Assistant Coaches

Garrett Ford was the first African American assistant football coach at West Virginia University, in 1970.

First African American Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at West Virginia University

Ron Brown was the first African American assistant football coach at West Virginia University, in 1985.

First African Americans Assistant Wrestling Coach at West Virginia University

Nate Carr was the first African American assistant wrestling coach at West Virginia University, in 1986.

First African American Assistant Track and Field Coach at West VirginiaUniversity

Tonya McKelvey-White was the first African American assistant women’s track and field coach at West Virginia University in 1997.

African American Pioneers: Assistant Women’s Track and Field Coaches at West VirginiaUniversity

Audrey Dempsey