James Barr Set For Induction Into TTFCA Hall of Fame
Track & Field January 05, 2024
Tennessee Associate
Athletics Director of Event Management James
Barr will be inducted as a member of the 15th annual Texas Track & Field
Coaches Association Hall of Fame class at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in
Waco. The ceremony is set for Friday, January 5, 2024 at 7 p.m. CT.
Barr was hired at Tennessee in July 2022 after 19 years with the University of
Texas athletics department, where he rose to the position of Associate AD for
Events and Game Operations. Texas promoted Barr to an assistant AD position in
2012, at which time he assumed oversight of the Texas Relays—the second-largest
annual track & field meet in the United States.
A 2019 recipient of the University of Texas President's Outstanding Staff
Award, Barr was named the 2013 USA Track & Field Meet Director of the Year.
The Nashville native also was selected as the Honorary Referee at the
92nd annual Texas Relays in 2019.
Barr will be recognized for his superior meet management efforts alongside a
roster of Texas track & field legends on Friday night in Waco. Additional
inductees include Chris Beene, Willie Blackmon, Billy Foster, Wes Kittley,
Ellen (Smith) Robinson, Raevyn Rogers and Darold Williamson.
In his current role in Knoxville, Barr has direct oversight of Tennessee
Athletics' Events and Hospitality in addition to event management, which
coordinates all gameday logistics for events spanning UT's 20 varsity sports
and other special events.
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