EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville Director of Athletics Dr. Ziggy Siegfried has announced that Brooks LeCompte, who has helped collegiate runners achieve record-breaking performances and personal-best times at LSU, Elon, UNC-Wilmington and most recently at Western Kentucky University, has been named the new Director of Cross Country/Track & Field at UE.

"We are thrilled to have Brooks as the new leader of our Cross Country/Track & Field program," said Siegfried. "The search committee and I knew coming in that Brooks had a history of success in recruiting and developing student-athletes at the Division I level.  But, what stood out for us during the in-person interview was his high-level of energy, passion for student-athletes, and his enthusiasm for this opportunity.

"Please join me in welcoming Brooks and his family to the University of Evansville family.  They will be a great addition to our campus and the community."

"I am very excited for the opportunity to lead the UE Cross Country/Track & Field program," said LeCompte.  "First and foremost, I want to thank Dr. Siegfried for affording me this amazing opportunity.  Thank you to the UE administration and support staff for welcoming me into the Evansville family!

"I know that I have some big shoes to fill in replacing Don Walters, but I am up for the challenge to continue pushing the UE Cross Country/Track & Field program forward to higher heights."

LeCompte comes to UE from Western Kentucky, where he has served as the head cross country coach and assistant track & field coach since January, 2020.  Starting just months before the COVID-19 pandemic, LeCompte immediately made his mark at WKU, helping the mid-distance and distance runners for the Hilltoppers earn numerous personal-best times in the indoor track season, including helping Dedrick Troxell finish fourth in the indoor mile at the 2020 Conference USA Track & Field Championships.

In his first full year at WKU during the 2020-21 school year, LeCompte added two freshmen to the WKU program which placed in the top 10 in the Outdoor C-USA Track & Field Championships.  He also helped build a third-place Distance Medley Relay Team at the 2021 Indoor C-USA Championships.

On the cross country course, LeCompte helped numerous WKU runners post personal-best marks, including helping senior Savannah Heckman develop from an individual who placed 95th as a freshman at the Conference USA meet into a second-team all-C-USA runner by her final season.   In fact, the women's team at WKU posted its best C-USA team finish since 2016 last year under his tutelage. 

LeCompte began his collegiate coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at LSU under his mentor and two-time U.S. Olympian Khadevis Robinson.  While at LSU, LeCompte assisted various Tigers to a number of school records in 2017.  He helped guide LSU's Ruby Stauber to a fifth-place, All-American performance in the indoor 800-meters.  He also helped Christian Johnson to his first All-SEC performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

During his coaching career, LeCompte has also served as an assistant cross country and track and field coach at both Elon and UNC-Wilmington.

A native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, LeCompte earned his bachelor's degree in Health and Human Performance from McNeese State University in 2008, where he also competed in track and field and cross country.  Brooks and his wife, Kelly, have one daughter, Emma, and two sons, Jayden and Kai.  LeCompte takes over the UE program from Don Walters, who recently retired after 23 years as head coach of the Purple Aces.