugene, Oregon.
being named WAC Men's Track and Field Coach of the Year along with GCU senior Daviciea McCartney winning WAC Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Year.Under Flood's leadership, the Lopes men's team has won the conference outdoor title in four consecutive seasons. It is the WAC outdoor four-peat by a men's team since BYU's streak of nine consecutive championships ended in 1993.
This year's WAC title came by GCU winning with a 28-point margin over runner-up Southern Utah.
The honor marks Flood's 25th Coach of the Year award, with this being his sixth award for the WAC men's outdoor season. Most recently, Flood won the 2024 WAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year award.
McCartney, a native of Mesquite, Texas, takes his honor after securing a victory in the 110-meter hurdles at the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where he clocked in at 13.69 seconds.His remarkable achievement not only set a new school record but also shattered a 30-year-old WAC record in the event. The senior then showcased his talent again, claiming a come-from-behind win in the 400-meter hurdles. McCartney grabbed his second WAC title in the event with another GCU record time of 49.99 seconds.
The Lopes also are sending a program-best four athletes (800-meter runner Joanna Archer, pole vaulter Jack Hodge, hammer thrower Israel Oloyede and decathlete Casey Tow) to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships next week in Eugene, Oregon.
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