Less than a week after leading their teams to national titles, John McDonnell of Arkansas and Beverly Kearney of Texas have been named the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Coaches of the Year, the USTFCCCA announced Thursday.

The winners were determined in a vote by members of the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

McDonnell's Razorbacks won yet another men's title Saturday at the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. It was McDonnell's 19th national indoor championship, increasing his haul of NCAA championships to an incredible 42 in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.

Kearney's Longhorns added the 2006 indoor title to the 2005 outdoor crown they won last spring in Sacramento. Kearney has won three NCAA indoor championships at Texas (1998, 1999 and 2006).

National championships are a rite of fall, winter and spring for McDonnell, the most successful coach in the history of NCAA competition. The Razorbacks scored 53 points on their home track at the Tyson Center, eight points ahead of runner-up LSU.

Ranked second in the country behind Texas entering the meet, the Arkansas men won three events at nationals - the 5,000-meter run (Josphat Boit), distance medley relay (Adam Perkins, Jeremy Dodson, Brian Roe and Said Ahmed) and triple jump (Jaanus Uudmae).

"I said before the meet that we're a team with no stars," McDonnell said. "Now I'd say we have some stars.

"In the 5,000, distance medley and triple jump, we really had people step up," McDonnell said. "We didn't make any mistakes."

McDonnell's teams are known for timing their peaks perfectly. That was certainly the case this winter. The Razorbacks started the 2006 season slowly before finally hitting their stride at the Southeastern Conference meet. Arkansas won the SEC men's title with 141 points. Since joining the SEC in 1992, McDonnell's men have won 13 men's indoor titles in 15 tries.

Texas won the women's indoor title with 51 points, finishing comfortably in front of Stanford (36) and Arizona State (30). The Longhorns, who entered the national championships ranked No. 1 in the USTFCCCA women's poll, were led by sprinter/jumper Marshevet Hooker and shot putter Michelle Carter.

Hooker won the long jump and 60-meter dash and placed fourth in the 200 meters. Carter won her first NCAA title, throwing a career-best 60 feet, 103/4 inches. Marshevet Hooker's younger sister, Desiree Hooker, placed third in the high jump.

"The key factor for us was persistence and faith," Kearney said. "It wasn't a perfect meet for us, but the team stayed focused throughout."

Texas won the 2006 Big 12 Conference women's title, making a tremendous comeback on the final day of competition to edge Nebraska.

The USTFCCA named its Division II and Division III indoor coaches of the year last week. See www.ustfccca.org for details.