STUART ALLEN, MYERS PARK, CHARLOTTE
The first coach to have what many considered a dynasty in North Carolina. He coached the Mustangs to 11 state championships in track from 1956-1971 (1956, '58, '59, '60, '61, '63, '65, '66, '67, '70, '71), including 38 individual and 16 relay teams to state titles, and also coached the NCHSAA's first 4 state cross country championships (1956, '57, 58, '59), including 4 individual state champions in each of those years, as well. He was the 1970 National High School Athletic Coaches Association Track & Field Coach of the Year and was awarded the 1971 National High School Athletic Coaches Association Distinguished Service Award. He was the meet director of the prestigious Queen City Relays, which is now more than 70 years old.
The track at Myers Park is named after him and there is a monument at the track with his accomplishments. After leaving Myers Park, he coached at John Handley High School in Winchester, Virginia, from 1971-1990. He has been inducted into the NCHSAA Sports Hall of Fame and was one of the NCHSAA's "100 to Remember" coaches during their centennial celebration. He was also inducted into the Emory & Henry College Sports Hall of Fame, and John Handley High School's Hunter Maddex Sports Hall of Fame. He graduated from Emory & Henry College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill