BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Brent Chumbley has announced the hiring of Brooks LeCompte as the Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track & Field Coach on The Hill.
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"We are extremely excited that Coach LeCompte has joined our staff on The Hill," said Chumbley. "His experience and enthusiasm will quickly raise the level of performance for us. I look forward to watching the development and commitment of the distance group."
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LeCompte most recently served as the Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at UNC Wilmington before joining the Hilltoppers.
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"I am thrilled for the opportunity to join an amazing staff at Western Kentucky University," said LeCompte. "I would like to thank [Director of Athletics] Todd Stewart and Coach Chumbley for believing in me and my vision for the distance program. I can't wait to get started as a Hilltopper."
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Before joining the Seahawks' staff in December of 2018, LeCompte served as an Assistant Cross Country Coach at Elon during the 2017-2018 school year. While at Elon, LeCompte was responsible for directing the middle and long distance athletes for the Phoenix as well as assisting the staff with daily operations and recruiting efforts.
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Prior to his time at Elon, LeCompte served as a Volunteer Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at LSU under two-time U.S. Olympian Khadevis Robinson. In his lone year with the Tigers, LeCompte played a key role in helping Robinson pilot LSU to a number of school records and several marks on the program's top-10 all-time performance lists.
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LeCompte helped guide the LSU women's indoor distance medley relay team to a school-record time of 10:57 in a meet at Notre Dame, which ranked fourth nationally in 2017. He also saw the men's DMR team break the school record with a time of 9:31.
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In addition, LeCompte directed LSU freshman Ruby Stauber to an All-American performance in the indoor 800m after clocking a 2:03.01, while also helping senior Blair Henderson place seventh nationally and earn All-American recognition.
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Prior to LSU, LeCompte also had coaching stints at UL-Lafayette and St. Louis Catholic High School.
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A Lake Charles, La., native, LeCompte received his bachelor's degree in Health and Human Performance from McNeese State University in 2008, where he also competed in track & field and cross country.
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LeCompte and his wife, Kelly, have one daughter, Emma, and two sons, Jayden and Kai.
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WKU Track and Field will be in action this weekend as they head to Huntington, W.Va. for the Thundering Herd Invitational.
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