EVANSTON, Ill. – Austin Brobst has joined the Northwestern cross country staff as an assistant coach, head coach 'AHavahla Haynes announced Tuesday.
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"Austin brings an expertise in mid-distance training, elite competition and recruiting," said Haynes. "He is true a student of the sport and brings a level of competitiveness that will facilitate laying our foundation for a world class student-athlete experience."
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Brobst joins the Wildcats after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of New Mexico, working with the horizontal jumpers, sprinters, short hurdlers and mid-distance runners. During his tenure in Albuquerque the Lobos produced an NCAA champion in men's long jump, eight All-Americans, six Mountain West Team Titles (four men's and two women's), and countless Mountain West Conference Champions and All-Conference Award Winners.
Brobst attended and competed for (2003-08) the University of New Mexico in the horizontal jumps and short sprints. After earning his undergraduate degree, he worked as a graduate assistant at UNM coaching those same disciplines. Upon earning his Master's in 2010, Austin left New Mexico for a position at San Francisco's Academy of Art University, working with all field events, before returning for his second stint in Albuquerque.
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Northwestern cross country opens the 2016 season on Sept. 2 at the Illinois Dual in Champaign.  Â
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"Austin brings an expertise in mid-distance training, elite competition and recruiting," said Haynes. "He is true a student of the sport and brings a level of competitiveness that will facilitate laying our foundation for a world class student-athlete experience."
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Brobst joins the Wildcats after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of New Mexico, working with the horizontal jumpers, sprinters, short hurdlers and mid-distance runners. During his tenure in Albuquerque the Lobos produced an NCAA champion in men's long jump, eight All-Americans, six Mountain West Team Titles (four men's and two women's), and countless Mountain West Conference Champions and All-Conference Award Winners.
Brobst attended and competed for (2003-08) the University of New Mexico in the horizontal jumps and short sprints. After earning his undergraduate degree, he worked as a graduate assistant at UNM coaching those same disciplines. Upon earning his Master's in 2010, Austin left New Mexico for a position at San Francisco's Academy of Art University, working with all field events, before returning for his second stint in Albuquerque.
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Northwestern cross country opens the 2016 season on Sept. 2 at the Illinois Dual in Champaign.  Â