Doug Williamson

Captains - Eric Solis, Alex Lucaci, Marko Efstratiou, Doug Williamson
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Juniors - Aldolfo Arrietta, Kendall Baker, Brian Bell, Jason Culy, Evan Elko, Bryan Garro, Grady Hagan, James Kennnedy, Alex Lucaci, Doug Williamson

Doug Williamson, Executive Director of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, provided a brief overview of the alpine slide proposal.

Doug Williamson - Head Varsity Coach

Phone: 847.932.2800 Ext. 8681 Email: doug.williamson@d128.org

Doug Williamson has joined Vernon Hills High School as a Physical Education teacher and head coach of the Boys'/Girls' Track and Cross-Country programs.Williamson brings more than 30 years of coaching experience to the Cougars, having been the Head Men's & Women's Cross-Country/Track Coach at both the University of Alabama and at the University of Virginia.He also was recruited by the legendary Athletic Director & Football Coach, Frank Broyles, not once, but twice to work with the University of Arkansas Harriers.Williamson has coached 13 Olympians, 180 NCAA All-Americans, 10 National Track & Field Champions, and has been a vital part of the coaching staffs of 5 NCAA Championship Teams.Williamson is a graduate of Libertyville High School and holds degrees from University of Arkansas and Northwestern University.

"Most people don't realize how hard it is to run 3 miles," said Vernon Hills coach Doug Williamson, a former collegiate Coach of the Year in both the Atlantic Coast and Southeast conferences.

Doug Williamson
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Doug Williamson -- Track

Doug competed in track and field at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and was selected to the All-Big Ten Conference team after scoring several times at the Big Ten Championships.Prior to his collegiate coaching jobs, Williamson established himself in the coaching ranks at the high school level in Illinois.From 1976 to 1980, he coached girls and boys track programs at Naperville High School in Naperville, Ill.Before his time at Naperville, Williamson was the head cross country and assistant track and field coach at Lockport Central High School in Lockport, Ill., from 1971 to 1976.He was at Arkansas two different times.The first time was 1980.He returned to Arkansas as the sprints and hurdles coach around 2000.After about 10 years as a coach at the junior high and high school levels, Williamson saw coming to the Razorbacks the first time as an opportunity that he could not pass up.In 1985, with the experience he gained as an assistant for the Hogs, Williamson took over as the head coach at the University of Virginia for both the men's and women's programs.In only one year at the school, Williamson led the Cavalier women to both the Atlantic Coast Conference indoor and outdoor titles.His efforts that year earned him ACC-Coach-of-the-Year honors.After a short time in Virginia, Williamson entered the Southeastern Conference in 1986 as the head men's and women's coach at the University of Alabama and faced the daunting task of recruiting and competing against McDonnell's Razorbacks.In his 10 years with the Crimson Tide, Williamson led them to four SEC Championships in the conference that has now developed into the nation's elite.In 1997, Williamson left Alabama and collegiate track to seek out different endeavors.

His father was recruited out of Chicago in the early 1980s by former assistant Doug Williamson.

"Doug had gone to a meet to watch Spearmon, and he called Mike Conley at the same meet," McDonnell said.

To be sectional champion is a special accomplishment," said Vernon Hills coach Doug Williamson.

FAYETTEVILLE , Ark. -- Doug Williamson , who previously served as assistant men's track and field coach at the University of Arkansas from 1981-1985 , has rejoined the Razorbacks in the same capacity to work with the sprinters and the hurdlers UA head coach John McDonnell announced late last week.
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One of the prouder accomplishments of my coaching career was to be a part of the first four national championships that were won here , Williamson said.
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In a coaching career that has spanned over three decades , Williamson has been a part of four NCAA championship teams , all during his previous stint at Arkansas.Williamson has also coached a total of 13 Olympians , 178 NCAA All-Americans and 10 NCAA Individual Champions.

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Williamson graduated from Northwestern University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.As a four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats , Williamson served as a captain for the track and field and cross country teams and was also named to the All-Big Ten Conference team.

Williamson served as an assistant at Arkansas under McDonnell and current assistant Dick Booth while earning his master's degree in health education and a Ph.D. in health education and health counseling.During his five years as an assistant coach for the Hogs , Williamson coached the sprinters and the hurdlers , helped the Razorbacks win four NCAA championships and coached 28 All-Americans.

In 1985 , Williamson headed to the University of Virginia where he served as the director of track and field for a year.During his brief tenure at UVA , Williamson organized the men's and women's cross country teams and track and field programs.While there , Williamson led both the men's and women's teams to indoor and outdoor Atlantic Coast Conference titles and coached seven All-Americans.

Williamson then moved on to serve as the head track and field coach for the men and women at the University of Alabama for 10 years.While coaching the Crimson Tide , Williamson helped to develop Alabama into a highly respected program and led the combined teams to four Southeastern Conference Championships , eight top-five national finishes and 12 top-10 finishes.

For the past two years , Williamson served as the executive director at the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club in Steamboat Springs , Colo. , where he directed 45 coaches and six administrative assistants in support of programs that involved 600 student-athletes in five competitive disciplines.Fifteen of those athletes competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Japan.

Prior to his career at Arkansas , Williamson served as a teacher and track and field coach at Nichols Junior High in Evanston , Ill. , from 1970 to 1971 , Lockport ( Ill. ) High School from 1971 to 1976 , and Naperville ( Ill. ) High School from 1976 to 1980.

Williamson is married to the former Jennifer Owens.

"This is one of the better situations I've ever run across, because when the football coaches tell those kids we'll let you do track, by God, they let them do track," said Arkansas track assistant Doug Williamson, who coaches sprinters and hurdlers."The kids aren't having to run back and forth between track and spring football, and that's critical because you can maintain a continuity in their training regime."

Williamson said when he coached at Alabama from 1986-97, he didn't get much cooperation from the football coaches.

"I had to schedule a time through the football office just to talk to a player there about track," Williamson said."Here, Coach Nutt comes to the meets and watches practice once in a while.He's into it, which is awesome.

"Comparatively speaking, it's like I died and went to Heaven."

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