Temple Owls track and field

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Temple Owls track and field
Temple T logo.svg
University Temple University
Head coach Eric Mobley (men)
Elvis Forde (women)
Conference The American
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Outdoor track Temple Sports Complex
Nickname Owls
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]

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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

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. [7] [8]

First team All-Americans
TeamChampionshipsNameEventPlaceRef.
Men's 1935 Outdoor Eulace Peacock 100 meters 2nd [9]
Men's 1935 Outdoor Eulace Peacock Long jump 5th [10]
Men's 1935 Outdoor David Smuckler Shot put 5th [11]
Men's 1936 Outdoor Al Threadgill High jump 3rd [12]
Men's 1937 Outdoor Eulace Peacock Long jump 3rd [10]
Men's 1949 Outdoor Dick Lyster High jump 4th [12]
Men's 1971 Outdoor Scott Poole 4 × 400 meters relay 8th [13]
Doug Scott
Dominic Cordasco
Jim Elwell
Women's 1985 Indoor Cynthia Kirby 4 × 400 meters relay 4th [14]
Karen Woods
Sharmaine Parkinson
Penny Sparks
Women's 1986 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 4th [15]
Women's 1986 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 5th [16]
Women's 1987 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 5th [15]
Women's 1987 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 4th [16]
Women's 1988 Indoor Felicia Hodges High jump 7th [15]
Women's 1988 Outdoor Nadeen Bridgeforth 400 meters hurdles 5th [17]
Women's 1988 Outdoor Felicia Hodges High jump 2nd [16]
Men's 2012 Outdoor Travis Mahoney 3000 meters steeplechase 5th [18]

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