Jarrett Slaven Earns First Regional Coach of the Year Honor
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Fresh off an NCAA II South Regional championship, University of Tampa women's cross country coach Jarrett Slaven has been awarded the South Region Coach of the Year award, as announced Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA).
Slaven claimed his second regional title in eight seasons at Tampa when the Spartans scored 40 points to win the South Region championship by 15 points over runner-up Harding. Tampa also won its fifth Sunshine State Conference title in six years. Slaven was named the Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year for both men and women, marking the first time in his career that he earned the honor for the men. The Spartans finished first or second in each of their six meets this fall.