Hinds Community College Men's Track

Dillon is in his eighth season as the running backs coach at Hinds. Dillon also serves as the head coach for the highly regarded Hinds mens and women's track & field programs.  His tenure at Hinds has seen a remarkable amount of success, including 21 individual national championships and three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) records. He was also the 2008 NJCAA Coach of the Year. Dillon is a native of Tylertown and is a graduate of Tylertown High School. He furthered his education here at Hinds Community College and Jackson State University.  After his time at JSU, Dillon returned to Hinds, serving as an assistant football coach from 1997-2004. Dillon has sent numerous athletes to four-year colleges around the nation during his tenure at Hinds. Perhaps his best known athlete is Trell Kimmons of Coldwater, who won the 2006 NJCAA Indoor title when he ran the 60 meter dash in 6.53 seconds, and Kimmons also went on to win the 200 meter dash in 2006 at Kansas State University, finishing in 20.89 seconds. He has since signed with adidas and runs professionally and in 2010 he tutored Kimmons to his personal best of 9.95 in the 100m.  Kimmons also ran a wind-aided 9.92 in 2010. Kimmons competed in the 2012 London Olympics as the lead man on the 4x100 meter relay team and earned a silver medal. Dillon, who resides in Raymond, also worked with Tyson Gay, the American record holder in the 100m dash (9.77), during the Summer of 2007. Reginald Dillon Head Men's & Women's Track Coach Reginald Dillon is in his eighth season as the running backs coach at Hinds. Dillon also serves as the head coach for the highly regarded Hinds mens and women's track & field programs.  His tenure at Hinds has seen a remarkable amount of success, including 21 individual national championships and three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) records. He was also the 2008 NJCAA Coach of the Year. Dillon is a native of Tylertown and is a graduate of Tylertown High School. He furthered his education here at Hinds Community College and Jackson State University.  After his time at JSU, Dillon returned to Hinds, serving as an assistant football coach from 1997-2004. Dillon has sent numerous athletes to four-year colleges around the nation during his tenure at Hinds. Perhaps his best known athlete is Trell Kimmons of Coldwater, who won the 2006 NJCAA Indoor title when he ran the 60 meter dash in 6.53 seconds, and Kimmons also went on to win the 200 meter dash in 2006 at Kansas State University, finishing in 20.89 seconds. He has since signed with adidas and runs professionally and in 2010 he tutored Kimmons to his personal best of 9.95 in the 100m.  Kimmons also ran a wind-aided 9.92 in 2010. Kimmons competed in the 2012 London Olympics as the lead man on the 4x100 meter relay team and earned a silver medal. Dillon, who resides in Raymond, also worked with Tyson Gay, the American record holder in the 100m dash (9.77), during the Summer of 2007.

Calvin, a former mens track and field star at Hinds Community College, has returned to Raymond and is now in his third season as an assistant coach for the nationally renowned Eagles program. Calvin, a Greenville native, recently earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, N.C. He won the Mississippi Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award as a senior at Greenville Weston High School after winning state championships in both the high jump and long jump in 2009. Calvin, a Hinds student-athlete from 2009-2011, was a three-time United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-American after posting two eighth place finishes in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 8 inches at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor and Outdoor Nationals as both a freshman and sophomore. He also had a third place finish at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships as a freshman and was named an All-American for his high finish. His personal best in the high jump was 7 feet, 1 and 3/4 inches. He then moved on to NCCU, where he was a two-time 2x Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) high jump champion. Calvin currently resides in Raymond.   Willie Calvin, a former mens track and field star at Hinds Community College, has returned to Raymond and is now in his third season as an assistant coach for the nationally renowned Eagles program. Calvin, a Greenville native, recently earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, N.C. He won the Mississippi Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award as a senior at Greenville Weston High School after winning state championships in both the high jump and long jump in 2009. Calvin, a Hinds student-athlete from 2009-2011, was a three-time United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-American after posting two eighth place finishes in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 8 inches at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor and Outdoor Nationals as both a freshman and sophomore. He also had a third place finish at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships as a freshman and was named an All-American for his high finish. His personal best in the high jump was 7 feet, 1 and 3/4 inches.