BULLDOGS NAME NEW DIRECTOR OF TRACK/FIELD PLUS CROSS COUNTRY

From McPherson College Media

MCPHERSON – McPherson College recently named Damien Brigham as the new Director of Track and Field plus Cross Country according to Bulldog athletic director Josh Daume.

“After a national search, we are excited to wlcome Damien Brigham to McPherson College,” noted Daume. “Throughout his career, Mr. Brigham has demonstrated an ability to get the most out of his student/athletes and win at a high level. We are confident that Coach Brigham will lead our track/field plus cross country programs back to the top of the KCAC (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference).”

Coach Brigham brings nearly two decades worth of coaching experience to the college in the NAIA as well as NCAA Division I and Division II. His most recent stop was as head coach of cross country and track/field at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee.

During his two seasons with the Dragons, Brigham saw plenty of success, including leading the women's program to their first-ever HBCU Indoor National Championship this past season. Additionally, he coached O'Joshua Bunton, who became the first two-time First-Team All-American in program history while placing second in the 100m dash at the 2022 NCAA National Championship meet.

Prior to arriving at Lane, Brigham spent three years as the assistant track and field coach at Southern Illinois University, where he coached the multi-event athletes as well as the pole vaulters.

Before his time at SIU, he made stops at a pair of NCAA Division I programs, serving as the associate head coach at Alabama A&M University and as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University.

Brigham also coached at McNeese State in Lake Charles, La., for three seasons and made stops at Stillman College, Texas College, and Paul Quinn College.

While at Paul Quinn, Brigham coached Adolphus Jones, who competed for Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2008 World Championships.

A gifted athlete in his own right, Brigham was a three-time Southwest Athletic Conference Champion and competed at the NCAA National Championships while studying at Jackson State University. Following graduation in 2005, he began competing professionally, including qualifying for the World Championships in 2003 (200m) and 2005 (100m).

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