Class of 2023

CHARLIE BROWN
GREENSBORO

Inducted into the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame in 2021 

Coached at least 21 U.S. national Junior Olympic track & field athletes as well as multiple national champions at various high schools 

Coach of the 2005 U.S. cross country team at the IAAF World Championships in France 

Coach of the 2005 U.S. Junior national team at the NCAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean) Cross Country championships 

Meet director for multiple U.S. Track & Field national and world qualifying meets, as well as a variety of high school and college meets 

Founded Greensboro Invitational in 1983; one of the longest running high school cross country meets in North Carolina 

Began Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic, another one of the state’s long-running high school meets 

Founded Greensboro Pacesetters track and field club in 1979 

Coached All-Americans and national champions Pam Doggett and Kim Jones in high school 

Coached 4 State Championship team titles 

Coached 1992 NCISAA state championship teams in track & field (boys and girls) and in cross country (1985), coaching at Greensboro Day 

2009 N.C. 3A state indoor championship, coaching at Southwest Guilford 

2002 and 2003, N.C. 3A runner-up, at Southwest Guilford 

Graduated from Grimsley High in 1977, running cross country and track; then ran two years at the University of North Carolina, before graduating in 1981