Ferrell-Edmonson to coach UNLV track

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Tuesday, July 30, 2002 | 9:31 a.m.

Barbara Ferrell-Edmonson has been named head coach for the women's track and field and cross country programs at UNLV, athletic director John Robinson announced Monday.

Ferrell-Edmonson comes to Las Vegas from California State University Dominguez Hills where she has been serving as the director of community relations.

From 1991-99, Ferrell-Edmonson was at the University of Southern California and became USC's women's track and field head coach in 1992. Some of her head coaching highlights at USC include a fifth-place finish at the 1998 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and a second-place finish at the 1997 Pac-10s.