Curtis Frye
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Curtis Frye is the head coach for the University of South Carolina Track and Field teams. He served as an assistant coach for the United States women's track and field team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece.
Fry's coaching specialties are the hurdling
events, sprints, and relays. These are also his areas of responsibility on the US Women's Olympic team.
Before coming to South Carolina, Frye was an assistant coach at East Carolina University
, the University of Florida
, North Carolina State University
, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
.
At Florida he coached Dennis Mitchell
, who went on to win the bronze medal in the 100 meter dash at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
.
At North Carolina, he coached athletes such as Marion Jones
and Allen Johnson
. Johnson still trains with Frye in Columbia, South Carolina
and is a volunteer assistant coach for the Gamecock
s.
At South Carolina, some of his most successful athletes include Terrence Trammell
, Demetria Washington
, Miki and Lisa Barber, Otis Harris, Aleen Bailey
, Lashinda Demus
, Natasha Hastings
and Tiffany Ross-Williams
.
His teams have consistently finished high in the four NCAA
championship events and the women team won the national title in the 2002 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
, the school's first NCAA Championship title. That year he was named the national coach of the year.
Frye also formed the Speed Elite, a group of high quality athletes like Johnson and Monique Hennagan
, that have the goal to compete in and win national and international competitions.
Curtis Frye puts a high value on education and ensures that all of his student athletes graduate from college. Of the almost 200 individuals he has coached at the University of South Carolina, all but one have finished their undergraduate work and earned a degree from the school.
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece.
Fry's coaching specialties are the hurdling
Hurdling
Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...
events, sprints, and relays. These are also his areas of responsibility on the US Women's Olympic team.
Before coming to South Carolina, Frye was an assistant coach at East Carolina University
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
, the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
At Florida he coached Dennis Mitchell
Dennis Mitchell
Dennis Allen Mitchell is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Athletic career :...
, who went on to win the bronze medal in the 100 meter dash at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
At North Carolina, he coached athletes such as Marion Jones
Marion Jones
Marion Lois Jones , also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA...
and Allen Johnson
Allen Johnson
Allen Kenneth Johnson is a retired hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia....
. Johnson still trains with Frye in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
and is a volunteer assistant coach for the Gamecock
Gamecock
A gamecock or game fowl is a type of rooster with physical and behavioral traits suitable for cockfighting. Game fowl are more closely related to their wild cousins "jungle fowl"; a shy wild chicken from forests in South Central and Southeastern Asia...
s.
At South Carolina, some of his most successful athletes include Terrence Trammell
Terrence Trammell
Terrence R. Trammell is a track and field athlete who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as three silver medals at the World Championships.The 1997 Track & Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year attended the University of...
, Demetria Washington
Demetria Washington
Demetria Washington is an athlete who attended the University of South Carolina, graduating in 2003. She was a member of the US team that won at 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay. She is known as a "sprinter" and was trained by Curtis Frye.- References :...
, Miki and Lisa Barber, Otis Harris, Aleen Bailey
Aleen Bailey
Aleen Bailey is a track and field sprint specialist, competing internationally for Jamaica. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100 m relay team...
, Lashinda Demus
Lashinda Demus
Lashinda Demus is an American hurdler who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles.Her personal best time over 400m hurdles is 52.47 seconds in Daegu, South Korea on September 1, 2011, which is currently the women's 3rd fastest time ever. Also she is the American Record holder in 400m Hurdles...
, Natasha Hastings
Natasha Hastings
Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A...
and Tiffany Ross-Williams
Tiffany Ross-Williams
Tiffany Williams is an American hurdler.She finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final. In addition she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships...
.
His teams have consistently finished high in the four NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
championship events and the women team won the national title in the 2002 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
NCAA team champions for Women's Outdoor Track and Field-By school:-See also:*AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Outdoor Track and Field Champions*NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship*NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship...
, the school's first NCAA Championship title. That year he was named the national coach of the year.
Frye also formed the Speed Elite, a group of high quality athletes like Johnson and Monique Hennagan
Monique Hennagan
Monique Hennagan is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003....
, that have the goal to compete in and win national and international competitions.
Curtis Frye puts a high value on education and ensures that all of his student athletes graduate from college. Of the almost 200 individuals he has coached at the University of South Carolina, all but one have finished their undergraduate work and earned a degree from the school.
Achievements
- 2008 Order of Ikkos medallion
- 2002 Women's NCAA Championship
- 1999 & 2002 Women's Outdoor SECSoutheastern ConferenceThe Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
Championship - 1999 & 2002 USTCA Women’s Outdoor National Coach of the Year
- 1999 USTCA Men's National Indoor Coach of the Year
- 1999 & 2002 SEC Women's Coach of the Year
- In 2002 coached athletes who won 7 NCAA titles and 4 gold and one silver medal at the World Junior Championships. In addition had 2 named National Athlete of the Years and 1 named Men’s National Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2001 Nike Coach of the Year
- U.S. Men's Head Coach at 2001 Goodwill GamesGoodwill GamesThe Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
- 1999 Assistant Coach for the USA at the World Track and Field Championships
- 1997 USOC Track and Field Coach of the Year
- Assistant Coach of 18 ACCAtlantic Coast ConferenceThe Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
Championship Teams - Coached 6 Olympic medalists
- Coached 25 Olympians (that have won 11 medals)
- Coached over 60 NCAA Champions
- Coached over 415 NCAA All-Americans
- Coached over 100 SEC Champions
- Coached over 75 ACC Champions