Byron Talley
	Last College: UC Davis '02 Position: Interim Director, Track and Field and Cross Country Experience: 7th Year

An outdoor All-American and owner of two UC Davis hurdles records, Byron Talley returned to his collegiate alma mater to serve as Jon and Deanne Vochatzer's top assistant in 2005 and upon their retirement this past summer, assumed reins as Interim Director of Track and Field and Cross Country.

His experience for his new role is extensive as Talley has been integral in the development of the program in its new home at the NCAA Division I level.

During his first six years with the Aggie coaching staff, Talley has coached several NCAA West Region qualifiers, two national qualifiers, six of the top 10 100-meter hurdlers and athletes that have achieved more than a dozen school records. Additionally, two Aggies have advanced to USATF Championships.

In his two-year Aggie career, Talley set a school outdoor mark in the 110 hurdles and an indoor record in the 55 hurdles. As a senior in 2002, he captured the California Collegiate Athletic Association title, posting a 14.19 time in the preliminaries. Less than two weeks later, Talley placed eighth at the NCAA Div. II Championships, advancing to the finals with a UC Davis-record 14.02 in the prelims. That performance broke Daryl Hill's previous mark of 14.04, set nearly two decades prior.

Coincidentally, Hill and Talley remain as the program's last two All-Americans in the 110 hurdles. In 2001, Talley's first year with the Aggies, he recorded a 7.67 in the 55-meter hurdles at Nevada's annual Wolf Pack Invitational. Entering the 2005 season, that mark still stands as the program's all-time best.

Talley transferred to UC Davis in 2000 after an exemplary career at nearby Yuba College. He was the Northern California community college champion in the decathlon, setting a Yuba record with 6,535