Treveccan | Fall 2013

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NEW COACH FOR CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK TEAMS

NEW WAYS TO CONNECT WITH TROJAN SPORTS

Austin Selby is the new coach of Trevecca’s cross country and track teams. He will lead the mSTU 5SFWFDDB NFO T BOE women’s track teams through their inaugural indoor and outdoor seasons beginning in 2014.

Trevecca athletics has redesigned its informationsharing platforms in order to make it easier for fans of Trojan sports to stay up to date about Trevecca’s 15 teams. • The new Trojan app provides instant access to the latest headlines, game recaps, stats, schedules, videos from the Trevecca Trojan YouTube channel, and more.

Last year Selby coached boys’ cross country and USBDL BOE mFME BU "SMJOHUPO 5FOO )JHI 4DIPPM OFBS Memphis, Tenn. Five of his athletes at that school signed NCAA athletic scholarships for the coming year. In 2012 Selby coached the Independence High School (Thompson’s Station, Tenn.) boys’ USBDL BOE mFME UFBN BOE GPVS PG IJT BUIMFUFT FBSOFE NCAA scholarships. For seven years he worked for Campus Crusade for Christ in Orlando, Fla., including a year on staff in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. “It is exciting for me and an honor to be a part of a rapidly rising program at a university that strives to develop the personal integrity of its athletes, as well as provide support for them to become the most competitive team out there,� Selby stated when he accepted this position at Trevecca. “I believe this program, both men’s and women’s, is ready to make its mark and cause other teams to take notice as we move into our NCAA Division-ll provisional year.�

• Trojan athletics has a brand-new Web site. SID Help, a national athletic Web site design company and a Trevecca partner since 2007, designed the app and the new site.

Selby ran for Centennial High School (Franklin, Tenn.), qualifying twice for the TSSAA State Cross Country Meet. His personal best marathon time is a 2:49:06 at the New York City Marathon. After surviving being hit by an out-of-control 70-mph car, he returned to run a 3:02:32 marathon time. His success and experience has made him a soughtafter private marathon coach. A 2006 graduate of the University of Memphis, he will complete a master’s in secondary education this fall. In 2011 he earned United States Track BOE 'JFME $PBDIJOH $FSUJmDBUJPO BOE JO IF mOJTIFE IJT 645' $PBDIJOH -FWFM MM &OEVSBODF $FSUJmDBUJPO Selby and his wife, Monica, have three sons. Treveccan Fall 2013

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