OLLU has announced the hiring of Terry Smith as the Assistant Coach for men’s and women’s cross-country and men’s and women’s track & field. Smith comes to OLLU from the University of the Incarnate Word (2012-2014), where as a graduate assistant/assistant coach, his areas were sprints, jumps and hurdles and his specified events were hurdles, strength and conditioning. In his first year at UIW, both the men’s and women’s 4×100 relay teams won conference titles and ran the NCAA Division II National Championship meet. Prior to UIW, Smith coached at McMurry University from 2011-2012. There, his areas were sprints, jumps and hurdles and his specified events were hurdles, strength and conditioning. He also was on the staff of the 2012 NCAA Division III Men’s National Track and Field Team Champion. OLLU began competing in cross-country in 2009 through the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Red River Athletic Conference. Although OLLU has competed in track & field’s long-distance events the past two years, 2014-2015 will be the University’s first season as a full competitor in the sport. Read full article online.