NEW ORLEANS – The University of South Alabama track and field's head coach, Paul Brueske, was named the Sun Belt Conference Men's Coach of the Year, the league announced Wednesday.
Brueske is the first coach in school history to receive the honor. He led South Alabama's men's team to its first Sun Belt Conference title in program history. Under his direction, the Jaguars finished the season leading the Sun Belt in four different events. This year, Brueske's coaching led to nine student-athletes receiving all-Sun Belt honors.
Kirami Yego, Kyle Rademeyer, Chrisitan Ellis, Sebastian Löschner and Francois Prinsloo were named first-team all-Sun Belt Conference for their championship performances at the conference championships.