Souza named to 2004 USA World Indoor Track & Field coaching staff

January 8, 2003

NORTON, MA- Wheaton College men's and women's track and field head coach Paul Souza has been named one of three assistant coaches for the 2004 United States World Indoor Track and Field team that will compete in Budapest, Hungary.

"It's an honor to represent your country, especially at the world championships and during an Olympic year," Souza stated. "Any time you have a chance to serve your country at the highest level of your sport, it is the highest honor you can receive other than being an Olympic coach."

This comes as the latest of a number of positions with United States of America Track and Field (USATF), as Souza is a Level I and II certified coach and national high jump chair for men's development. In 2001, he was selected as an assistant coach for the U.S. World Junior team in addition to being named an assistant with the 1995 U.S. Olympic Sports Festival team.

Currently in his ninth year at Wheaton, Souza has led the women's track and field program to six national titles (four indoor and two outdoor), three second place finishes and one third place mark at the NCAA Division III Championships over a five-year span. He also led the men's indoor team to a fourth place standing and the outdoor squad to a fifth place mark in 2002.

In his eight years, Souza has produced 49 national champions, 160 All-Americans and 188 NCAA national meet qualifiers. He was selected by the United States Track Coaches Association (USTCA) as the 2002 NCAA National Indoor Coach of the Year, Northeast Regional Coach of the Year on six occasions and the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Coach of the Year six times.

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