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Steve Scott is a 3 time Olympian and one of the greatest milers in American history.  Steve was the silver medalist in the 1,500 meter race at the inaugural IAAF World Outdoor Championships at Helsinki in 1983. He previously held the American outdoor mile record for more than 26 years and also is the former American indoor record holder in the same event.  Track & Field News ranked Scott #1 in the U.S. on 10 occasions, and 11 times during his career he was ranked in the top ten in the world by T&FN.  Steve ran 136 sub-4:00 miles in his career, more than any other runner in history.

Francie Larrieu Smith is a five time United States Olympic Team member.  Her best Olympic finish was fifth place in the 10,000 meter event in Seoul, South Korea (1988).  She was the flag bearer for the U. S. Olympic Team in Barcelona, Spain (1992).  During the course of her 30 year athletic career Francie established 36 United States records and 12 world bests in distances ranging from 1000 meters to 10,000 meters.  She was selected by Runners World magazine as, “The Most Versatile Runner of the Quarter Century”.  Francie is a member of the Road Runners Club of America Hall of Fame, The Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, The Long Distance Running Hall of Fame, and The National Track and Field Hall of Fame.

From 1992 through 2007 Francie served as National Honorary Chair of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, “Race for the Cure” series of 5K road races.  She also served on the board of the Lance Armstrong Foundation from 1997-2000.
Francie has served as Head Men and Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at Southwestern University (NCAA D-III) since 1999.  Southwestern University is a nationally recognized liberal arts college in Georgetown, TX.  She resides in Georgetown, TX with her husband of 28 years Jimmy C. Smith Ph.D. a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Southwestern University.