Anthony Thompson was named Lindsey Wilson’s Director of Track & Field and Cross Country on May 31, 2024 and will be in his second season in 2025-26.
In his first campaign at the helm of the Blue Raider track and field program, Thompson coached the Mid-South Conference women's Indoor Freshman of the Year, 25 All-conference finishers in total between the indoor and outdoor season, the NAIA men's Outdoor long jump national champion, and the NAIA men's Outdoor triple jump national champion -- the program's first national titlests since the 2017-18 season.
Thompson returns to Lindsey Wilson where he was once a standout track & field student-athlete and later an assistant coach.
Thompson embarks on his first head coaching position after spending the last five years at Campbellsville (Ky.) where he was an assistant track & field coach and the recruiting coordinator.
During his stint with the Tigers, Thompson was a Mid-South Conference Assistant Track & Field Coach of the Year while recruiting and coaching 96 NAIA national qualifiers and 21 NAIA All-Americans.
Before Campbellsville, Thompson spent one year as an assistant coach at Lindsey Wilson where he helped 16 Blue Raiders qualify for nationals, including seven NAIA All-Americans. While on the Lindsey Wilson staff, Thompson helped the Blue Raiders capture the 2019 MSC Women's Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
While competing at Lindsey Wilson, Thompson earned NAIA All-American honors three times and All Mid-South Conference honors eight times. He was part of four Mid-South Conference team championships and helped Lindsey Wilson to a program-best fourth-place finish at the 2017 NAIA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Collegiate Coaching Career
2018-19: Lindsey Wilson University - Track & Field Assistant Coach
2019-24: Campbellsville University (Ky.) - Track & Field Assistant Coach
2024-present: Lindsey Wilson University - Director of Track & Field/Cross Country
Contact Information
Office: Athletics Offices Annex
Phone: 270-384-7491
Fax: 270-384-8078
Mail: 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY 42728
Email: thompsona@lindsey.edu
Coaching Accolades
2022 Mid-South Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Assistant Coach of the Year
2024 Mid-South Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Assistant Coach of the Year
2024 USTFCCCA NAIA Great Lakes Region Assistant Coach of the Year
