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 Danny Williamson
Danny Williamson

Position:
Head Coach


04/20/2012

WCU Set to Host 2012 SoCon Track Championships

The 2012 SoCon Track Championships will be held at the Catamount Athletic Complex on the campus of Western Carolina

04/11/2012

A-Cat-Emy Awards Honors Student-Athletes Tuesday Evening

Fourth annual awards show highlights excellence on and off the field

03/24/2012

Track & Field Picks Up Nine Wins in the Beynon Sports Surfaces Catamount Classic

Sophomore Jocelyn Keen placed at the top of collegiate finishers in the 800-meter run for the second straight week

03/11/2012

Former WCU Standout Manteo Mitchell Wins Gold

Manteo Mitchell and the United States' 4x400-meter relay team win the Indoor World Championships with a time of 3:03.94.

02/29/2012

Former WCU Standout Manteo Mitchell Makes World Championships

Manteo Mitchell will represent the United States in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey, March 9-11

01/12/2012

Danny Williamson Previews Upcoming Track and Field Meet

Danny Williamson Previews Upcoming Track and Field Meet

Coach Danny Williamson is a 1985 graduate of Western Carolina University with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education. He completed his Master's in Education at WCU in 1986 at which time he began his duties with the Track & Field program.

Williamson is in his 25th year as Head men's coach and his 26th year as head of the women's program. During his years at the helm of the Western program he has directed the Catamounts from the lower part of the Southern Conference to a prominent figure at the top of the conference standings year in and year out. Williamson oversees all aspects of the program, but works directly with all of the running and hurdling events.

During his tenure the Catamounts (both men and women) have claimed 17 different Southern Conference Team Championships. Coach Williamson has witnessed over 700 of his student-athletes receive All Southern Conference Awards and over 225 Western Carolina Track and Field/Cross Country Athletes be named an Individual Conference Event Champion. In addition, he has directed 3 Western athletes to NCAA All-American status and has seen over 200 athletes acquire an NCAA Automatic or Provisional Qualifying mark. His Catamounts have also collected 55 Southern MVP awards and numerous athletes of the week awards. His coaching peers have selected him Southern Conference Coach of the Year on 25 different occasions and in 1999, 2004 & 2006 he was selected the NCAA Division I Regional Track and Field Coach of the Year.

Williamson is married to the former Jennifer Bowers of Pembroke Pines, FL. They are the proud parent of two girls, Colbie and Rylee.


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