The Boone File
Birthdate	October 24, 1969
Hometown	Springfield, Va.
Education	B.A., Communications Virginia, 1991 M.S., Physical Education Middle Tennessee, 1995

San Marcos, Texas – Former Oklahoma associate head women's coach Dana Boone has been named the newest Texas State track and field head coach, the Texas State Athletic Department announced on Wednesday. An assistant or associate head coach for the past 20 years, Boone will replace former Bobcat head coach Galina Bukharina, who retired following the conclusion of the 2011 outdoor season, her ninth as head coach of the program.

 

“I'm really excited for the opportunity to work at Texas State,” Boone said. “I'm looking forward to leading this program and excited for what the future holds.”

 

Boone, 41, brings a vast amount of high-level coaching experience to Texas State,

Coaching History

2011-present, Texas State Head Coach

2007-11, Oklahoma Associate Head Women's Coach (sprints, hurdles and relays)

2005-07, Oklahoma Assistant Coach (women's sprints and hurdles)

2004-05, LSU Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (sprints and hurdles)

1999-2004, Texas Assistant Coach (field events)

1997-99, Tulane Assistant Coach (sprints, hurdles and jumps)

1994-97, Middle Tennessee Assistant Coach (sprints, hurdles and jumps)

1993-94, South Carolina Assistant Coach (sprints, hurdles and jumps)

1991-93, Middle Tennessee Graduate Assistant Coach

which  featured positions at Oklahoma, LSU, Texas, Tulane, Middle Tennessee and South Carolina.

 

“I've had opportunities to work at all levels and learn from some of the best coaches in the country,” Boone said. “I think that preparation has shown me how to be successful in building a program of my own.”

 

“Coach Boone comes highly recommended from Oklahoma where she helped the program to a great deal of success,” said athletic director Larry Teis. “She is committed to improving our program, and we are excited to have her joining us.”

 

A native of Springfield, Va., Boone has spent the past six years at Oklahoma where she coached sprints, hurdles and relays and served as an assistant coach for two seasons before her promotion to associate head women's coach in 2007.

 

This season, Boone was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year after she trained five NCAA All-America First Team and six NCAA All-America Second Team student-athletes between the indoor and outdoor seasons, including NCAA 100-meter dash champion Candyce McGrone.

 

Boone's athletes helped the Sooners to the program's best finishes at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, placing sixth and fourth, respectively. They also accounted for 46.5 points at the Big 12 Championships as the Oklahoma women recorded a program-best third-place finish.

 

In 2007, Boone was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Men's Sprints/Hurdles Assistant Coach of the Year, the lone woman that year to earn a coach of the year honor for work with a men's team.

 

Of the 22 Sooners who qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships that season, Boone

Coaching Accolades

2011 USTFCCCA Midwest Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year

2007 USTFCCCA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year

Coached a total of 53 All-Americans

coached 13 with 10 All-America honors spread among them. Under her guidance, the OU men's and women's 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays qualified for the NCAAs in the same season for the first time in school history. Her athletes also set five program individual event or relay records during the year as the Oklahoma men won the Big 12 team title.

 

Under her guidance, Sooner athletes broke 12 program records during her seven- year tenure in Norman.

 

Athletics Career

Six-time All-American at Virginia

Won six ACC titles - three outdoor long jump (1988, 90, 91), two outdoor triple jump (1988, 91) and one indoor long jump (1989)

Six-time All-ACC selection (outdoor, 1988-91; indoor, 1989-90)

Still holds three school records - outdoor long jump, outdoor triple jump and indoor long jump

Prior to coach at OU, Boone served as recruiting coordinator and assisted with the women's sprinters and hurdlers at LSU.

 

During the 2005 season, Boone helped guide Hazelann Regis to three of her 10 career All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Regis finished runner-up in the 400 in a school-record time of 50.62, ran fourth in the 200 and anchored the 4x400-meter relay team to fourth place. Regis also captured two Southeastern Conference titles as she won the 200 and anchored the 4x400 to a victory.

 

Prior to her time at LSU, Boone was an assistant coach for four seasons at Texas where she oversaw field events and assisted with sprints and hurdles.

 

Field events at Texas flourished under her watch as 15 athletes earned All-Big 12 honors, six athletes qualified for the NCAA Championships and four school records were established.

 

On the track, Boone helped train Marshevet Hooker, who, as a freshman, qualified for the national championships in both the 100 meters and the long jump. She was also part of the Midwest Region-winning 4x100-meter relay team and the 100 champion. Hooker also made it to the semifinals of the 100 at the U.S. Olympic Trials despite being the youngest competitor in the field.

 

During Boone's tenure, the Longhorn women captured two indoor (2002 and 2003) and outdoor national titles (2003 and 2004).

 

“I'm excited to be back in Texas and recruit athletes within the state,” Boone said. “I have been recruiting in Texas since I left, so it will be nice to reconnect and bring some local talent to Texas State.”

 

Boone also enjoyed successful stints as an assistant at Tulane, Middle Tennessee and South Carolina, coaching sprints, hurdles and jumps at each stop.

 

At Tulane, Boone coached more than 15 men and women to all-conference honors, performances that led to the Green Wave's first-ever Conference USA team championship in 1998. Boone also worked with the Green Wave football team, helping develop its speed and flexibility program.

 

From 1994 to 1997, Boone served as an assistant at Middle Tennessee State. During that time, the Blue Raiders captured three Ohio Valley Conference titles with Boone responsible for 22 individual OVC champions, five NCAA qualifiers and one All-American.

 

Previous to MTSU, Boone spent one season at South Carolina where athletes under her tutelage established numerous school records and enjoyed the Gamecocks' highest finish at a conference meet since joining the SEC.

 

Boone has also coached numerous athletes who have competed independently on the national and international stage, including such meets as the Carifta Games, U.S. Olympic Trials, NACAC Track & Field Championships, Pan American Athletics Championships and the World Championships.

 

An accomplished jumper herself at Virginia, Boone won six ACC titles and earned All-America honors six times as a student-athlete. She still owns the school records for indoor long jump, outdoor long jump and outdoor triple jump. Boone graduated from Virginia in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in communication studies and earned her master's degree in physical education from Middle Tennessee State in 1995.

 

Boone, who has a USATF Level 2 certification as a sprints, hurdles and jumps coach, will begin her position with Texas State on Monday, July 11.