UA Pine Bluff Athletics

Natoya Baird-Davidson is entering her second season as assistant coach for the UAPB Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field teams.

She joined the program after completing a spectacular stint as an assistant coach for the women’s program at her alma mater Coppin State University. 
 
Baird-Davidson was responsible for the hurdles, jumps and combined events athletes in the program. Her ability to lead student-athletes to success is evident in the 12 conference titles, 3 ECAC titles, 5 NCAA East Regional appearances and 1 NCAA All-American accolades attained during her time at Coppin. Additionally, the school record books have been re-written in the jumps, hurdles, pentathlon and heptathlon both indoors and outdoors during her tenure. Her athletes have contributed significantly to team finishes at championships. In 2017 they contributed 34 points to the team total at the conference championships.
 
Most notable accomplishments by Baird-Davidson at Coppin included guiding Deandra Daniel to NCAA Indoor High Jump Bronze in 2015. Daniel is also the indoor and outdoor record holder in the high jump and a 7-time Conference Champion in the event. Similarly, heptathlete Khemani Roberts also enjoyed major success under Baird-Davidson during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Roberts was a 3-time conference champion in the combined events in just two seasons under Baird-Davidson. She is also the school record holder and conference record holder in the heptathlon both achieved in 2017. Roberts also has been a 3-time medalist in the high jump at conference championship during that period.
 
Her charges have also gained international selection and have represented their countries at numerous meets which included the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Scotland, NACAC Under 23 Games 2014 in Canada, Pan American Games 2015 in Canada, the NACAC Open Championships 2015 in Costa Rica, Pan American Combined Events Cup 2016 and the IAAF Combined Events Capital Cup 2017 both in Canada.
 
As a student-athlete Baird-Davidson competed in the pentathlon, heptathlon, javelin, sprint hurdles, long jump, high jump and triple jump. During her time at Coppin she was able to secure numerous conference accolades including that of MEAC Indoor Champion in the high jump and pentathlon and Outdoor Champion in the heptathlon along with several All-Conference Honors. Baird-Davidson was the Most Outstanding Performer MEAC Outdoor Championships and CSU Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.

She is a former record holder for the indoor 60m hurdles, indoor pentathlon, indoor and outdoor high jump, outdoor triple jump and outdoor heptathlon. Records which are now held by student-athletes she has coached.
 
Hailing from the island of Tobago in the country of Trinidad and Tobago, she has represented her country in the combined events at the NACAC Under 23 Games, Pan American Games, NACAC Open Championships  and Carifta Games. At these games she was a gold medalist in the pentathlon Carifta Games 2005 and bronze medalist in the heptathlon NACAC Open Championships 2007.
 
Baird-Davidson is a certified USATF Level 1 and Level 2 Jumps coach with additional certification in Sports Performance Level 1 by USAW. She holds a B.S. in Sports Management and is married to Kevin Davidson.