On Tuesday (Dec. 17) night, former Ashland University head track and field coach
Jud Logan posthumously joined the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Coaches Hall of Fame at the USTFCCCA Convention at the Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Fla..
Logan, who passed away at age 62 on Jan. 3, 2022, served as the Eagles' head track and field coach from 2005-22, and was Ashland's throws coach for 13 years prior to that. As AU's head coach, he guided the men's program to three consecutive NCAA Division II championships – 2019 indoors and outdoors and 2021 indoors. As a head coach, his teams earned 42 Top 10 national placements and his student-athletes won 59 individual national championships and collected 457 All-America honors.
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He also earned 23 Coach of the Year awards, including:
- Three-time U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II men's national indoor Coach of the Year.
- 2019 USTFCCCA men's national outdoor Coach of the Year.
- 2008 USTFCCCA women's national indoor Coach of the Year.
- Five-time USTFCCCA Division II men's Great Lakes Region/Midwest Region indoor Coach of the Year.
- Four-time USTFCCCA Division II men's Great Lakes Region/Midwest Region outdoor Coach of the Year.
- Six-time Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's outdoor Coach of the Year
- Three-time GLIAC men's indoor Coach of the Year.
The video link for the entire induction ceremony for the 2024 class can be found
HERE.