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Pac-12 honors Oregon senior Damarcus Simpson and UO track coach Robert Johnson

The Pac-12 honored Oregon senior Damarcus Simpson and coach Robert Johnson with year-end track and field awards on Wednesday.

Simpson, who repeated as Pac-12 long jump champion with a wind-aided leap of 27 feet, 4 inches last weekend, was named men's field athlete of the year.

Johnson, who guided the Ducks to their 12th consecutive Pac-12 men's title, was selected conference men's coach of the year.

Others honored by the Pac-12 include USC sprinter Michael Norman as men's track athlete of the year, USC sprinter Kendall Ellis as women's track athlete of the year, Arizona State thrower Maggie Ewen as women's track athlete of the year and USC coach Caryl Smith Gilbert as women's coach of the year.