Kansas State University Athletics
Cross Country
Brokaw, Trey
Trey Brokaw
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- tbrokaw@kstatesports.com
- Phone:
- (309) 335-3895
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Trey Brokaw was announced as an assistant track and field coach and recruiting coordinator by Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Travis Geopfert on August 2, 2024. Brokaw will assist with cross country in the fall and lead the middle distance runners in track and field, while also helping to recruit all event areas.
Brokaw spent the last three seasons (2021-24) as the director of track and field and cross country at Western Illinois University. This past season, he guided the men's track and field team to their highest conference finish in a decade. The women placed third indoors and outdoors at the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Championships, their highest team finish since 2007. In three years at the helm, Brokaw's teams produced 18 school records, 12 OVC individual champions and one NCAA Championship qualifier.
“Trey is a proven coach and recruiter that has proven himself at every stop that he’s made,” Geopfert said. “His mind understands the subtle nuances of our sport and he’s a veteran voice that I can count on. He’s been a head coach and understands every aspect of what it takes to run a highly competitive program. His knowledge of the middle distance and distance events has been proven multiple times and his eye for talent across all event areas is unmatched. I’m thrilled to have Coach Brokaw join us.”
At Western Illinois, Brokaw guided 2023 OVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Logan Lommel. Lommel set eight school records ranging from the 4x400 relay during the indoor track and field season to the 10,000 meters in cross country. Ackeen Colley set five school records including the men’s indoor and outdoor 800 meters. The Oklahoma transfer ran a 1:47.98 en route to ending his Leatherneck career with five conference titles, a Drake Relays 800-meter title, a conference record in the 800 meters and a sixth place finish at the NCAA Championship.
Prior to Western Illinois, Brokaw spent time at Akron (2018-21) as the head cross country coach, assistant track and field coach and recruiting coordinator. He guided middle distance runners to eight Mid-American Conference (MAC) titles. He also coached two-time NCAA qualifier Mackenzie Andrews in the mile and 3,000 meter steeplechase. Andrews won five individual conference titles as a senior in 2019 and clocked a mile time of 4:27.83 and 4:12.91 in the 1,500 meters as a post collegiate runner under Brokaw's guidance.
Brokaw started his coaching career at his alma mater, Emporia State (2012-13), before coaching three seasons (2013-16) at Northern Iowa while working towards a master's degree in Exercise Physiology. He joined the staff at Nebraska in 2017-18 as the recruiting coordinator for track and field, signing George Kusche who qualified for eight NCAA Championships. Kusche was named the 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year in cross country and won the 2021 Big Ten Championship in cross country. He set two school records for the Cornhuskers, in the mile (3:57.93) and 3,000 meters (7:50.93), as well as the South African indoor national record in the 5,000 meters (13:28.95).
Brokaw is the married to the former Stephanie Brown, who was an SEC champion, NCAA champion and eight-time First Team All-American at the University of Arkansas.
Coaching Experience
Coaching Accomplishments
Education
- Learning This is Where He Belongs (K-State Sports Extra, Aug. 28, 2025)
Trey Brokaw was announced as an assistant track and field coach and recruiting coordinator by Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Travis Geopfert on August 2, 2024. Brokaw will assist with cross country in the fall and lead the middle distance runners in track and field, while also helping to recruit all event areas.
Brokaw spent the last three seasons (2021-24) as the director of track and field and cross country at Western Illinois University. This past season, he guided the men's track and field team to their highest conference finish in a decade. The women placed third indoors and outdoors at the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Championships, their highest team finish since 2007. In three years at the helm, Brokaw's teams produced 18 school records, 12 OVC individual champions and one NCAA Championship qualifier.
“Trey is a proven coach and recruiter that has proven himself at every stop that he’s made,” Geopfert said. “His mind understands the subtle nuances of our sport and he’s a veteran voice that I can count on. He’s been a head coach and understands every aspect of what it takes to run a highly competitive program. His knowledge of the middle distance and distance events has been proven multiple times and his eye for talent across all event areas is unmatched. I’m thrilled to have Coach Brokaw join us.”
At Western Illinois, Brokaw guided 2023 OVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Logan Lommel. Lommel set eight school records ranging from the 4x400 relay during the indoor track and field season to the 10,000 meters in cross country. Ackeen Colley set five school records including the men’s indoor and outdoor 800 meters. The Oklahoma transfer ran a 1:47.98 en route to ending his Leatherneck career with five conference titles, a Drake Relays 800-meter title, a conference record in the 800 meters and a sixth place finish at the NCAA Championship.
Prior to Western Illinois, Brokaw spent time at Akron (2018-21) as the head cross country coach, assistant track and field coach and recruiting coordinator. He guided middle distance runners to eight Mid-American Conference (MAC) titles. He also coached two-time NCAA qualifier Mackenzie Andrews in the mile and 3,000 meter steeplechase. Andrews won five individual conference titles as a senior in 2019 and clocked a mile time of 4:27.83 and 4:12.91 in the 1,500 meters as a post collegiate runner under Brokaw's guidance.
Brokaw started his coaching career at his alma mater, Emporia State (2012-13), before coaching three seasons (2013-16) at Northern Iowa while working towards a master's degree in Exercise Physiology. He joined the staff at Nebraska in 2017-18 as the recruiting coordinator for track and field, signing George Kusche who qualified for eight NCAA Championships. Kusche was named the 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year in cross country and won the 2021 Big Ten Championship in cross country. He set two school records for the Cornhuskers, in the mile (3:57.93) and 3,000 meters (7:50.93), as well as the South African indoor national record in the 5,000 meters (13:28.95).
Brokaw is the married to the former Stephanie Brown, who was an SEC champion, NCAA champion and eight-time First Team All-American at the University of Arkansas.
Coaching Experience
- Track and Field Assistant Coach, Emporia State (2012-13)
- Track and Field Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Director of Operations, Northern Iowa (2013-16)
- Track and Field/Cross Country Recruiting Assistant, Nebraska (2017-18)
- Head Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track and Field Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Akron (2018-21)
- Director of Track and Field/Cross Country, Western Illinois (2021-24)
- Track and Field Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, K-State (2024-present)
Coaching Accomplishments
- Four Conference Championships
- 27 Individual Conference Champions
- Three USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
- Three NCAA National Championship Qualifiers
- 12 NCAA Regional Qualifiers
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Emporia State University, 2013
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