Gabriel Mvumvure was named Assistant Coach (Sprints) by new Head Coach Andrew Dubs in June of 2025 and enters his first year with the program.
Mvumvure has been the Men's and Women's Sprints and Hurdles Coach at Washington State for the past three years. His athletes produced 247 personal bests, 81 of the program's all-time Top Ten performances, 26 school records, 11 freshmen records, seven All-Americans and NCAA Outdoor Semifinalists and an NCAA Outdoor runner-up.
He moved west after a successful three-year stint coaching sprints and hurdles at Brown University. In his three years at Brown, his student-athletes posted 109 personal-bests, 33 of the school's all-time Top Ten performances, five school records and two NCAA Regional qualifiers.
A three-time World Championships semifinalist, Mvumvure got his start in coaching as a volunteer assistant coach for Louisiana State University where he was also an NCAA Champion (2008) and SEC Champion (2008) in the 4X100m relay as a student-athlete. He was a three-time All-American running on the 4X100m relay team and was a two-time All-SEC performer. He was also a three-time winner of the SEC Track Athlete of the Week award and clocked the third fastest time in program history.
"I would like to thank the Head Coach, Andrew Dubs and everyone involved in the hiring process for granting me this opportunity," Mvumvure said. "I am extremely excited for this position and will strive to elevate the standards in the Wildcats' sprints and hurdles. I am a firm believer that I will be able to contribute to the Wildcats' track and field pursuit of titles and top finishes at the Big 12 Conference and NCAA Championships. I look forward to what our staff and student-athletes can all achieve together."
Mvumvure also excelled in the classroom at LSU, graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations/Political Science with three appearances on the LSU academic honor roll.
