Chris Huffins was the director and head coach of the men's and women's track and field and cross country programs at the University of California from 2002 to 2007.
11 Facts About Chris Huffins
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Chris Huffins married Monique Parker in 1997 with whom he had one son Zachary.
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Chris Huffins earned a degree from the University of California in political economies of industrial societies in 2007.
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Chris Huffins is currently married to Tamika Huffins with whom he had another son, Jaxon.
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Chris Huffins first became interested in decathlon while a student at the University of California.
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Chris Huffins denied this accusation, saying that it was an accident of ordering because his two weakest events happened to be the final two events of the decathlon.
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In 1998, he finished second in the Goodwill Games, and in 1999, Chris Huffins won the Pan American Games and finished third at the 1999 World Championships in the decathlon.
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At the 2000 USA Olympic trials, Chris Huffins finished second behind Tom Pappas and ahead of Kip Janvrin, his future teammates at Sydney.
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At the Sydney Olympics, Chris Huffins performed consistently, and after the first nine events, including the javelin, he led eventual winner Erki Nool by 14 points.
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Chris Huffins score was a season's best of 8595 points and only 46 points short of gold medalist Erki Nool.
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On May 29,2007, Chris Huffins announced his resignation from his position as director of track and field at the University of California.