April 25, 2005

New University of Dayton women's track and field Kandice Erwin was named American Southwest Conference Coach of the Year after guiding Texas Lutheran University to its first-ever ASC track and field championship on Saturday.

In her final full meet for Texas Lutheran, Erwin's team edged six-time defending conference champion McMurry by six points, 264.50 to 258.50. It was a TLU's first track championship after three straight second-place conference finishes in her first three seasons. The Bulldogs sealed their conference title with a victory in the final event, the 4x400 meter relay.

In her four years at Texas Lutheran, the Bulldogs won three ASC women's cross country titles and one ASC women's track & field title. She was a four-time conference coach of the year (three cross country, one track).

Erwin will coach the Bulldogs' national qualifiers at the 2005 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships May 26-28 in Waverly, Iowa.