Delaware State University Women's Track

Stephen Kimes was announced as the head coach of the Delaware State University men’s and women’s cross country and track & field teams in July 2019 by former DSU Director of Athletics Dr. D. Scott Gines.   “Stephen Kimes transformed the Wesley College track & field / cross country programs into winners through hard work, grit, and determination,” said Gines. “His eye for recruiting and developing student-athletes is second to none and key to his success."   Citing his stellar record and knowledge of the local and regional track and field landscape, Gines added, “I am confident Stephen has what it takes to restore the proud tradition of Delaware State’s track and field and cross country programs.” Kimes joined the Hornets after a highly-successful and decorated seven-year stint as head coach at Wesley College in Dover (now called the DSU Downtown campus), where he built the Wolverines into a national small college powerhouse.   Since starting at Wesley in 2012, Kimes coached seven NCAA Div. III national champions, 45 NCAA All-Americas, 90 NCAA national championship qualifiers, 123 conference champions, 291 All-Conference selections, and 82 Academic All-Conference honorees.   This year, Kimes led a sweep by the Wesley women and men in the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships, marking the third time the feat has been achieved in meet history.   In 2016, under Kimes, the Wesley men’s outdoor 4x100m relay team set a new NCAA Div. III National Championship meet record with a time of 40.01 seconds. His Wesley men’s 4x400m relay team posted the second-fastest time in Div. III Outdoor Championship history at 3:08.26.   Kimes led the Wolverine men to the 2018 ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Ten Wesley student-athletes were selected as Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Athlete of the Year or Rookie of the Year during his tenure.   In addition, Wesley set 10 CAC, 14 Atlantic East Conference (AEC), and 99% of all school records during his tenure.   Wesley achieved its first-ever track and field national rankings under Kimes. The Wolverine men rose to No. 6 nationally, while the Wesley women’s were ranked as high as No. 17 under his direction.   In cross country, Kimes guided the first Wolverines to earn All-CAC and All-AEC honors.   Kimes is a two-time United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mideast Region Coach of the Year honoree, earning the award for Men’s Outdoor Track in 2018 and for Men’s Indoor Track in 2017.   He was also honored as the Capital Athletic Conference Women’s Indoor Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2017.   Prior to his years at Wesley, Kimes was head track and field/cross country coach at Carver Vocational and Technical High School in Baltimore.   Kimes served as Chairman of the Capital Athletic Conference Track & Field Coaches Committee from 2014-17.   He holds two degrees from Marshall University, earning a bachelor’s in Elementary Education in 2000 and a master’s in Athletics Administration in 2005. “Delaware State is an outstanding institution, and I’m humbled to be selected to lead its track and field and cross country programs,” Kimes said. “It’s great for me and my family to remain in the local area. I plan to continue recruiting in this talent-rich region to strengthen the Hornet teams. I’m grateful to Dr. Gines and the DSU administration for the opportunity."

Gwen Harris, a DSU graduate, returned to her alma mater after serving 11 years as head women’s track and field coach at the University of Pennsylvania. She was just the second coach in Quakers’ women’s track and field program history.   Prior to being appointed head coach at Penn, Harris served as head coach of the James Madison University women’s track and field program for 17 years.   Her duties as a track and field liaison extend far beyond coaching, as she has been a member of numerous committees, This includes Chair of the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Ore., in 2001. Harris, who has been a member of the NCAA Track and Field Committee since 1999, also served as president of the Eastern Collegiate Track and Field Association in 1998. After serving as vice president in 2002, she was reappointed to serve as president in 2003.   Harris graduated from Delaware State in 1974. Though there were no recognized women's varsity sports at the time she attended the University, she lettered all four years as a member of the basketball, softball, field hockey, and track and field club teams. In track and field, Harris ran in various events, including the 75 meters, 100 meters and 220 meters, as well as the 4x100 and 4x200 relays. She also made several regional teams in field hockey and track and field.   Immediately following her graduation from Delaware State, Harris coached at Caesar Rodney High School in Delaware. She helped lead the program to four state championships and three conference titles during her six years with the school.   Harris went on to receive her master’s in Higher Education from James Madison in 1982. Harris holds Level I (1989) and Level II (1993) certificates from the USA Track and Field Coaching Education School.   For her accomplishments over the past 20 years, Harris was inducted into the Delaware African-American Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Delaware State University Athletics Hall of Fame in Oct. 2010.   In addition, she was a member of the inaugural Delaware State University Diamond Extravaganza class in 2010. “Delaware Diamonds” are recognized for their outstanding contributions to women's sports and education in the First State.   Harris serves as Director of Delaware State University's summer All-Sports Camp.

Drummond most recently served as head track & field/cross country coach at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania since October 2014. While at Lincoln, he led the womens cross country team to the 2014 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championship, the teams first conference title as a NCAA Div. II program.  Drummond was selected as CIAA Coach-of-the-Year for the achievement. In addition, Lincolns womens cross country team earned U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) All-Academic Team honors for achieving a grade-point-average of 3.0 or higher for the 2014-15 academic year. Lincolns track and field/cross country programs also produced two NCAA championship participants, 19 All-CIAA honorees, three individual conference champs, one conference Most Valuable Performer and a World University Games competitor during Drummonds tenure. Prior to accepting the Lincoln University post, Drummond was an assistant track and field/cross country coach at Hampton University, helping to establish the Pirate programs as, arguably, the best in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference during his three years at the school. During Drummonds tenure at Hampton, the Pirates earned six MEAC womens track and field championships, one womens cross country title and one mens track and field crown. Drummond also helped produce three NCAA All-America performers (two individual; one team), nine NCAA All-America Honorable Mentions (individual and relays), 49 All-MEAC honorees, 11 individual MEAC champs, two conference MVPs and one MEAC indoor championship record-holder. In addition, he helped produce a USA Track & Field championship performer while at Hampton. Drummond began his coaching career as a graduate assistant and volunteer at his alma mater, The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. His coaching assistance at UMES helped produce two NCAA All-Americans, eight NCAA All-America Honorable Mentions, three MEAC team titles and 33 individual conference champions. Drummond has also served as an assistant track and field coach at Mount Mercy University in Iowa; and as head boys and girls track and field in the Somerset County (Md.) Public Schools. After an All-America high school career in New York, Drummond enrolled at the University of Tennessee. He helped lead Tennessee to Southeast Conference (SEC) indoor and outdoor championships in 2001. He later transferred to UMES, where he set MEAC records in the indoor and outdoor 800-meter run; and earned NCAA Regional All-America honors. Drummond achieved All-MEAC track & field and cross country recognition each year from 2002 to 04. A native of Jamaica, he placed third in the 800-meters at the 2005 Jamaica National Championships; and was fourth in the countrys 2004 Olympic trials. Drummond earned a bachelor's degree from UMES in 2006 and a master's from the school in 2008.