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EDINBORO, Pa. (July 24, 2014) – Edinboro University will honor former longtime cross country and track and field head coach Doug Watts with an alumni event to take place on August 23. The event will begin with an alumni cross country race, followed by a chicken barbeque lunch and finally a social.
 
Watts retired in 2013 after 44 years of service at Edinboro, where he coached over 200 All-Americans in the two sports and instilled a great deal of tradition to the programs.
 
The alumni race will kick off the event at 10 a.m. at the Doug Watts Cross Country Course behind Lawrence Towers. A chicken barbeque luncheon will follow the meet on the McComb Fieldhouse lawn at 12:30 p.m. The day will conclude with a social starting at 4 p.m. at nearby Culbertson Hills Country Club.
 
Watts began coaching in 1969, producing a total of six national championships, including back-to-back-to-back NCAA Division II titles from 1986 through 1988 and back-to-back NAIA titles in 1975 and 1976. His teams can also boast six Division II runner-up trophies, plus finishes of third (twice), fourth (three times), fifth, sixth (twice), seventh (three times), eighth (three times) and ninth (twice).  In all, he has coached nine national champions in cross country and track & field.
 
Edinboro cross country set the standard of excellence in the region under Watts.  His men's teams won 29 PSAC championships and 22 regional titles, with four cross country national champions.  On the women's side, his teams finished in the top five at Nationals on five occasions, including a second place showing in 2004, along with 15 PSAC crowns and 11 regional titles.  
 
The deadline to register for the event is Friday, August 15.
 
For additional information on registration, contact Denise Dobos at ddobos@edinboro.edu.
 
Contact Cross Country Head Coach Rick Hammer (814) 732-1870 with any questions about the race
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00am – Alumni Cross Country Race: Doug Watts Cross Country Course (behind Lawrence Towers)        
12:30pm – Chicken Barbeque Lunch: McComb Field House Lawn (Rain Site – Zafirovski Sports & Recreation Dome)            
4:00pm – Social: Culbertson Hills Country Club (301 West Plum Street, Edinboro, PA  16412)