Gary Boxley has been a staple for Oklahoma track and field athlete’s in the state and his efforts and hard work has paid off.
Boxley was inducted into the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Boxley, a year ago, was the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association Coach of the Year at the Oklahoma Coaches Clinic and in 2002 he was named the Girls’ Track Coach of the Year. He was named the Oklahoma Coach of the Year for Region 5 in 1981.
Some of Boxley’s accomplishments include: two State Championship Track Teams, three State Runner-Up Track Teams, three State Academic Champions, three High School All-Americans, six College All-Americans, and 15 Academic All-Americans as well as the National Record Holder in High School Pole Vaulting.
He has coached over 75 athletes that attended college on a track scholarship and who continued in college through completion of their Bachelor’s Degree He has been a guest speaker at Coach’s Conventions in Arkansas, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
Just wanted to say ‘hi’ and introduce myself. Planning to spend some time here in the near future.