Wake Forest Athletics
Brandon Hazouri Joins Track and Cross Country Staff
7/1/2021 11:00:00 AM | Track and Field
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest director of track & field and cross country John Hayes has announced the addition of Brandon Hazouri to the track and cross country coaching staff.
"We are excited to welcome Brandon Hazouri to the Wake Forest family," said Hayes. "His experience, passion and competitive drive align well with our goals for the program, and we expect him to make an immediate impact. I am confident he will continue our record of improvement as we aim to be a top team in the ACC and NCAA."
Coach Hazouri most recently served as head cross country and assistant track at Western Illinois. In two years leading the program, he guided the Leathernecks to Summit League Championship titles in the men's 800-meter run and the men's distance medley relay before capping the indoor season with a trip to the NCAA Track & Field Championships. Ackeen Colley and Richard Brown were named the Summit's Most Outstanding Championship Performer and Newcomer of the Championship, respectively. The two were members of the Leathernecks' first men's DMR championship team (10:02.56) and the 4x400 relay that set a school record (3:13.9).
Hazouri has coached several Leathernecks to WIU all-time marks including: Colley (800 / school record / indoor and outdoor); Colley (1,500 / second all-time outdoor); Brown (800 / second all-time indoor and outdoor); and the men's 4x400 (school record / indoor).
Additionally in cross country, WIU's women recorded the third-best GPA in the country during the 2019 season. Hazouri tutored Nicole Beebe to a 16th place finish at the 2019 Summit League Championships, and a year later, Habibu Moise claimed 17th.
Hazouri came to Western from his alma mater, Samford, where he served in 2019 as an assistant cross country and track coach. As a student-athlete, he was named an All-American in the 800-meter run and was a four-time NCAA regional qualifier. He was a seven-time Southern Conference champion and competed at the United States Track and Field national championships in 2015.
After college, he spent a stint running professionally for the Atlanta Track Club.
Hazouri currently holds Samford school records in the indoor and outdoor 800-meter run (1:47.28), the 1500-meter run (3:42.17), the mile (4:00.50), and the distance medley relay. His PRs also include a time of 2:22.9 in the 1,000-meter. He was also a member of the second fastest indoor 4x800m in world history.
As a coach with the Bulldogs, he mentored Karisa Nelson to run the ninth 1500-meter time in NCAA Women's Track and Field history (4:06.14). Hazouri also helped lead the Samford women to Southern Conference championships in indoor and outdoor track.
The Birmingham, Ala., native completed his undergraduate degree in health sciences from Samford in 2017.
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"We are excited to welcome Brandon Hazouri to the Wake Forest family," said Hayes. "His experience, passion and competitive drive align well with our goals for the program, and we expect him to make an immediate impact. I am confident he will continue our record of improvement as we aim to be a top team in the ACC and NCAA."
Coach Hazouri most recently served as head cross country and assistant track at Western Illinois. In two years leading the program, he guided the Leathernecks to Summit League Championship titles in the men's 800-meter run and the men's distance medley relay before capping the indoor season with a trip to the NCAA Track & Field Championships. Ackeen Colley and Richard Brown were named the Summit's Most Outstanding Championship Performer and Newcomer of the Championship, respectively. The two were members of the Leathernecks' first men's DMR championship team (10:02.56) and the 4x400 relay that set a school record (3:13.9).
Hazouri has coached several Leathernecks to WIU all-time marks including: Colley (800 / school record / indoor and outdoor); Colley (1,500 / second all-time outdoor); Brown (800 / second all-time indoor and outdoor); and the men's 4x400 (school record / indoor).
Additionally in cross country, WIU's women recorded the third-best GPA in the country during the 2019 season. Hazouri tutored Nicole Beebe to a 16th place finish at the 2019 Summit League Championships, and a year later, Habibu Moise claimed 17th.
Hazouri came to Western from his alma mater, Samford, where he served in 2019 as an assistant cross country and track coach. As a student-athlete, he was named an All-American in the 800-meter run and was a four-time NCAA regional qualifier. He was a seven-time Southern Conference champion and competed at the United States Track and Field national championships in 2015.
After college, he spent a stint running professionally for the Atlanta Track Club.
Hazouri currently holds Samford school records in the indoor and outdoor 800-meter run (1:47.28), the 1500-meter run (3:42.17), the mile (4:00.50), and the distance medley relay. His PRs also include a time of 2:22.9 in the 1,000-meter. He was also a member of the second fastest indoor 4x800m in world history.
As a coach with the Bulldogs, he mentored Karisa Nelson to run the ninth 1500-meter time in NCAA Women's Track and Field history (4:06.14). Hazouri also helped lead the Samford women to Southern Conference championships in indoor and outdoor track.
The Birmingham, Ala., native completed his undergraduate degree in health sciences from Samford in 2017.
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