Staff Directory
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- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Travis joined the Beavers in February, 2015, as a volunteer assistant coach. He is a Newport native who graduated from NHS in 2006.
A former standout at Newport, Lane Community College (2006-08) and the University of Oregon (2008-11), he was a two-time All-American in the 800 meters for the Ducks, with a PR of 1:47.60 that ranks 8th on their all-time list.
He was also a two-time captain and ran on the distance medley relay team that won an indoor national championship in 2009. He graduated with a sociology degree.
Before coming to OSU, Thompson was the head sprints/relays/ middle distance coach at Lane from 2012-15 and helped lead the Titans to successive NWAC men's and women's team titles, their first championships in 15 years.
He coached 11 junior-college all Americans, eight individual NWAC champions, two NWAC relay championship teams, and his athletes set three school records.
Thompson holds a USATF level I coaching certification. His father, Terry, was a star for the Beavers in the 1960s.
