Oglethorpe University Men's Track And Field

Margaret Fox came to Oglethorpe in 2023 as an assistant track & field coach. Fox has coached multiple all-conference and all-academic honorees in her time at Oglethorpe. Prior to Oglethorpe Most recently, Fox served Hebron Christian Academy as track & field head coach for nearly 10 years. While coaching at the high school level, Fox produced six individual state champions and the 2021 girls 1A state champion team. From 2002 to 2004, she was University of Nebraska's assistant recruiting coordinator. Fox began her professional career after she represented Canada in the 2000 Olympic games. This followed a decorated running career at Rice University from 1996 until her graduation in 2000. At Rice, Fox earned several accolades over her collegiate career. She was the 1996 NCAA Division I 4x400m champion, 1997, 1998, and 1999 4x400m relay champion, and a three-time NCAA All-American. The 1999 relay team still holds the Rice program record. Education | Personal Fox graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from Rice in 2000 and has since been inducted into their athletics hall of fame. She earned a master's degree in nutrition from Nebraska in 2004. Fox and her husband Terrance have seven children, the oldest of whom is Malia Melton, a standout for Oglethorpe’s women's basketball and track & field teams.  

Nicki Hudson came to Oglethorpe in 2022 as a high jump coach with decades of experience. Prior to Oglethorpe Hudson served the University of North Carolina as an assistant track & field coach for seven years, inspiring more women to compete and push themselves in track & field. She coached jumps, sprints, hurdles and relays for five seasons before focusing on high jumpers in 2017. While at UNC, Hudson coached the 2018 NCAA high jump national champion: Nicole Greene. From 2004 to 2011, Hudson was the track & field head coach at multiple high schools throughout Georgia and the Carolinas. From 2001 to 2004 she served as director of training and recruitment for Competitive Resources Group while conducting career development workshops for various colleges across the country. This gave Hudson opportunities to work with professional leagues like the WNBA and the NBDL. Hudson began her coaching and teaching career in 1992, spending nine years at nearby Georgia high schools. Education | Personal Hudson graduated from North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. In her collegiate career, she was a four-year letter-winner, a three-time ACC Champion, a two-time All-American and a 1992 Olympic Trials finalist in the heptathlon. She held the ACC record in the heptathlon for 15 years and held the UNC record in the event for 23 years. Hudson earned her master’s in sports administration from UNC in 2002. She was also a finalist for high jump in the 1996 Olympic trials.