Track & Field | 6/26/2025 5:59:00 PM

GREENSBORO – Allen Johnson pulled off the double on Thursday by winning Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Men's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year three months after winning CAA Men's Indoor Coach of the Year. The conference announced its postseason honors on Thursday.
 
"I'm humbled, really," said Johnson. "It is a time of reflection. To realize where the program was when I got here in 2022. Looking back on the journey we undertook in 2023 and seeing what we have accomplished to date is humbling.
 
There were so many trials and tribulations along the way, which was unbelievable. If it weren't for the type of student athletes we have in this program, this wouldn't be possible. It wasn't for the kind of coaches I have on this staff, this wouldn't be possible. If it weren't for the type of people I work with in athletics and at the university, this wouldn't be possible. I didn't do this alone. I have had a lot of help."
 
Johnson led the Aggies to the 2025 CAA men's indoor and outdoor track and field championships, winning the outdoor title at A&T's Marcus T. Johnson Track. The Aggies won the outdoor title by 36 points over Monmouth, claiming titles in the 400 meters, 800m, 400-meter hurdles, triple jump, shot put, and the 4x400-meter relay.
 
In addition, the Aggies took the top four spots in the 400m, the top three spots in the shot put, and the top two spots in the 800m and the 400H. Johnson then sent 14 male student-athletes to the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
 
Xzaviah Taylor (400H, 4x100, 4x400), his twin brother Isaiah Taylor (110H, 400H, 4x100), Partree (triple jump), Correy McManus Jr. (4x100), Jaeden Gumbs (4x100), Brandon Nya (4x100), Elijah Thomas (4x400), Caleb Gurnell (4x400), and Dyimond Walker (4x400) all advanced to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.