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Homedawg
06-14-2015, 08:14 AM
Teams had solid showings at NCAA's. Men's team finished 8th overall and women's team finished 18th.
MabenMaroon
06-14-2015, 08:49 AM
We also garnered an individual natty n the women's 1500, soph. Rhianwedd Price
Bigedawg
06-14-2015, 11:36 AM
Coach Dudley is so close to breaking through and winning it all. They left a lot of points on the track or the men could have had a top 5 finish. Great having a coach like Dudley on campus who loves Starkville and MSU. He could have left dozens of times but I think he realizes the grass isn't always greener. I think most of our coaches now have that mindset, which is great for our future.
ScottH
06-14-2015, 12:18 PM
Rhianwedd Price

Any clue how to correctly pronounce her first name?

All I know is that she is from England.
godlluB
06-14-2015, 12:29 PM
Just for the sake of conversation, how would you respond to the statement

"Steve Dudley is the most successful coach in Mississippi State History"

Discuss.


Facts:
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MSU track and field had 6 individual national T&F championships between 1922 and 1988.

In 2000, Steve Dudley joined as an associate head coach.

In 2003-2004, MSU won 5 individual national championships (Tiffany McWilliams won 3 of these)

Dudley became head coach in 2010

2 individual national championships in 2013

2 more in 2014

1 more in 2015
smootness
06-14-2015, 12:40 PM
Phenomenal job. Dudley is a beast.
ScottH
06-14-2015, 01:03 PM
Just for the sake of conversation, how would you respond to the statement

"Steve Dudley is the most successful coach in Mississippi State History"


Is individual championships or team performance a better indicator in track?

I'm not a track guy so I'm clueless on how to judge a coach.

I do they we focus on the NCAA's more than the SEC from a results standpoint.
godlluB
06-14-2015, 01:37 PM
I think that clearly team results is a better indicator than individual results, but I haven't found a good list of MSU overall results over the years.
We are consistently top 25 in both men's and women's now, and I don't think we have been in the past.


I also didn't realize until a few minutes ago that Dudley is married to Tiffany McWilliams.