Wednesday, August 29, 2012

THE CONNING TOWER: Edrick Floreal (Kentucky head coach)

Edrick Floreal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edrick Floreal (born October 5, 1966 in Gonayiv, Haiti) is a retired long and triple jumper from Canada. He represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he finished 18th in the qualifying round of the Triple Jump, at the 1992 Summer Olympics he finished 28th in the qualifying round in the Long Jump.[1]

Floreal competed collegiately for the University of Arkansas, a school fabled for its jumping prowess. He won the NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships triple jump in both 1989 and 1990 and at the Outdoor Championships in 1988, 1989 and 1990.[2]

Floreal was the director of track and field at Stanford University[3] from 1998 to 2012 and is married to LaVonna Martin-Floreal, the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in the 100-meter hurdles. He was named the "West Regional Coach of the Year" for the 2010 Indoor season by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).[4]

Floreal was signed as the head coach of the University of Kentucky men and women's cross country and track teams on July 9, 2012 [5]

[edit] AchievementsYear Tournament Venue Result Event
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 18th Triple Jump
1989 Jeux de la Francophonie Morocco 1st Long Jump
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 3rd Triple Jump
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 15th Long Jump
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 17th Triple Jump
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 28th Long Jump
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 16th Triple Jump
1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Paris, France 1st Triple Jump
[edit] References^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fl/edrick-floreal-1.html
^ http://www.hogwired.com/pdf2/103362.pdf?ATCLID=801339&SPSID=30837&SPID=2430&DB_OEM_ID=6100
^ http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/floreal_edrick00.html Stanford University Track and Field Page
^ http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/030910aac.html
^ http://ky.milesplit.com/articles/89114-stanfords-edrick-floreal-named-head-uk-track-coach
[edit] External linksIAAF profile for Edrick Floreal
[show]v t e 2012 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Kyle Alcorn Ryan Bailey Trevor Barron Donald Cabral Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. Kerron Clement Jeff Demps Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Ryan Hall Evan Jager Meb Keflezighi Trell Kimmons (r) Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Joshua Mance (r) Leonel Manzano Tony McQuay Aries Merritt LaShawn Merritt Manteo Mitchell (r) Maurice Mitchell Bryshon Nellum John Nunn Darvis Patton (r) Jeffrey Porter Jason Richardson Dathan Ritzenhein Mike Rodgers (r) Khadevis Robinson Galen Rupp Duane Solomon Wallace Spearmon Nicholas Symmonds Matt Tegenkamp Angelo Taylor Michael Tinsley Jeremy Wariner Andrew Wheating Isiah Young

Men's field athletes Lance Brooks Christian Cantwell Will Claye Ashton Eaton Sean Furey Marquise Goodwin Trey Hardee Reese Hoffa Cyrus Hostetler Kibwe Johnson Craig Kinsley George Kitchens A. G. Kruger Erik Kynard, Jr. Derek Miles Jamie Nieto Jarred Rome Jeremy Scott Christian Taylor Brad Walker Ryan Whiting Jesse Williams Jason Young

Women's track & road athletes Keshia Baker (r) Ti'erra Brown Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Emma Coburn Kim Conley Julie Culley Desiree Davila Lashinda Demus Diamond Dixon (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Bridget Franek Geena Gall Kara Goucher Dawn Harper Amy Hastings Molly Huddle Carmelita Jeter Lolo Jones Shalaya Kipp Bianca Knight (r) Tianna Madison Francena McCorory Maria Michta Georganne Moline Alysia Montano Sanya Richards-Ross Shannon Rowbury Alice Schmidt Jennifer Simpson Jeneba Tarmoh (r) DeeDee Trotter Morgan Uceny Lisa Uhl Kellie Wells Lauryn Williams (r)

Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Brigetta Barrett Amanda Bingson Brittany Borman Tia Brooks Jillian Camarena-Williams Amber Campbell Michelle Carter Jessica Cosby Sharon Day Janay DeLoach Hyleas Fountain Chelsea Hayes Becky Holliday Lacey Janson Gia Lewis-Smallwood Chaunte Lowe Chantae McMillan Kara Patterson Brittney Reese Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Aretha Thurmond Stephanie Brown Trafton Rachel Yurkovich

Coaches Tonja Buford-Bailey (women's asst) Amy Deem (women's head coach) Edrick Floreal (men's asst) Jack Hazen (men's asst) Mike Holloway (men's asst) Rose Monday (women's asst) Connie Price-Smith (women's asst) Tom Pukstys (men's asst) Andrew Valmon (men's head coach) Gwen Wentland (women's asst)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edrick_Floreal

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