Coaches Tom Heath and Lisa Morgan to be Inducted into Armory Hall of Fame


Tom Heath pictured above holding up a 21 for his 21st Meet of Champions title as a coach in 2015. 

Former Christian Brothers Academy cross country coach Tom Heath and former Columbia HS track and field coach Lisa Morgan will be inducted into the Armory Coaches Hall of Fame on December 17th at the AT&T Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational. They are two of eight coaches who will be honored at the event.

Over Heath's 45 year coaching career he led CBA to 26 Group Championship wins, 21 Meet of Champions titles, and a national championship in 2011. He also started and maintained a national record dual meet win streak that totaled 343 victories at the time of his retirement in 2015, it began in 1974 and is still running today. To add to his coaching achievements on the course he also oversaw some great performances on the track including Penn Relays victories and national relay titles. 

Lisa Morgan now coaches at Bloomfield College, a position she took over the summer of 2015 when the college formed its first ever track and field program. Before that she spent eight years building Columbia high school into a track and field powerhouse. Under her guidance Columbia won multiple state championships, Penn Relays titles, national titles, and set state and national records while doing so. Morgan was also named the head coach for Team USA at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Columbia. 

Here is the full list of 2016 inductees. 

  • Phyllis Anderson -- A Philip Randolph (NY)
  • George Febles -- Fordham Prep (NY)
  • Walter Hall -- Mount Vernon (NY)
  • Tom Heath -- Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
  • Tim Hickey -- William Penn (PA)
  • Dennis Kornfield -- Uniondale (NY)
  • Mark Mendes -- Stuyvesant (NY)
  • Lisa Morgan -- Columbia (NJ)