JCSU's LEFORD GREEN NAMED 2011 DII USTFCCCA NATIONAL MEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

LEFORD GREEN NAMED 2011 DII USTFCCCA NATIONAL MEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
 
Green sweeps Indoor and Outdoor Athlete of the Year honors

June 2, 2011

New Orleans, LA - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday that Johnson C. Smith University senior Leford Green and Abilene Christian’s Nick Jones was named the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Athletes of the Year. Green (St. Catherine, Jamaica) went undefeated and won the NCAA title at 400 meters as well as being a part of the 4x400m relay team that won the national title at the 2011 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships held recently in Turlock, CA.
 
Green finished the season undefeated and won the NCAA title at 400 meters. In this year’s outdoor championships, Green clocked 45.74 in the open event, topping the nearest competitor by a full second. In 2010, Green won the 400 hurdles at the NCAA meet, and finished sixth in the national final of the event this season. Green was also the third leg of Johnson C. Smith’s winning 4x400 relay that clocked 3:07.59 for a second-plus win. Green was also on the 4x100 squad that placed fifth nationally and he took sixth in the 400m hurdles.
 
At the 2011 CIAA Outdoor Championships, Green earned 2011 CIAA Male Athlete of the Meet (MVP) honors after winning the 400 meters and 400-meter hurdles, finishing second in the 200 meters, and running a leg on the Golden Bulls’ second-place 4x400-meter relay.
 
This is the second consecutive season Green has earned National Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year from the USTFCCCA. He was also named National and Regional Athlete of the Year this year by the USTFCCCA during the indoor season.
 
Past Winners:
2011: Leford Green, Johnson C. Smith
2010: Leford Green, Johnson C. Smith
2009: Aaron Braun, Adams State
2008: Scott Bauhs, Chico State
2007: Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian
2006: Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian