Staff Directory
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- Assistant Coach/Sprints and Relays
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LaSure arrives at Columbia following a highly successful decade as Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at Academy of Art University, where he led the program to sustained national prominence at the NCAA Division II level. During his tenure, his teams earned 14 top-10 national finishes, including multiple top-five performances, while producing more than 20 individual national champions and over 300 All-Americans across sprints, hurdles, middle distance, jumps, and relays.
A nationally recognized coach, LaSure has earned 11 NCAA Division II West Region Coach of the Year awards and coached athletes to five NCAA national records, multiple National Track Athlete of the Year honors, and an Olympic bronze medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games.
His impact extended well beyond performance, as his programs consistently posted strong academic results, including multiple USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors and significant improvements in team GPA.
Prior to his time at Academy of Art, LaSure served as head coach of cross country and track & field at the University of New Haven for eight seasons after beginning his collegiate coaching career there as an assistant. Across both head coaching stops, his teams combined for numerous national qualifiers, conference championships, and regional honors, cementing his reputation as a program builder and elite developer of student-athletes.
In addition to his on-track success, LaSure is a longtime leader within the coaching profession. He has been deeply involved with the USTFCCCA Executive Committee, serving as president (2017–21) and executive council chair (2021–24), and remains a highly respected voice in collegiate track and field nationally.
