Frostburg State Athletic Hall of Fame
Track & Field
Cross Country
Inducted November 5, 2010
162nd Inductee
Dr. Robert Lewis is one of the most successful coaches in the history of Frostburg State University. He coached 31 years for FSU from 1970-2001, serving as the head coach for both the men’s track & field and men’s and women’s cross country teams. During his tenure, Dr. Lewis coached a total of 112 varsity teams.
He guided his track & field teams to NCAA Division III National Championships during the indoor season in 1986 and during the outdoor seasons in 1986 and 1987. Lewis was selected as the NCAA Div. III National Track & Field Coach of the Year three times and NCAA Division III South/Southeast Region Cross Country Coach of the Year three times.
He led the FSU men's and women's cross country teams to a pair of top-10 and 10 top-20 national finishes with 11 Mason-Dixon Conference championships and 18 championships as a member of other conferences. He also guided the teams to a combined 56 victories at invitational meets.
During his track & field coaching career, 68 of Lewis's athletes received All-American honors and turned in 113 total All-American performances. Frostburg State University produced 10 NCAA Division III National Champions and established six national meet records.
Lewis’s teams produced 12 top-10 Div. III finishes and his final team in 2001 finished third nationally. The Bobcat track & field programs won ECAC Indoor Championships in 1987 & 1988, captured Mason-Dixon Conference Championship titles 29 times, won 22 invitational meets and posted a 117-4 overall record against Towson, Salisbury and UMBC.
FSU Hall of Famer and former men’s track participant, Carl Schuler, won the 1978 NAIA National Championship in the 2-mile walk and was a member of the 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992 U.S. Olympic track & field teams.
