Doug Fraley, who is well renowned in the world of pole vaulting, will join the Cougars coaching staff after most recently spending nine years with Tulane University track and field.
Coach Fraley has quite the decorated history with the Green Wave, totaling five All-Americans, sending seven student-athletes to the NCAA Championships, totaling 27 overall entries in NCAA Outdoor Regionals, seven conference championships, 30 total All-Conference selections, and one indoor track freshman of the year.
Fraley has been a staple on the New Orleans track and field scene, coaching with various high school and club organizations, along with officiating in the area, for the last 18 plus years. His pupils have gone on to win 18 LHSAA State Championships in the pole vault, and claim multiple long jump, triple jump and high jump titles. Fraley has seen four of his understudies win USATF or AAU National titles and many others have enjoyed success on a national level.
Doug has remained incredibly active in the development of the sport that he has dedicated his life to performing and teaching. He has been a keynote speaker and is an annual lecturer at the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev. and has acted as the Master of Ceremonies at the National Pole Vault Summit and the North American Pole Vault Championships, both events which he helped organize. He also continues to contribute to the growth of track and field by serving as a member of the United States Track and Field Pole Vault Development coaching staff, a post he has held since 1995.
“We are very excited to have Doug and Erica join our staff,” Phipps discussed. “Very few people have the ability to coach all four jumps and Doug does so at the very highest level. In addition, to add Erica to help with pole vault as well makes this an awesome combination. Doug and Erica were world-class athletes who became world-class coaches, and are clearly world-class people.”
"I am thrilled to be heading to the Palouse to join the track and field staff at WSU,” Fraley Said. “I would like to thank Coach Phipps for the fantastic opportunity to lead the jumps program. It is a dream come true for me to coach at a school like Washington State University and in the Pac-12,” Fraley continued. “I can’t wait to get started!”
