2009-10 VMI Track & Field Interactive Guide

Assistant Coach Zack Scott:

Coach David "Zack" Scott, a VMI Track and Field alumnus, is now entering his 5th season as an assistant coach at VMI. His primary duties include team travel, recruiting for all events and strength training.

Coach Scott's impact as a recruiter continued to be felt in 2009, as the Keydets finished runner-up in both the indoor and outdoor Big South Championships. Since his arrival in 2004, he has been selected by the United States Track and Field governing body (USATF) as an Emerging Elite Coach. Scott has also developed All-Conference performers in every throwing event, men's and women's, and has coached every school record holder in the women's throwing events. Finally, he is a USATF Level I and Level II certified Coach in the Throws and Jumps.

LINKS: Read Coach Scott's Full Bio

Assistant Coach Garrett Brickner:

Former VMI Track and Field standout Garrett Brickner begins his second season as Assistant Track and Field Coach at the Institute after being named to his role in Sept. of 2008.

Brickner is a 2006 graduate of VMI, where he earned a degree in psychology in addition to his role on the Track and Field squad. He comes to VMI after spending one season at Washington & Lee, where he acted as an assistant coach. While there, he helped lead the Generals to numerous all-conference honors, as well as helping mentor a pair of All-Americans, Washington and Lee’s first since 1993. Prior to working in Lexington, Brickner spent a year in Washington, D.C., working at Dulles Airport under the employ of the Department of Homeland Security.

LINKS: Read Coach Brickner's Full Bio