University of Wisconsin, River Falls Men's Track

Douglas starts her first year as head coach of the Falcon men's and women's cross country and track & field teams in 2015. Douglas, a native of Memphis, Tenn., has extensive head coaching experience in both cross country and track & field. "I want to inspire people," said Douglas. "I want someone to look at me and say, because of you I didn't give up." She was the head coach of both men's and women's track & field and men's and women's cross country teams at NCAA Div. I Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) from 2012-14.   Douglas led the MVSU men's cross country team to consecutive conference championships. She guided the Delta Devils to the 2012 and 2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) cross country championship titles. Douglas has twice been named SWAC men's cross country Coach of the Year (2012, 2013). The women's cross country teams placed second in the SWAC Meet in 2012 and 2013. From 2008-12 she was the head women's cross country and track & field coach. Douglas' teams made great progress and became a strong force in the SWAC. In six seasons, four of which Douglas was the head coach, she coached her athletes to 78 All-SWAC performances, seven event champions, two most outstanding meet performers, two NCAA Regional qualifiers, and one USATF junior National qualifier. In her career she has coached 120 All-SWAC performers, 19 event champions, eight most outstanding meet performers, two NCAA regional qualifiers and one USATF junior national's qualifier. From 2008-10 she served as the MVSU interim senior women's administrator and academic administrator. Douglas is a member of the U.S. Cross Country and Track & Field Coaches Association.   Douglas was a four-year letter winner at MVSU from 2000-2004, where she earned All-SWAC honors in the long jump. She also competed in the 100 and 200-meter dash and was a member of the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays. Three times she was named the league's track & field Scholar-Athlete (2002, 2003, 2004). In 2003 she earned the conference's MVP award in indoor track & field. Douglas was also a Presidential Scholar (2003), a Distinguished Scholar (2001, 2003) and the women's Student-Athlete of the Year (2002).   Douglas earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice from MVSU in 2004 before earning a master's in criminal justice in 2007. She is currently working on earning a PhD in business administration-leadership from Walden University. Douglas has also earned USATF Level 1 and American Red Cross CPR certifications. She is a certified BFS strength and conditioning coach. Douglas is a 2000 graduate of Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn., and has one son, Jabri Jackson (10).

Briggs is in his second season as an assistant track and field coach in 2013. He is responsible for helping to guide the pole vaulters. He helped in a volunteer capacity during the 2012 season when Kayla Hillman qualified and participated at the NCAA Div. III Championships. Briggs was an integral part in creating the successful foundation of the pole vault crew at UWRF in 2012. Under his guidance during the outdoor season, the men and women combined to set 11 Top Ten marks and the womens outdoor school record.

Rombough is in his second year as co-head cross country coach and assistant track & field coach in 2015-16. Rombough was a volunteer men's cross country and track & field coach at the University of Minnesota from 2010-13. While coaching in the Gopher programs he had responsibilities in practice plan development and application, race strategy creation, home meet management, planning and implementing team travel and recruiting. He also recruited high school student-athletes and was responsible for prospective recruit contact and coordinating on-campus recruiting visits. He helped coach student-athletes to one Big Ten Indoor team conference Championship, five Big Ten individual titles and 12 All-Americans. Rombough also coached one season at St. Paul Central High School as an assistant cross country coach of the boys and girls teams. He led both teams to conference championships and one participant to the individual title. He helped qualify two student-athletes to the MSHSL State Championships for the first time. Both earned All-State honors. Rombough ran both cross country and track & field at the University of Minnesota for four seasons. In track & field he competed in races ranging from 1,500-10,000-meters. He served as team captain from August 2007 June 2010 and helped lead the team to four Big Ten indoor and outdoor track & field championships. Rombough finished his career as three-time All-American and Big Ten Champion in cross country and a three-time All-American and Big Ten Champion in track & field. Rombough earned his undergraduate degree from Minnesota in coaching and communication studies in 2010.