University of Tennessee Athletics
Brown, Coleman To Receive Tennessee Sports HOF Honors
April 13, 2016 | Track & Field
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame will honor Tennessee sprinters Felicia Brown and Christian Coleman at its 50th Anniversary Induction Banquet on June 18 at the Omni Nashville.
Brown will receive the Female Amateur Athlete of the Year award. Coleman will receive the Male Amateur Athlete of the Year award.
Brown and Coleman join UT legend Missy Kane (formerly Missy Alston) as Tennessee track and field honorees at the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame banquet. Kane is a member of the 2016 induction class.
Brown cemented her status as one of the nation's elite sprinters with a stellar 2016 indoor season. She earned 2016 USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field First Team All-American honors for the 200m and the 4x400m relay and Second Team All-American recognition for the 60m. She was the 2016 NCAA national champion and SEC Champion in the women's 200m. Brown also ran the anchor leg of UT's SEC Indoor Champion 4x400m relay. She clocked a 200m PR of 22.45 at SEC Indoor Championships to hit both the IAAF Rio 2016 Olympic Games A entry standard and the U.S. Trials standard. That time is also the fastest indoor 200m in Tennessee history. Brown was named USTFCCCA South Regional Athlete of the Year, earned SEC Women's Runner of the Week three times and was named to the Watch List for college track and field's top honor, The Bowerman, in early March.
Coleman has enjoyed a spectacular sophomore season at Tennessee. Coleman was named a 2016 USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field First Team All-American for the 60m, 200m, and 4x400m relay and captured the 200m national title. He was also the 2016 SEC Indoor Champion in the 60m and garnered league runner-up honors in the 200m and 4x400m and earned 2016 SEC Men's Runner of the Year and USTFCCCA South Regional Athlete of the Year accolades. He set a 60m PR of 6.52 at the NCAA Championships, good for second-best in Tennessee history, and his PR of 20.54 in the 200m at SEC Championships ranks fourth. Coleman opened his 2016 outdoor season with a 10.16 time in the 100m at the Florida Relays, good for the fourth best mark in the nation. That 10.16 was also an IAAF Rio 2016 Olympic Games A entry standard and a U.S. Trials standard.
Tennessee football VFLs Eric Berry (Male Professional Athletes of the Year), Whit Canale, Frank Canale, George Canale, Conrad Graham and Lester McClain will also be honored at the event.
