Toby Stevenson to coach at Stanford

[dougb]

http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-trac ... 09aab.html

Track And Field Adds Stanford Legend Toby Stevenson As An Assistant Coach
Stevenson will return to The Farm to coach the pole vault and the multi-event athletes.



Toby Stevenson from his days as a student-athlete.

Aug. 11, 2009

Stanford, Calif. - Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field Edrick Floreal is pleased to announce the hiring of former Stanford legend Toby Stevenson as the new assistant coach for the pole vault and multi event athletes.

"Toby has a tremendous work ethics and truly a student of the sport," said Floreal. "As a former Stanford student-athlete and assistant coach his loyalty and love for the farm remain strong. Our student-athletes will be very fortunate to have him as a coach"

Stevenson coached for two seasons at Stanford following his own collegiate career. He was an assistant coach for the pole vault and multi-events for the Cardinal in 2001 and 2002. During that time he coached Kathleen Donoghue to back to back All-America honors in the pole vault.

As an athlete, Stevenson is a former NCAA champion in the pole vault, capturing the title in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1998. Overall, he was a six-time All-American on The Farm, earning honors both indoors and outdoors in the pole vault from 1998-2000. Stevenson also remains the Stanford record holder in the pole vault with a mark of 18-9 ¼, which he established in 2000.

Since his graduation from Stanford in 2000, Stevenson has gone onto a fabulous professional career that was highlighted by a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. In addition, the Odessa, Texas native was the 2004 USA Indoor Champion, the 2003 Pan Am Games gold medalist and 2006 USA Outdoor national runner-up. Stevenson holds a personal best of 19-8 ¼ (6.00m).

Stevenson is scheduled to begin his coaching duties at the end August at Stanford. However, he will first compete for the United States in the pole vault at the 2009 World track and field Championships where he is one of the favorites. The competition takes place August 15-23, in Berlin, Germany.

[nitro]

what happened to Mack?

[StanVaultCoach]

Toby will do an amazing job at Stanford...... I am taking the job at University of Cinciannati!

Guess I should change my handle for this website...oops

[nitro]

This is Corey Shank... Best of luck to you at Cincy!

[vaultmd]

Good luck out there. We'll miss you here in northern CA.

Wilson

[VaultPurple]

Guess he takes the lead for highest PR of any current college coach. 6.00 over Lojo's 5.98. Walker or Hartwig do not coach anywhere do they?

[rainbowgirl28]

Guess he takes the lead for highest PR of any current college coach. 6.00 over Lojo's 5.98. Walker or Hartwig do not coach anywhere do they?

Not really. Hartwig coaches but he's not an official college coach anywhere. Walker may have been listed as a volunteer at UW a few years ago, but he was never really a college coach either (he did coach HS a bit!).

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show ... p?id=13395

Stevenson added to Cardinal coaching staff
Stanford grad is an Olympian and former NCAA pole vault champion

by PA Weekly Sports Staff
Palo Alto Online Staff



Once Stanford grad Toby Stevenson completes his commitment to the pole vault at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Berlin, the Cardinal track and field athletes may just start referring to him as 'Coach Toby.'

Stevenson was hired as an assistant coach for the pole vault and multi event athletes at Stanford, and will begin his duties at the end of August.

"Toby has a tremendous work ethics and truly a student of the sport," Stanford Director of Track and Field Edrick Floreal said. "As a former Stanford student-athlete and assistant coach his loyalty and love for 'The Farm' remains strong. Our student-athletes will be very fortunate to have him as a coach"

Stevenson coached for two seasons at Stanford following his own collegiate career. He was an assistant coach for the pole vault and multi-events for the Cardinal in 2001 and 2002. During that time he coached Kathleen Donoghue to back to back All-America honors in the pole vault.

Stevenson won the NCAA title in the pole vault in 1998. A six-time All-American, he remains the Stanford record holder in the pole vault with a mark of 18-9 ¼.

[achtungpv]

Is he retiring?

[LHSVaulterJJR]

what happened to Mack?

will still remain the pole vault coach there just adding toby. which i dont think is anything to complain about lol .

[vault3rb0y]

No... Tim Mack will be coaching at the Univ of Cincinatti (knew i shoulda applied there ). He is on this site, and just said it in the thread as well lol his handle is stanvaultcoach unless i'm misinterpretting all of this...

[rainbowgirl28]

No... *Kris* Mack will be coaching at the Univ of Cincinatti (knew i shoulda applied there ). He is on this site, and just said it in the thread as well lol his handle is stanvaultcoach unless i'm misinterpretting all of this...

This is correct.