Bennie Brazell once ran under LSU track coach Dennis Shaver. Now he’s coaching alongside him.
Brazell will join the men’s track team this season as an assistant hurdles and sprint coach six years after concluding his collegiate career. Brazell was a member of the track team from 2002 to 2005, winning three NCAA titles in the 4×400-meter relay and two in the 4×100-meter relay, contributing to the Tiger’s 2002 outdoor and the 2004 indoor National Championship teams.
“It’s a great experience to come back to your alma mater and be involved in the track program which I was in,” Brazell said. “Words can’t really explain how I feel, it’s such an team.”
Brazell finished second in the 400-meter hurdles and anchored both the 4×100-meter relay and the 4×400-meter relay in 2002, earning 24 points out of LSU’s 64 points.
“I know that Bennie, having won national championships in both sports while on the team here at LSU, that without a doubt, he understands what team means,” Shaver said. “You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who understands ‘team’ better than Bennie