Irving "Boo" Schexnayder begins his 12th season as the jumps and multi-event coach at LSU. The South Louisiana native arrived in Baton Rouge in 1995 after spending three years as a valuable member of the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette) coaching staff.

Schexnayder, who is regarded as one of the nation's premier field event coaches, has been the mastermind behind 19 individual NCAA titles secured by 10 different athletes during his tenure in Baton Rouge. Also a prominent figure on the international scene, Schexnayder most recently guided the efforts of United States and World Triple Jump Champion, Walter Davis, in 2005 and 2006. He also served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China, this summer.

At the collegiate level, 2004 was a year of unprecedented success for athletes under Schexnayder's watch as his jumpers combined to win three individual NCAA titles and earn 12 All-America honors. Schexnayder guided the efforts of SEC Field Athlete of teh Year, John Moffitt, who swept the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor long jump titles before winning a silver medal in the event for Team USA at the 2004 Olympic Games.

In addition, Schexnayder's athletes were the catalyst for the Tigers' indoor national championship run as the trio of LeJuan Simon, Moffitt and Willie Bradley went 1-2-3 in the triple jump, just one day after Moffitt and Simon finished first and eighth, respectively, in the long jump. Schexnayder's athletes earned All-America honors six times during the 2003 season, a year in which he was also selected to serve as the Jumps/Multis coach for Team USA at the Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In 2002, he guided Olympian Walter Davis to one of the finest careers in the history of LSU track and field. Named the 2002 SEC Male Athlete of the Year, Davis won both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor national titles in the triple jump in 2001 and 2002. Davis then added the 2002 NCAA Outdoor long jump title to his already impressive resume, bringing his national championship and All-America counts to five and nine, respectively, under Schexnayder's tutelage.

Davis wasn't the only athlete to flourish under Schexnayder's supervision in 2002 as Nicole Toney and Claston Bernard each won national championships of their own with Toney taking home gold in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships and Bernard winning the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

In 2000, Schexnayder boasted two NCAA champions in Russ Buller and Keisha Spencer. Buller put together a tremendous season by winning the SEC and NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles, the Penn and Texas Relays and the USTCA National Championship in the pole vault, while Spencer won the SEC and NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles in the triple jump. Spencer later won the Honda Award, recognizing her as the premier women's collegiate athlete in the sport of track and field.

Schexnayder helped LeVar Anderson to a national championship in the triple jump as he took first place at the NCAA Outdoor meet in 1999. Prior to Anderson's success, Schexnayder assisted as Lady Tiger Suzette Lee shattered the NCAA record in the triple jump and captured outdoor national titles in both 1996 and 1997. Lee also won the NCAA Indoor triple jump title in 1997.

In all, Schexnayder has been responsible for at least one national champion in seven of his 11 seasons at LSU, while he has also guided the efforts of 57 All-American athletes during his tenure with the Tigers.

Prior to arriving at LSU, Schexnayder served on the track and field staff at USL from 1993-95 where he oversaw the jumps, multi-event athletes and the women's weight events. During his three-year stint in Lafayette, the Cajuns won five Sun Belt Conference team titles on the men's side (three outdoor, two indoor) and one outdoor conference title on the women's side.

While also serving on the Cajuns' staff, Schexnayder helped Ndabe Mdhlongwa become just the second athlete in USL history to ever win a national championship as he topped the triple jump field at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Schexnayder got his start in collegiate athletics in 1992 when he served one year as the field events coach at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas. From the very beginning, his athletes were champions as Blinn College won both the NJCAA indoor and outdoor team national championships the one year Schexnayder was on staff. Before joining the college ranks, Schexnayder served as the track and cross country coach at St. James (La.) High School for eight seasons.

As impressive as Schexnayder's accomplishments are on the track, he has been just as successful off the track. He is certified at Level I, II and III, in addition to owning a Master Coach Designation from USA Track and Field. Schexnayder also serves as Chair of the Jumps program of USA Track and Field Coaching Education, and is the former national chair of USATF's Coaching Education Committee and Biomechanics Subcommittee. Schexnayder has lectured nationally and internationally on jumps, combined events and speed/power training programs, as well as authored several publications covering these topics. 

The Vacherie, La., native earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees at Nicholls State University. He graduated cum laude with a B.S. in physical education in 1983 and later added a master's degree in administration and supervision in 1988, also earning cum laude honors.

THE SCHEXNAYDER FILE

Coaching Experience
LSU 
Assistant Track and Field Coach  1995-Present
Southwestern Louisiana 
Assistant Track and Field Coach  1993-95
Blinn (Texas) JC 
Assistant Track and Field Coach  1991-92
St. James (La.) HS 
Track & Field and Cross Country Coach 1984-91

Records and Achievements at LSU
1 World Champion
1 Olympic Silver Medalist
7 Olympians
10 Individual NCAA Champions have won 19 NCAA titles
57 All-Americans
17 Individual SEC Champions have won 42 SEC titles
Has coached athletes to 11 current LSU records