NEW ORLEANS, La. – Fresh off the first ACC Outdoor Championship in program history and the qualification of eight women to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Duke track & field assistant coach Mark Mueller has been named the 2021 USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year.
It was a wildly successful year for Duke sprinters, particularly on the women's side, with Mueller guiding the program to new heights. Under his leadership, Mueller played a role with every single NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier, including the multi-events. His work was particularly impactful with graduate student Brittany Aveni, who became the first Blue Devil in outdoor program history to qualify for three NCAA Outdoor events in one season.