University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Track and Field Coach Kevin Stephen Signs Multi-Year Extension
12/2/2009 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Dec. 2, 2009
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss Director of Athletics Richard Giannini announced that the school recently signed track and field coach Kevin M. Stephen to a contract extension that runs through the 2012 academic year.
Stephen is in his third season overseeing the women's cross country team as well as the men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field squads.
"We are pleased to have Kevin running our track and field program," Giannini said. "Kevin continues to work hard each day on improving this program and we wanted to reward him for those efforts."
Stephen was promoted to head coach after the retirement of Wayne Williams, in which he worked as an assistant for eight seasons.
"Multi-year contracts in track and field are very rare," Stephen said. "By extending my contract, the University lets me know that I have the support I need to build a championship program here at Southern Miss. I am committed to this university and its athletes and look forward to the upcoming years and the success they will bring. I thank Richard and (Senior Woman Administrator) Sonya (Varnell) for all they continue to do for track and field here at Southern Miss."
Stephen earned his bachelor's degree in Spanish with a minor in general business from Alabama in 1997 and an MBA from Southern Miss in 2001.
