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Temple Owls track and field
UniversityTemple University
Head coachEric Mobley (men)
Elvis Forde (women)
ConferenceThe American
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Outdoor trackTemple Sports Complex
NicknameOwls
ColorsCherry and white[1]
   

The Temple Owls track and field team is the track and field program that represents Temple University. The Owls compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The team is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Temple Sports Complex.[2]

The program is coached by Eric Mobley (men) and Elvis Forde (women).[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams, as the NCAA regards men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4] In 2014, the Temple Athletics board eliminated the men's track and field team but kept men's cross country running.[5]

Travis Mahoney, who finished 5th at the 2019 Pan American Games, was called "the best track and field athlete in school history".[6]

Postseason

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AIAW

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The Owls have had 5 individual AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[7]

AIAW All-Americans
Championships Name Event Place
1973 Outdoor Karen Moller High jump 2nd
1974 Outdoor Karen Moller High jump 2nd
1978 Indoor Jackie Daniels 440 yards 2nd
1978 Indoor Unknown 4 × 440 yards relay 2nd
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
1979 Indoor Edna Brown 300 yards 6th
1979 Indoor Amy Whicker 4 × 220 yards relay 1st
Ellen Howard
Venita McDavid
Laura Carroll
1979 Outdoor Edna Brown 400 meters hurdles 2nd
1979 Outdoor Maggie Porter Sprint medley relay 5th
Grace Kennedy
Gladys Boone
Edna Brown
1980 Indoor Edna Brown 4 × 220 yards relay 3rd
Amy Whicker
Lesvia Jackson
Gladys Boone
1980 Indoor Ellen Howard 4 × 440 yards relay 5th
Gladys Boone
Amy Whicker
Edna Brown
1980 Outdoor Edna Brown 400 meters hurdles 2nd
1980 Outdoor Ellen Howard 4 × 440 yards relay 5th
Gladys Boone
Amy Whicker
Edna Brown
1981 Indoor Venita McDavid 4 × 200 meters relay 6th
Gladys Boone
Amy Whicker
Lesvia Jackson
1981 Outdoor Enda Brown 400 meters hurdles 2nd
1982 Indoor Enda Brown 440 yards 2nd
1982 Outdoor Glenda Tresdale 100 meters hurdles 4th
1982 Outdoor Edna Brown 400 meters hurdles 1st
1982 Outdoor Sharon Mitnik Shot put 4th

NCAA

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As of 2024, a total of 5 men and 2 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships.[8][9]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Men's 1935 Outdoor Eulace Peacock 100 meters 2nd [10]
Men's 1935 Outdoor Eulace Peacock Long jump 5th [11]
Men's 1935 Outdoor David Smuckler Shot put 5th [12]
Men's 1936 Outdoor Al Threadgill High jump 3rd [13]
Men's 1937 Outdoor Eulace Peacock Long jump 3rd [11]
Men's 1949 Outdoor Dick Lyster High jump 4th [13]
Men's 1971 Outdoor Scott Poole 4 × 400 meters relay 8th [14]
Doug Scott
Dominic Cordasco
Jim Elwell
Women's 1985 Indoor Cynthia Kirby 4 × 400 meters relay 4th [15]
Karen Woods
Sharmaine Parkinson
Penny Sparks
Women's 1986 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 4th [16]
Women's 1986 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 5th [17]
Women's 1987 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 5th [16]
Women's 1987 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 4th [17]
Women's 1988 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 7th [16]
Women's 1988 Outdoor Nadeen Bridgeforth 400 meters hurdles 5th [18]
Women's 1988 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 2nd [17]
Men's 2012 Outdoor Travis Mahoney 3000 meters steeplechase 5th [19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Temple University Logo Usage Guide" (PDF). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Temple Owls Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Temple Owls Track and Field Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024. "Temple Owls Track and Field Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ^ Mahoney, Bill (3 February 2024). "The need for speed: A call to reinstate Temple Men's Track & Field - The Temple News". temple-news.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ Parent, Andrew (27 August 2013). "Moving on without Mahoney - The Temple News". temple-news.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  8. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  10. ^ "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ a b "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ^ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4" (PDF). Track and Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ^ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. ^ "3000 meters steeplechase at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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