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Alan James Drosky is the head cross country running coach for both the men's and women's teams and the head track and field coach for the women's team at the Georgia Institute of Technology.〔()〕〔()〕 Drosky is from Riverdale, Georgia where he graduated from Riverdale High School in 1983. Before becoming a coach at his alma mater, Alan Drosky was an All-American distance runner for the Yellow Jackets before graduating in 1987 with a degree in Industrial Management. He later returned to Tech to receive his master's degree in Management in 1989.〔Wilson, Jane. ''Blueprint 1987''. The Board of Student Publications. 1987.〕 Coach Drosky's immense impact on both the Georgia Tech Cross-Country and Track programs as both a coach and runner have helped to make both programs flourish over the last 30 years. ==Running career== Although Drosky did not begin his running career until his senior year at Riverdale High; it did not take long for him to become a star. In his first year running competitively, he won the state championship in the mile with a time of 4:14 and placed second in the 800m. Drosky initially enrolled at the University of South Carolina, but then transferred to Georgia Tech before his sophomore year. As a transfer student, Drosky redshirted his sophomore year and ran unattached. Going into his junior year and first eligible year at Georgia Tech, Drosky had a personal best of 1:49.47 in the 800m and 3:43.58 in the 1500m, which showed his potential for success at Tech.〔Zang, F. (1986). 1986 Georgia Tech Track. Toccoa, GA: Currahee Printing Company.〕 During his junior year, Drosky led the Yellow Jackets at NCAA Regionals with a 53rd place finish in the 10K with a time of 31:51. He also placed 31st in the ACC Championship with a time of 26:27.〔Zang, F. (1986). 1986 georgia tech track. Toccoa, GA: Currahee Printing Company.〕 He began to truly shine during indoor season, setting the school record in the 1000m (2:23.20) and the distance medley relay running the 800m leg (10:17.80). Drosky also earned All-American honors placing 6th in the indoor mile. He continued his record breaking year going into the outdoor season breaking four more records in the 1500m (3:43.38), the mile (4:04.70), the 3200m Relay, running with Prouty, Head and Macoy (7:36.40), and distance medley relay with Morrison, Macoy, and Head (9:59.30).〔Naylor, Larry. ''The Blueprint 1986''. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1986. Print.〕 For Drosky and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 1986-87 seasons proved to be very memorable. During cross-country season, Drosky was named team captain and had a lot of responsibility being the only upperclassmen on the team.〔Wilson, Jane E. ''1987 Blueprint''. Board of Student Publications, 1987. 429.〕 As captain, Drosky was the best runner, placing first for team in each race. He also accomplished great individual success, winning the individual state cross-country title and finishing 8th at the ACC Championship, the highest finish by a Tech athlete at the tournament in school history.〔 Track season marked the opening of the new George C. Griffen Track and Field Facility where Drosky finished his running career at Tech in style. He was an ACC Champion in the indoor mile, All-ACC in the outdoor 1500m by second, and was an All-American in the 1500m at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship with a school record of 4:04.7.〔Wilson, Jane E. ''1987 Blueprint''. Board of Student Publications, 1987. 429, 433. Print.〕 In 1996 Drosky was inducted into the (Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame ) for his accomplishments in Track and Cross-Country during his Georgia Tech career.〔MacDonald, S. (2006). Georgia tech track & field 2006. Birmingham, AL: EBSCO Media. 16.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Drosky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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