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(August 21, 2007) -Former
Central Michigan University assistant woman's track coach
Andrew Basler has been named assistant track coach at the
University of California Riverside, Head Coach Irv Ray announced.
Basler will coach the sprints, hurdles and multi-events for
the Highlanders.
The highlight of Basler's
collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse,
was winning the 2002 NCAA Division IIII National Championship
in the Indoor Long Jump. He was a team captain of the Eagles'
2001 and 2002 NCAA Division III Indoor/Outdoor Track Championship
teams and was a five-time Academic All-American, including
a member of the 2002 Verizon Academic All-America Men's Track/Cross
Country First Team. He graduated in 2002 with a major in art
and a minor in photography.
Following his graduation,
he went on to Central Michigan, earning a master of arts in
Sports Administration while serving as the assistant women's
track coach. He was responsible for the training programs
for sprinters, 400 runners, hurdlers, jumpers and multi-event
athletes and a primary recruiter.
His student-athletes posted
many notable achievements, including seven NCAA Division I
outdoor regional qualifiers and three National Championship
participants. He also had three USA Outdoor Track and Field
National Championship qualifiers and two 2008 US Olympic Trial
Qualifiers. Six of his student-athletes set school outdoor
records and seven achieved school indoor marks.
Basler has a USA Track and
Field Level I Coaching Certification.
"Andrew will be a great
addition to our coaching staff, he brings excellent Division
I experience, particularly in the sprint and hurdles, that
will help UCR take the next step in the Big West," Head
Coach Irv Ray said.
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