Gabriel Mvumvure is in his first season coaching the Washington State University Track and Field team in 2022-23, making the move to Pullman in the fall to assist with sprints and hurdles for both the men's and women's track & field programs.
Mvumvure moves west after a successful three-year stint coaching sprints and hurdles at Brown University. In his three years at Brown, he oversaw one NCAA first round qualifier, one Ivy League indoor conference champion (400m), one Ivy League indoor runner-up (60m hurdles), a pair of school records and 13 program top-10 performances.
He got his start in coaching as a volunteer assistant coach for Louisiana State University where he was also a NCAA Champion (2008) and SEC Champion (2008) in the 4X100m relay as a student-athlete. Mvumvure was a three-time All-American running on the 4X100m relay team and was a two-time All-SEC performer. He also as a three-time winner of the SEC Track Athlete of the Week award and clocked the third fastest time in program history.
Mvumvure also excelled in the classroom at LSU, graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor's of Arts in International Relations/ Political Science with three appearances on the LSU academic honor roll.
Coaching Certifications:
-Â USTFCCCA Program Management Certification
- USTFCCCA – Level 1 Track and Field Technical Certification
- USTFCCCA - Level 2 Jumping Event Specialist Certification
- NCAA Division I Compliance Certification
- CPR/First Aid Certification
Coaching Highlights:
Brown University ('19 - '22)
- Two NCAA first round Qualifiers
- One Ivy League conferene champion
- Five Ivy League conference runner-ups
- Two school records broken
- 33Â top-10 performances in school history
- 109Â personal bests
Competitive Highlights:
-Â Rio Olympics 2016 Competitor for Zimbabwe (100m)
- Five time IAAF World Championship participant
- Three-time IAAF World Championship Semi-Finalist
- Seventh-fastest 100m (9.98 sec) in African history
- Zimbabwe national indoor record holder (60m)
