Hall of Honor
Eric Cole competed in track and field at Angelo State from 1990-93 and lettered all four years. He won individual NCAA Division II national titles in the discus in 1991 and the hammer throw in 1993. Overall, he was a six-time All-American and helped lead the Rams track and field team to three straight Lone Star Conference Championships in 1990-92. He also won individual LSC titles in both the hammer and discus every year from 1990-93. After earning his bachelor's degree, he stayed with the ASU track and field program as a graduate assistant coach from 1993-96 before beginning a successful career as a computer network planner. In 2009, he was inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association D-II Hall of Fame. Cole continues to compete in master's-level track and field competitions, winning multiple national championships for his age group in the various throwing events in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
