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Duane Ross

Current position
Title	Director of Track and Field Programs
Team	University of Tennessee
Conference	Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Biographical details
Born	December 5, 1972 (1972-12-05) (age 52) Shelby, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Clemson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2022–present	Tennessee
2012–2022	North Carolina A&T
2008–2012	Methodist University
1996	Clemson (assistant)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MEAC Men's Track and Field Championship Indoor: 1 Outdoor: 1 MEAC Women's Track and Field Championship Indoor: 1 Outdoor: 1 Mason Dixon Conference Track and Field Championship Indoor: 1 Outdoor: 2
Awards
USTFCCCA National Head Coach of the Year 2021 South/Southeast Region Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021) Mason Dixon Conference Indoor Coach of the Year (2011) Mason Dixon Conference Outdoor Coach of the Year (2011, 2012)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  United States World Championships Bronze 1999 Sevilla 110 m hurdles United States Indoor Championships Silver 1999 Atlanta 60 m hurdles Gold 1998 Atlanta 60 m hurdles Representing Clemson NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships Gold 1995 Knoxville 110 m hurdles NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Bronze 1994 Indianapolis 55 m hurdles

Duane Ross (born December 5, 1972) is an American track and field coach and a former athlete. He was a specialist in the 110 meters hurdles race. Today, he is the Director of Track and Field programs for the University of Tennessee.

Duane Ross is well-known for winning a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. He also represented the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics. As a college athlete, he won the 1995 NCAA championship in the 110-meter hurdles. He was a 7-time All-American and 5-time ACC champion for Clemson University. This makes him Clemson's most successful male hurdler.

Biography

Early Life and First Steps in Track

Duane Ross was born in Shelby, North Carolina. He grew up in Dallas, North Carolina, and went to North Gaston High School. His football coach encouraged him to try track and field. This was a way to help him recover from an ankle injury.

As a junior in high school, Ross became the NCHSAA state champion. He won the 110 metres Hurdles event. After high school, he received many scholarship offers from colleges. He chose to attend Clemson University.

Duane Ross's Athletic Career

At Clemson University, Duane Ross became a top college athlete. He won the 110-meter hurdles at the 1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He competed for the Clemson Tigers team.

His first big international race was at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. There, he finished fourth in the 60 meters hurdles. He competed again at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, Japan. He finished fourth once more.

Later that year, he had great success outdoors. He won the bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles. This was at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. He ran his fastest time ever, 13.12 seconds. He also competed at the 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final, where he finished fourth.

In 2004, he was the runner-up at the U.S. Olympic Trials. This earned him a spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He ran 13.30 seconds in the semi-finals but did not make it to the final race.

Coaching Career Highlights

After his time as an international athlete, Ross became a coach. He started as a volunteer coach at Clemson in 1996. Later, he became the Head Coach for the Track and Field program at Division III Methodist University.

At Methodist, Ross led the women's team to three Mason–Dixon Conference championships. His teams also placed in the top four at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. He earned the USTFCCCA South/Southeast Region Coach of the Year award.

In 2012, after five seasons at Methodist, Ross moved to Division I North Carolina A&T University. He became their director of track & field. Under his leadership, the Aggies made history. Both the men's and women's teams won the outdoor and indoor Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships for the first time.

After the successful 2017 seasons, Ross coached 13 athletes who competed in the 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships. This was more than any other HBCU had ever sent.

In 2021, North Carolina A&T's men's track and field team finished third at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Because of this success, Ross was named the 2021 NCAA co-coach of the year. Four athletes from his team went on to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics. These included his son, Randolph Ross, and Trevor Stewart.

In May 2022, Duane Ross became the new head coach at Tennessee. He signed a five-year contract.

Statistics

Personal Best Times

60m Hurdles Progression by Year

110m Hurdles Progression by Year

International Competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
Representing  United States
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	60 m hurdles
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	4th	60 m hurdles
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	110 m hurdles
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Munich, Germany	4th	110 m hurdles

National Competitions

Coaching Record by Season

See also

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