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Sprints Coach Tim Vaught was named the 49ers sprint coach on August 26, 2008. Vaught will enter his first season as the sprints mentor following tremendous success in the Division I ranks in the Southeastern corridor.
Vaught is a2001 graduate of Western Carolina where he served as team captain during his senior season, and earned All-Conference honors in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays and was a member of the WCU 4x400m NCAA Championship qualifying team. His 4x400m unit also was victorious in the Olympic Development section of the illustrious Penn Relays in 2001.
While not on the track, Vaught was a member of the Catamount football team. A running back and defensive back by trade, Vaught mastered the concept of being a two sport athlete by lettering twice in football.
Before his days at WCU, he earned an Associates Degree in Arts from Brevard College where he was a two-time qualifier for the NJCAA Track and Field Championships as he competed in the 200m and 400m dash events and also competed in the 4x100 and 4x400m relays. Vaught was named the Most valuable Athlete for his outstanding accomplishments at Brevard.
Vaught got his coaching start at his alma mater where he was a Graduate Assistant. While with the Cataounts, he assisted in coaching 11 All-Southern Conference performers including a pair of 4x400m relay teams. He also worked with six conference champions and a national provisional qualifier.
Following his time at WCU, Vaught moved across the state to Coastal Carolina for four seasons where he was the Assistant Track and Field coach working with sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers.
While at Coastal Carolina, Vaught helped produce nearly 33 Big South champions, including the Big South Female Athlete of the Year in 2005, four national qualifiers and two All-Americans.
After his four year stint with the Chanticleers, Vaught landed at Florida State where he spent one season as the Seminoles recruiting coordinator.
During his brief time in Tallahassee, he signed three high school national champions.
Following his short run at FSU, Vaught opened the P2 Peak Performance Training Center and coached a pair of Olympic Trial qualifiers in the triple jump.
A native of Sunset Beach, N.C., Vaught graduated from Western Carolina in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology.
