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Samara Named Ivy League Coach of the Year
March 05, 2015 | Men's Track and Field
Princeton head coach Fred Samara has been named the inaugural Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Men's Head Coach of the Year. He won the award by unanimous decision in a vote by the league coaches.
The Tigers won their 18th indoor Heps title last weekend. Princeton put up the largest margin of victory in the 67-year history of the Ivy League Heptagonal, defeating second place Cornell, 161-98. The Tigers were ahead the Big Red by at least 50 points and were declared the champion before the final four events were calculated.
Princeton scored in 17 of 20 events. The Tigers won two events, was the runner-up in nine events and had its best event in the long jump claiming 24 points finishing 1-2-3.
First-Team All-Ivy
Carrington Akosa - 200
Greg Leeper - Long Jump
Second-Team All-Ivy
Carrington Akosa - 60 Luke Brahm - 1,000
Garrett O'Toole - Mile
Matt McDonald - 5,000
Rob Mohr - 60 Hurdles
August Kiles - Pole Vault
Tumi Akinlawon - Long Jump
Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi - Triple Jump
Chris Cook - Shot Put