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McNeese track and field coach placed on administrative leave

Posted on 1/27/23 at 1:55 pm
Posted by ragincajun03
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Posted on 1/27/23 at 1:55 pm
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Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - McNeese track and field Head Coach Brendon Gilroy has been placed on administrative leave.

McNeese Athletic Director Heath Schroyer released the following statement: “Coach Gilroy has been put on administrative leave until further notice. Assistant coach Ben Chretien will assume the role as head coach. The track and field program operations will continue as scheduled.”

Gilroy was placed on leave Thursday night.

No other information was provided.

Gilroy, a longtime fixture in Southwest Louisiana track and field, has been a McNeese track coach for more than 15 years.


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Pedro:

Is this the same dude who was able to consistently recruit the European distance runners for McNeese? Also the same dude who turned a local Hathaway baw into a sub-4 minute miler?
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 1/27/23 at 2:17 pm to
Pretty sure it is. i think thats who was there when I was at ULM. any details behind why?
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 1/27/23 at 2:21 pm to
quote:

Also the same dude who turned a local Hathaway baw into a sub-4 minute miler?


I was at the Meet Under the Lights when he attempted this but fell just short. It was an awesome story when he did it a year or two later.

Wonder what happened with the coach.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
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Posted on 1/27/23 at 2:22 pm to
Someone just made a post on letsrun about it. Curious to see if anyone there has any inside info
Posted by UncleLester
West of the Mississippi
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 1/27/23 at 2:26 pm to
His daughter is on the team. Distance Runner named Ciara.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
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Posted on 1/27/23 at 2:33 pm to
quote:

His daughter is on the team. Distance Runner named Ciara.

from prior observations thats not a recipe for success at the college level.
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:34 pm to
interesting timing considering McNeese is hosting an indoor T&F meet today for colleges/universities and another 1 tomorrow for high schools
Posted by HermanBoone
The Chuck
Member since Aug 2013
878 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:43 pm to
Just hearsay but heard it had something to do with a Grad Assistant. LC is small…truth will come out soon.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33589 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:48 pm to
Yea this has to be something relatively serious for him to ge shoved out this suddenly
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
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33589 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:51 pm to
There’s no GA’s listed on their site
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
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33589 posts
Posted on 1/29/23 at 10:32 am to
Someone posted on letsrun that the rumor is he was covering up assistants having relationships with athletes.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 1/29/23 at 1:12 pm to
Why do people care if two adults are having sex?
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33589 posts
Posted on 1/29/23 at 1:17 pm to
It’s because it’s a position of power and creates conflicts of interest. It’s not illegal as long as everything’s consensual. But 1000% if that’s what was happening people deserve to be fired.
Posted by Statestreet
Gueydan
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Posted on 1/29/23 at 1:21 pm to
Nice guy and family. Hopefully it is nothing too messy.
Posted by lsufanva
sandston virginia
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 1/29/23 at 1:24 pm to
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Why do people care if two adults are having sex?


So they can pretend to be outraged and holier than thou. In every line of business in the country there's a superior fricking a subordinate, sometimes their spouse is that person. People have sex. Unless someone can show proof there was undue influence subjected because of the sex, get the frick over it and mind your business.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33589 posts
Posted on 1/29/23 at 1:28 pm to
If you were a parent how would you feel if your daughter was on a college team and a coach was fricking her?

Or better yet a coach was fricking someone else and your daughter was being screwed out of chances to compete or wasn’t getting the same attention as a result?
This post was edited on 1/29/23 at 1:30 pm
Posted by thejuiceisloose
UNO Fan
Member since Nov 2018
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Posted on 1/29/23 at 1:30 pm to
“So how did you get a full scholarship?”
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33589 posts
Posted on 1/29/23 at 1:31 pm to
That too.

I’m not saying anyone needs to be charged with anything but they shouldn’t be coaching college athletics if they can’t keep from sleeping with their athletes.
Posted by UncleLester
West of the Mississippi
Member since Aug 2008
6613 posts
Posted on 1/29/23 at 2:01 pm to
quote:

Or better yet a coach was fricking someone else and your daughter was being screwed out of chances to compete or wasn’t getting the same attention as a result?


I have no issue in that scenario if the other girl is more attractive than my daughter.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33589 posts
Posted on 1/29/23 at 2:05 pm to
damn it.
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