Girls' Track & Field
2006 Coach of the Year
Ed Bowie
Central High School
Capitol Heights,
Maryland Impact Statement
Bowie is one of the most decorated coaches in Maryland history. His teams won a total of 41 State Tiles under his direction.
Biography
No Maryland girls coach has been more successful than Bowie. His team won the Class 2A-1A indoor track title this year, Bowie’s 16th indoor track title overall, and he was named Coach of the Year by the Washington Post. Six of his teams have scored state runner-up finishes.
Bowie’s outdoor track teams have won 13 state titles, including 12 straight from 1981-92, to go along with five runner-up finishes. Bowie also coached the boys’ outdoor team to five state titles between 1976 and 1985 and he has won a total of 41 state titles in cross country and indoor and outdoor track.
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