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Hall of Fame

Rick Carpenter

J. Richard Carpenter

  • Class
  • Induction
    2017
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Administration, Cross Country (M), Track & Field (M), Cross Country (W), Track & Field (W), Swimming (M)

Inducted 2017

  • Athletic Director 1984-1999
  • 8 teams made NCAA Tournament Appearances
  • 13 teams won conference titles
  • Head men's outdoor track & field coach 1970-1990
  • Coached 1 National Champion
  • Coached 5 All-Americans
  • Coached 8 National Qualifiers
  • Coached 8 Conference Champions
  • Coached 26 Conference Medalists
  • 144-114-1 career record
  • Head women's outdoor track & field coach 1980-1990
  • Coached 3 Conference Champions
  • Coached 24 Conference Medalists
  • Head swim coach 1970-1976
  • Head men's cross country coach 1979-1984
  • Coached 1 All-Conference Athlete
  • Head women's cross country coach 1979-1984
  • Assistant football coach 1969-1978
  • Degree in Physical Education and History from West Virginia Wesleyan College
  • All-American baseball player, all-league football player and avid golfer
  • Earned a master's degree in Education from then Western Maryland College in 1972, and a doctorate in Education from West Virginia University in 1979
  • Ushered the College into the Centennial Conference
  • In 1999, he stepped down as athletic director, but he continues to teach as a full professor in the newly named Kinesiology department
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