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Jamie Person-Coleman

Class
Induction

2016
Sport(s)

Track & Field

Jamie Person-Coleman was a four-year letter winner for the Bobcat men’s indoor and outdoor track and field team from 1985-89.A member of the fastest 4 x 400 relay team in Texas State history, Person-Coleman was named to the NCAA Outdoor All-American Track and Field team in 1989 and was an eight-time All-conference selection.

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During his time as a Bobcat, Person-Coleman participated in the 400-meter dash, the 800-meter dash and 4 x 400 relay in both Outdoor and Indoor Track and Field. He also competed in the 500-meter dash in indoor competition.

As a senior, Person-Coleman, along with Darrell Hadden, Robert Thompson, and Mike Murphy, set the current Outdoor 4 x 400 relay school record running a blistering 3:04.71. That same year, the Bobcats also recorded the second best 4 x 400 time in Texas State history running a 3:05.41. In 1989, the men’s 4 x 400 team won the SLC Indoor relay championship, and finished second at the Southland Conference (SLC) Outdoor championship. Person-Coleman also dominated in the 400-meter dash for the Bobcats, running 47.10 in the Outdoor Championships and 49.23 in the Indoor Championships. Both times are currently top-15 all-time in Texas State history. Person-Coleman helped lead the Bobcats to an SLC Indoor Team Championship, and a second-place team finish at the SLC Outdoor Championships. The relay team qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championship finishing in 8^th place. The Bobcats as a team finished 13^th at the NCAA Championships. That same season, Person-Coleman was selected to the NCAA Track and Field All-American Team, and was named to the All-Southland Conference Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Team.

During Person-Coleman’s junior year, the Bobcat relay team again dominated the SLC. The 4 x 400 team won the 1988 Southland Conference Outdoor Championship title, helping lead the Bobcats to a second place finish in the team championship. That season the Bobcats also recorded the sixth fastest relay time in the history of Bobcat Athletics running a 3:06.86. Person-Coleman was selected to the both the indoor and outdoor All-SLC teams.

While competing in the Gulf Star Conference (GSC) his freshman and sophomore seasons, Person-Coleman and the Bobcat relay team again dominated their competition. In 1986, the 4 x 400 team won the GSC Outdoor championship, and set the fastest 4 x 400 indoor time in the history of Bobcat athletics with a time of 3:10.97. That mark is still currently the fourth best all-time mark in SLC history. As an individual, Person-Coleman became the first Bobcat Track and Field Athlete in the program’s history to qualify for the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championship. Competing in the indoor 500-meter dash, he finished fourth in his heat. He qualified for the National Championship meet by setting the school record in the indoor 500 with a time of 1:02.24. He also placed third in the GSC Outdoor Championship in the 400 meter dash. The 1986 men’s track team won the GSC Outdoor Team Championship, and Person-Coleman was selected to both the indoor and outdoor All-GSC teams. He was also named the Bobcats “most improved” male track athlete and was listed as a member of the Texas State Track and Field Division I Honor Roll. As a freshman, Person-Coleman was selected to both the All-GSC indoor and outdoor track and field teams.

Person-Coleman graduated from Texas State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. After his senior year of athletic eligibility, Person-Coleman began an illustrious 23-year military career in the United States Army. He honorably retired in 2014 after being promoted to the Army Rank of Master Sergeant in 2009. During his military career, he was decorated with over 30 medals, awards, and accolades. The highlight of his military career was being inducted into the 1st Calvary Division's Order of the Spur, bestowed upon him for having served during combat as a member of a Calvary unit.

Person-Coleman served as the Senior Health Care NCO and Assistant Chief of Clinical Operations at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Because he demonstrated outstanding empathy for wounded soldiers returning from war, he was selected to serve as one of 24 Soldiers throughout the world to start and implement the U.S. Army Medical Command’s Ombudsman program.

While assigned as a Soldier Medic Training Instructor at Camp Bullis, TX, he trained over 6500 soldier medics for war in Iraq. He and his team of instructors were featured in a National Geographic Documentary and on CNN for their training techniques.

Person-Coleman currently lives in San Antonio where he has remained active since his retirement from the Army. He currently serves as a residential treatment officer for a Post-Adjudication Program within the Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department. He is a 31-year member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. He serves as a member of the East Central High School FFA Booster Club Board of Directors. He mentors young athletes and their families in their quest for college selection and admission, contributing special knowledge in the area of Veteran’s benefits. Person-Coleman also volunteers with the Military Working Dog Program at Lackland Air Force Base where he socializes and trains working dog candidates for the first six months of their lives.

Person-Coleman and his wife, Andrea, have been married for 27 years. They have three sons, Josh, Nick and Matt, and one daughter, Brianna

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