After 23 years of serving as head coach of the UH track and field program, Leroy Burrell is stepping away after accepting the job to take over Auburn’s track and field program.
Burrell, a former UH track star and world-record holder in the 100-meter dash, led the Cougars to great heights during his time at UH, including coaching 11 Olympians, 15 NCAA champions, 254 All-Americans and leading the program to 44 combined conference titles. Burrell was also named the Conference Coach of the Year 37 times during his tenure at UH.
In August 2021, Burrell’s son Cameron, a star sprinter for UH from 2013 to 2018, died by suicide at 26.