LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Matthew Harmeyer has been hired as an assistant coach and director of operations for the UNLV track & field/cross country programs,
Eastern Illinois Director of Athletics Tom Michael has announced the hiring of James Gildon as the new Director of Track and Field for the Panthers. He becomes
They hired a 2:11 800 meter male who ran an ice rink last year with 0 coaching experience as a D1 assistant? Insane
Prior to his time with the cross country and track & field program, Bamforth this past year working at the University of Delaware Ice Arena as a supervisor.
In addition, he spent the past two seasons as a track & field coach with Wilmington Friends School. In Wilmington, Bamforth was the head coach of the middle school team, and an assistant coach with the high school teams.
Bamforth is no stranger to working with UD athletics. He spent time as a student manager for Delaware men's basketball team for the 2019-2020 season, and was the equipment manager manager for the football team in 2021.
He graduated from UD in 2021 with a bachelor's of science degree, majoring in sports management.
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And people wonder why our sport sucks at the bottom.
DETROIT (8/21/2023) -- University of Detroit Mercy Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Guy Murray '89 has added a well-known coach to his staff in veteran
They hired a 2:11 800 meter male who ran an ice rink last year with 0 coaching experience as a D1 assistant? Insane
Prior to his time with the cross country and track & field program, Bamforth this past year working at the University of Delaware Ice Arena as a supervisor.
In addition, he spent the past two seasons as a track & field coach with Wilmington Friends School. In Wilmington, Bamforth was the head coach of the middle school team, and an assistant coach with the high school teams.
Bamforth is no stranger to working with UD athletics. He spent time as a student manager for Delaware men's basketball team for the 2019-2020 season, and was the equipment manager manager for the football team in 2021.
He graduated from UD in 2021 with a bachelor's of science degree, majoring in sports management.
*****
And people wonder why our sport sucks at the bottom.
Prior to his time with the cross country and track & field program, Bamforth this past year working at the University of Delaware Ice Arena as a supervisor.
In addition, he spent the past two seasons as a track & field coach with Wilmington Friends School. In Wilmington, Bamforth was the head coach of the middle school team, and an assistant coach with the high school teams.
Bamforth is no stranger to working with UD athletics. He spent time as a student manager for Delaware men's basketball team for the 2019-2020 season, and was the equipment manager manager for the football team in 2021.
He graduated from UD in 2021 with a bachelor's of science degree, majoring in sports management.
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And people wonder why our sport sucks at the bottom.
what did Mark Wetmore so before coaching?
You mean the Mark Wetmore that spent several years coaching a club and 14 years coaching high school before he started his first college coaching job at Seton Hall?
The young coach hired at Delaware deserves no blame here. I hope he does well and makes the most of a good opportunity. But part of the job of a Director involves hiring coaches. Many in this industry don't seem to do much due diligence with that process. Too many positions are filled because someone is convenient or because their buddy recommended them.
If I were an AD (granted I care about Track & Field) I would absolutely question why there were somehow no good candidates that had more experience or a more in-depth relationship to our sport.
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Following a three-year stint as an assistant coach, Maxwell Kuzara '17 was named head coach of the Saint John's University cross country program
