Former NU Coach Sevigne to be Honored

Lincoln, Neb. - Former University of Nebraska track and field coach Frank Sevigne will be posthumously inducted into the United States Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Saturday, Dec. 4 in Portland, Ore. He will be one of nine honorees.

Sevigne served a total of 34 years as a collegiate head coach. Following a six-year stint (1950-55) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., he headed to NU (1956-83), where he would make his mark on the sport for the next 28 years. He still holds the record for longest tenure of any Husker track and field head coach. He also previously served as an advisory coach for the Jamaica and Iceland national teams.

Sevigne brought a wealth of success to Nebraska athletics. He oversaw a total of 11 national champions, 42 All-Americans and 103 individual conference champions. One of his former athletes, sprinter Charlie Greene, added an Olympic Gold Medal in the 4x100-meter relay at the 1968 Games. Sevigne also had the foresight to introduce one of the top collegiate indoor track meets in the nation, the Husker Invitational, which has been renamed the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in his memory.

Following his retirement at the conclusion of the 1983 season, Sevigne continued to be connected with the Husker program as an Associate Head Coach during the 1984 season. He lost his battle with cancer on Jan. 29, 1985.

Saturday’s event will begin with inductions at Noon PST and will be followed by the 25th-annual Jesse Owens Hall of Fame Banquet at 7 p.m. at NIKE headquarters.