Posted Date: June 25, 2008

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   Steve Lewis, a track and field legend in the Virginia Peninsula area as well as in collegiate circles, has been named Hampton University's new men's cross country and track and field head coach, effective July 1, 2008. Lewis will replace Emmanuel Daux, who served as interim head coach during the 2007-08 school year.

   "I feel it's a great opportunity for me to be a part of such a great program and to be back in the area where I started my coaching career," said Lewis.  "I’m just excited about the opportunity to be a part of the Tidewater area and to be a part of Hampton University. I think it’ll be something special."

   Lewis, 65, whose specialties include hurdle events, sprint races, jumps, 400-meter and 800-meter races, has over 40 years of coaching experience most recently serving as an assistant coach at Delaware State. From 2002-05, he was an assistant coach for Eastern Michigan's women’s program.Prior to his time at EMU, Lewis spent more than 20 years coaching both men's and women's track at the University of Pittsburgh.

   He began his legendary coaching career by leading his teams to ten Virginia High School League state titles between 1970-82, one at Matthews and nine at Menchville. He left his post at Menchville to coach at Pittsburgh, where he stayed until 2002. He became head men's and women's track coach at Pitt in 1995.

   "We're both happy and fortunate to have an individual with Steve Lewis's credentials join our staff as head men's track and field coach," said Hampton Athletics Director, Lonza Hardy, Jr. "With nearly four decades of coaching experience, and with the vast contacts he has established, we believe he possesses all of the qualities necessary to elevate our men's program into a championship program. We think he’ll work wonders here for us."

   The HU Pirates finished sixth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference cross country championships in 2007, eighth in the 2008 MEAC indoor championships and third in the 2008 MEAC outdoor championships.

 

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