TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State track and field head coach Bob Braman has announced the addition of assistant coach Harlis Meaders to his staff. Braman has also named Ricky Argro the Associate Head Coach of Men's Track and Field and Matt Kane the Associate Head Coach of Women's Track and Field. Braman quote. Meaders returns to Florida State for the second time in his 28-year coaching career. Meaders spent 18 seasons in Tallahassee and was a part of the most successful seasons in program history. Meaders was an assistant coach for the 2006 and 2008 men's national championship teams and coached Seminole great Garrett Johnson who was a two-time national champion in the shot put. He also coached two-time Olympian Dorian Scott. In 18 years with the Seminoles, he helped the throwers group capture 22 ACC titles and 22 All-America honors. In 2011, Meaders helped the Seminoles win the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Men's Program of the Year in 2011 and 2012. Meaders was also named the 2005 East Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. After his stint with the Seminoles, Meaders returned to his alma mater to become the North Carolina head track and field coach for the next seven seasons. Following his stint in Chapel Hill, Meaders has spent the last three seasons as the head coach of the Colgate track and field program. Meaders was also the 2019 USATF World University Games Throws Coach. In total, Meaders has coached 57 All-Americans, 49 ACC individual champions, three national champions, one Olympian and one Rhodes Scholar. Harlis Quote Argro and Kane have been staples to the Seminoles' recent success. In the 2022 season, Argro coached Jo'Vaughn Martin and DaeQwan Butler to ACC titles and also helped Martin pick up his second-straight First Team All-America honor. Primarily working with the men's sprinters, Argro guided both the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Argro Quote Coach Kane has made an immediate impact in three seasons for the Seminoles. This past season, Kane guided Trey Cunningham to one of the most successful hurdle seasons in collegiate history. Cunningham won national titles in the 60m hurdles and the 110m hurdles and was also second in the 110m hurdles at the World Championships. Last season alone, Kane coached eight ACC individual champions and seven All-Americans and guided the women's 4x100m relay to an ACC record time of 42.78. Kane Quote Braman has now completed his staff with the additions of Meaders and assistant coach Baylee Mires who is heading the women's distance crew. Mires has already had great success in Tallahassee leading the women's cross country team to 24th in the USTFCCCA poll and second in the South Region. For updates and exclusive content, follow the Noles on Twitter (FSU_Track), Instagram (fsu_track) and Facebook (Florida State Track and Field).