Wayne Norton, the former University of Georgia head coach, is set to join some of the most accomplished coaches in track and field history next week as he is inducted into the Drake Relays Coaches Hall of Fame.

As a coach of 37 Relays titles, there is no doubt of Wayne Norton's love for the Relays and the Drake Relays Hall of Fame is honoring Norton for his service and commitment to the Relays and track and field. As a former collegiate athlete at Howard, Norton's familiarity with the sport helped guide his teams to success.
 
Norton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Indiana University, where he earned his master's degree in journalism, and served as an assistant at Northern Arizona before joining the Georgia staff as an assistant in 1990.  From 2000-2015, Norton took over as head coach for both track and field and cross-country programs.
 
In those 15 years, Norton was a key component of Georgia's many titles. His teams posted 29 top-20 finishes in national meets, including a third-place finish for the women at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships. His women's teams also finished fifth in each of the last two NCAA outdoor meets and the men's squad placed sixth in 2014.
 
During his tenure, Georgia athletes won 25 individual national titles and earned All-America honors nearly 200 times. Norton's athletes also won 61 SEC championships.
 
The Drake Relays witnessed Norton's athletes dominating the field on the Blue Oval. His men's 400-meter hurdlers won four years in a row from 2006-2009 and his team won the men's sprint medley three-straight years from 2012-2014. Norton has coached 30 individual Relays Champions and seven relay teams that took top honors.