Five-Time JC National Champion Set to Join Track Program
12/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
TUSCALOOSA ?? University of Alabama men’s track and field coach Harvey Glance announced today that Tyson David has signed his letter of intent to join the Crimson Tide cross country and men’s track & field teams.
“I truly believe this is one of our most important signees since I have been at Alabama,” head coach Harvey Glance said. “Tyson has great range from the 800m through the 10k, once we put him into our distance program we are going to reach an unbelievable level not only in the Southeastern Conference but on the national level as well.”
David is a five-time Junior College National Champion and eight-time All-American from Central Arizona College. He won an individual cross country national title in 2006 and the 10,000 meter national titles in both the 2006 and 2007 outdoor season. He was also a member of two Junior College team track and field team championships in 2006 and 2007.
He has earned eight National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American honors as well. In Cross Country he was All-American in 2006, winning the national title, and in 2007, finishing third overall. On the Track, he earned six of his All-American honors in two seasons. He was the top 10K finisher, second place in the 1500 meter and third in the 5,000 meter in 2006 as a freshman. In his sophomore season he was equally impressive at the NJCAA national meet winning the 10k national title for the second consecutive year, finishing second in the 5,000m and third in the 1,500m.
“I am truly excited that Tyson committed to run at Alabama,” cross country coach Joe Walker said. “Anytime you can land a highly coveted recruit with so many options like Tyson this late in the season is a blessing. I am looking forward to him adding tremendous depth to our already strong distance program.”
David will enroll at the Capstone in January and compete in his first career indoor season for the Tide this spring. He will also be a force on the Tide cross country team which is coming off the best finish in school history last month at the national championship race. David will add another experienced runner to the Tide’s returning five scorers and give Alabama added depth to make a run at the SEC and NCAA title in 2008.
His marks last season in the 1,500m and 5,000m would qualify him for the NCAA outdoor regional mark and his 5,000 time would also be a indoor provisional mark.
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