Former UL coach Schexnayder current USA Olympic coach

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GEISMAR - Longtime track and field coach Irving "Boo" Schexnayder has reached the pinnacle of his profession, having been named the jumps and multi-events coach for the USA men's track and field team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, this summer. But Schexnayder certainly has not forgotten where he started. Schexnayder coaches a group of international-level athletes in the morning, but takes a couple of hours every week to work with the jumpers and pole vaulters at Dutchtown High. "It's a blast," Schexnayder said. "I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the developmental end which is why I used to really enjoy decathlon and heptathlon because I could teach things from scratch, and here I am back doing it again. It's just something I like. I like the building process of coaching." Schexnayder, a native of Vacherie, got his start coaching football, track and cross country at St. James High for eight years. He moved on to Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, in 1992, helping the program win the NJCAA indoor and outdoor national championships his one year there. Schexnayder served on the track and field staff at Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette) from 1992-95. During that time, the Cajuns won five men's Sun Belt Conference titles and one women's title. Ndabe Mdhlongwa also won the triple jump at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships, becoming just the second USL athlete to win a national title. The rest of the story By Mike Kiral The Weekly Citizen

[GetTheFacts1st]

How does this one grab everyone?

[NOCajun]

WAY TO GEAUX COACH SCHEX!!!

[cajun4life]

_ How does this one grab everyone? _

Look they will have to show more committment to the program than they supposidly gave Silvey. He has already applied for the UL coaching job before and asked for a modest salary for himself and his assistant coaches. Not to mention a recruiting and travel budget. All of his request were denied. UL then went and hired Lance who was a great assistant but with no support or money could not cut it as a HC.

What makes you think that he would want to coach here again knowing how the previous 3 HC were treated?

[GetTheFacts1st]

_ Look they will have to show more committment to the program than they supposidly gave Silvey. He has already applied for the UL coaching job before and asked for a modest salary for himself and his assistant coaches. Not to mention a recruiting and travel budget. All of his request were denied. UL then went and hired Lance who was a great assistant but with no support or money could not cut it as a HC.

What makes you think that he would want to coach here again knowing how the previous 3 HC were treated? _

Not

[GetTheFacts1st]

_ Look they will have to show more committment to the program than they supposidly gave Silvey. He has already applied for the UL coaching job before and asked for a modest salary for himself and his assistant coaches. Not to mention a recruiting and travel budget. All of his request were denied. UL then went and hired Lance who was a great assistant but with no support or money could not cut it as a HC.

What makes you think that he would want to coach here again knowing how the previous 3 HC were treated? _

(1) Perhaps you are not as "in the know" as you want us to believe.

(2) Silvey was given everything he asked for, including 12 PORTA POTTIES for the 35 collegiate athletes who showed up for his first meet.

(3) His 2nd meet was cancelled because that same throng of coaching buddies, who forgot to come to the 1st meet, passed up this meet as well.

(4) Since you are in the know, please enlighten us and let us know who is coming to the THIRD meet. Or at least let the coaches know. And which teams are bowing out to show displeasure with his departure?

(5) And they are?

(6) Your post about Schex applying in 2002 is not accurate.

(7) See #1 above

[cajun4life]

(1) Perhaps you are not as "in the know" as you want us to believe.

(2) Silvey was given everything he asked for, including 12 PORTA POTTIES for the 35 collegiate athletes who showed up for his first meet.

(3) His 2nd meet was cancelled because that same throng of coaching buddies, who forgot to come to the 1st meet, passed up this meet as well.

(4) Since you are in the know, please enlighten us and let us know who is coming to the THIRD meet. Or at least let the coaches know. And which teams are bowing out to show displeasure with his departure?

(5) And they are?

(6) Your post about Schex applying in 2002 is not accurate.

(7) See #1 above

Well lets see, I was an athlete in 2002 and was informed of this by the former coach and current assistants.

While you seem to have a grudge against Silvey and your so called knowledge of track is so great and expansive then you tell me what happened.