Glenn Stewart to serve as CMS Track & Field interim head coach for 2015-16 season
CLAREMONT, Calif. – For his fourth year as part of the program, Glenn Stewart will remain as the interim head coach of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's and women's track and field teams, as announced by Director of Athletics Mike Sutton, CMC's William B. Arce Professor and George R. Roberts Fellow on July 16.
"I am grateful that Coach Stewart is able and willing to accept the leadership role for our Track and Field program," said Sutton. "He gained valuable experience last spring when he stepped into the position right before the SCIAC Championships and took our athletes to their titles and on to the NCAAs. I look forward to his continuing the development of the coaching staff and serving our outstanding student-athletes as they continue to strive for their career bests. This will be another exciting year for CMS Track and Field, and I look forward to what our program accomplishes with Glenn at the helm."
Stewart assumed the role of interim head coach midway through the 2015 season and coached the Athenas to a 17th place finish and the Stags to 56th place at the NCAA Championships, including five All-America performances. En route to the postseason success of the 2015 season, both the men's and women's teams won SCIAC Championships. This was the 12th time in CMS history that both teams earned the titles in the same year.
"I am very privileged to have the opportunity to lead the Athenas and Stags for the upcoming school year," Stewart said. "It is with great pride and honor that I take on the position of Interim Head Coach for this tremendous and exceptional track and field team. I look forward to continuing and building upon the tradition of academic and athletic excellence that these student-athletes are known for nationally."
Coach Stewart came to CMS after coaching at Cal Poly Pomona for five seasons. He joined the Broncos in the middle of the 2008 season and coached the vaulters. Stewart served as the head coach of the Glendora High School track and field program from 2001-2008. He first started at Glendora in 1997 as an assistant coach and took over the head coaching role in 2001. During his seven years as head coach, Stewart had six CIF Division I individual titles and trained more than 50 individual league champions.
As a student-athlete, Stewart attended and competed at UC Irvine and Cal State L.A. During his time on the UCI and CSULA campuses, Stewart starred on the track and field teams. In 1994 while at CSULA, Stewart won conference championships in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). At the NCAA Division II National Championships, he garnered two All-American titles in both relays. Stewart also qualified individually in the 200m (1994) and 400m (1993) as well. In 1986 as a freshman at UCI, he was a USA Jr. National Finalist in the 400 meters.
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