Tennessee State University Director of Athletics Teresa Phillips has announced the promotion of Tigerbelles head coach Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice to Director of Track and Field over the men and women’s programs.
Cheeseborough-Guice will supervise and direct the day-to-day operations for the Tigerbelles and Flying Tigers track and field teams. It will be the first time in TSU Athletic history that one coach will head both programs.
The announcement comes after the departure of men’s head coach Kelly Carter who resigned after accepting an assistant coach position at Middle Tennessee State in nearby Murfreesboro, Tenn.
“When Coach Carter left for another opportunity, we looked at other models for men and women’s track and field programs in the conference and nationally,” Phillips, TSU Director of Athletics, commented. “We recognized that we had an individual who had a reputation nationally, as well as internationally, already on staff, and who could coach both men and women. Coach Cheeseborough was excited at the possibility and we see it as a “win-win” for both programs.”
Coach Cheeseborough-Guice has coached the women’s team since 1994 leading the program to six Ohio Valley Conference championship titles. The crowns include wins in 2001 (outdoor), 2002 (indoor and outdoor), 2003 (indoor), and 2008 (indoor and outdoor). She is also a four-time OVC Coach of the Year and in 1999 served as the interim men’s coach during the summer while monitoring recruitment until the hiring of Sanford Strong that year.
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