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Cypress Creek HS Alumnus named to the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame
Jon Warren, Rice University men’s track and field head coach and 1983 Cypress Creek High School graduate, was named to the 41st Rice University Athletics Hall of Fame class on June 23.
Warren has been a part of Rice men’s track and field for more than 40 years, with the last 24 years being the head coach of Rice men’s track and field squad. As an undergraduate at Rice, he set school records in the indoor mile and the 3,000-meter run. He also qualified for the NCAA Championships twice in cross country and once in the indoor mile. He competed on a Rice team that finished in 19th place as a team in the 1987 NCAA Cross Country meet.
After graduating from Rice in 1988, Warren continued to compete and had personal bests in various marathons and competitions. In 1994 he became the only American to run a sub-4-minute mile and a sub-2:20 marathon in the same year. He participated in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials and competed for the U.S. in the World Championships in 1997.
Warren returned to Rice in 2001 as a coach and has been named conference coach of the year four times during his career. During his tenure as head coach, Warren has overseen the development of many student athletes, including 49 All-Americans and 17 Academic All-Americans.
“Being selected to become a member of the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame is a very unexpected honor, one that I did not foresee happening,” Warren said. “When I left Cy Creek in 1983 to attend and compete at Rice, I had no intention of still being here four decades later. I cannot thank Rice enough for what it has provided me both as an athlete and as a coach. I am greatly honored and feel tremendously privileged to join so many great athletes in the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame.
Source: CFISD
