Teague Peck Joins Bobcat Track and Field Coaching Staff
8/21/2023 11:31:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Former University of Louisville sprinter comes to Bozeman after two seasons on staff at Northern Arizona
BOZEMAN, Montana – Montana State's Dale Kennedy Director of Track and Field Lyle Weese announced the hiring of Teague Peck on Monday as an assistant track and field coach for 2023-24.
Peck will lead the charge in coaching Bobcat sprinters and hurdlers after spending the last two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach and then a graduate assistant coach at Northern Arizona.
"I'm extremely excited to coach and mentor a very talented group," Peck said. "Coaching in the same conference for the past two years, I witnessed this Sprint/Hurdle group do some great things. Under my guidance, it is my goal to continue to elevate this program even further and add to the already rich history of MSU Track and Field."
During each of the four championship seasons that the native of Manassas, Virginia, spent on staff, the Lumberjacks won both the Indoor and Outdoor Big Sky Conference team championships in 2022 and 2023.
While in Flagstaff, Peck helped coach 43 All-Big Sky performers and 28 Big Sky event champions who broke ten school records, including six athletes that advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 110-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay.
Under Peck's guidance, David Dunlap finished seventh in the 200 meters at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, following a pair of 14th place finishes at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships and 2023 Indoor Championships in the same event.
Dunlap also qualified for the USATF Outdoor Championships in the 200 meters in both 2022 and 2023.
Additionally, Peck coached another Lumberjack sprinter, Alyssa Colbert, to a 21st place finish in the 100 meters at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this past spring.
"Coach Peck has great energy, excitement, and knowledge in the sprint events," Weese said. "He will be a great addition to our coaching staff, and I am eager to see what we can all accomplish together as coaches and student-athletes."
The new Bobcat sprints and hurdles coach earned his bachelor of science in exercise science from the University of Louisville in 2018 after a decorated four-year career that saw him break school records in the 600 meters, indoor 4x400 meter relay, outdoor 4x400 meter relay, and distance medley relay.
Peck also qualified and competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round three separate times for the Cardinals and was named captain of the sprints team.
Peck earned his master of science in exercise science from California State University-Long Beach in 2021.
"I want to thank Coach Lyle Weese for giving me the opportunity to join this remarkable staff and program here at Montana State," Peck said. "Walking in the door, I can already feel an eagerness to win from the coaches and student athletes."
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