University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame
Blue, Stewart
Stewart Blue
- Class:
- 1971
After signing at USL as a hurdler, Blue moved to the 440-yard dash and sprints and set the 440 school-record on his third try. In the same year, Blue helped USL set three school relay records.
He was a three-time all-American (Indoor and Outdoor Mile Relay and 440 relay (1968 and 1969) and won the Gulf States Conference 440 as a Freshman and as a Senior.
He helped USL to three conference championships and one runner-up spot. Blue was a member of 1969 USA National Federation indoor mile relay national championship team in Houston, Texas.
A 51-year veteran of UL Track and Field as both and athlete and official, Blue is a member of Ark-La-Tex Track and Field Hall of Fame in Shreveport and the LSU Track & Field Officials Hall of Fame.
Blue has officiated every state high school outdoor championship, except one, since 1972 and has assisted in over 120 district and region meets. In addition to his 42 outdoor state meets in Louisiana he has assisted in 19 state meets in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Is known as a "running rules guru" at the high school, NCAA and USATF levels.
At the international level, Blue was a timing-assistant with the (Swiss) Timing group at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and in 1985 was a timing assistant at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Baton Rouge for both Track and Field and Speed Skating. Has officiated 34 NCAA indoor and outdoor national championships.
Referee assignments include various Southland, Sun Belt, Missouri Valley, American South and Metro Conference championships.
Currently the running referee at Texas A&M indoors and Northwestern State outdoors and has served as head umpire at Texas A&M, the SEC Indoor Championships and the Sun-Belt Championships.
He has served multiple years as head finish line coordinator/head lap counter for NCAA and SEC Championships held in Fayetteville, Ark., and has served on the Jury of Appeals at the Big 12. I
Blue is a member of the LSU, University of Arkansas and Texas A&M Officials associations and has officiated at every major collegiate conference in the U.S. and at USATF. He is a Master-level official and lecturer and has officiated three USATF indoor senior championships. Blue's most recent USATF honor is being selected to the umpiring crew for the 2016 Olympic Trials held at Eugene, Oregon.
He was a three-time all-American (Indoor and Outdoor Mile Relay and 440 relay (1968 and 1969) and won the Gulf States Conference 440 as a Freshman and as a Senior.
He helped USL to three conference championships and one runner-up spot. Blue was a member of 1969 USA National Federation indoor mile relay national championship team in Houston, Texas.
A 51-year veteran of UL Track and Field as both and athlete and official, Blue is a member of Ark-La-Tex Track and Field Hall of Fame in Shreveport and the LSU Track & Field Officials Hall of Fame.
Blue has officiated every state high school outdoor championship, except one, since 1972 and has assisted in over 120 district and region meets. In addition to his 42 outdoor state meets in Louisiana he has assisted in 19 state meets in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Is known as a "running rules guru" at the high school, NCAA and USATF levels.
At the international level, Blue was a timing-assistant with the (Swiss) Timing group at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and in 1985 was a timing assistant at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Baton Rouge for both Track and Field and Speed Skating. Has officiated 34 NCAA indoor and outdoor national championships.
Referee assignments include various Southland, Sun Belt, Missouri Valley, American South and Metro Conference championships.
Currently the running referee at Texas A&M indoors and Northwestern State outdoors and has served as head umpire at Texas A&M, the SEC Indoor Championships and the Sun-Belt Championships.
He has served multiple years as head finish line coordinator/head lap counter for NCAA and SEC Championships held in Fayetteville, Ark., and has served on the Jury of Appeals at the Big 12. I
Blue is a member of the LSU, University of Arkansas and Texas A&M Officials associations and has officiated at every major collegiate conference in the U.S. and at USATF. He is a Master-level official and lecturer and has officiated three USATF indoor senior championships. Blue's most recent USATF honor is being selected to the umpiring crew for the 2016 Olympic Trials held at Eugene, Oregon.
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