For Immediate Release
June 25, 2019
Gonatas Named Track & Field Athlete of Year and French, Coach of the Year
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has awarded Suffolk County
Community College鈥檚 George Gonatas from Fort Salonga the NJCAA Division III 2018 Outdoor
Track and Field Men鈥檚 Field Athlete of the Year Award for the Northeast Region.
Gonatas is ranked first nationally in the shot put and second nationally in both the
discus and hammer. His mark of 13.70m (44鈥�-11陆鈥�) in the shot put leaves him on top
of the Descending Order List by more than one foot.
And that鈥檚 not all!
Matthew French, in his seventh year as Suffolk鈥檚 Track Coach has been named Northeast Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA. Coach French has had athletes hit 30 qualifying marks for the NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships this year and his team has sat in first place in the Northeast Region throughout the entire season.
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