USC Director of Track & Field and Cross-Country Quincy Watts was named the 2025 NCAA Men’s Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) today (June 23).
Watts led the USC men’s team to a share of the 2025 NCAA T&F team title and the women’s team to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Eugene, Ore. from June 11-14.
The USC outdoor men’s track and field team title was its first since 1976, yet the Trojans have won 27 NCAA outdoor track and field titles, more than double the total of the next best program. Watts also had the USC men ranked No. 1 for the first time since the USTFCCCA rankings began in 2008.
The Trojans entered NCAA Championship rounds with four athletes in top 10 in the 100m and two in the top 10 in the 200m and 400m. In all USC was represented in the top 10 nationally in eight events. His athletes posted 13 all-time USC top 10 times or marks during the season, including setting two school records.
Five Trojans reached the NCAA semis in the 100m and three in the 200m. Nine different Trojan men earned first-team All-America honors. The Trojan depth led them to the team title, as USC did not win outright any of the 21 scored events, just as they did during the indoor championship run.
Watts, a two-time gold medalist at the 1992 Olympics, was named the USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year in March after leading the Trojans to the third indoor title in school history, first since 1972.