298. Bryan Compton: Building Champions

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Hog Pod, we sit down with legendary Arkansas women’s track & field assistant coach Bryan Compton. With decades of experience, Compton opens up about his coaching journey, the mentors who shaped him, and the evolution of the Razorback program. He reflects on developing elite athletes—including Olympic silver medalist Sandi Morris—and the principles that continue to drive his success. Whether you're a fan of track & field, coaching, or Razorback athletics, this is a masterclass in building greatness.

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0:00.0	So we sit down and I've been studying because I'm scared to death fell in my recruiting test.
0:06.0	So Mike sits next to me or Nolan sits next to me and Mike sits next to him.
0:11.0	And I'm just going on and here, Coach, what's number three?
0:17.0	I go, it's C.
0:20.0	And they go, Mike, it's C. I'm going to go, Mike, it's C.
0:32.1	Welcome into the hog pot.
0:33.8	I'm Bo Mattingly, and this episode is made possible by our friends at South by Northwest Hospitality.
0:41.0	With nine NCAA titles and 40 SEC championships, Assistant Women's Track and Field Coach
0:47.1	Brian Compton helped build the nation's top program in the country from nothing.
0:52.5	School records was zero. I told Coach Hart before we get pole vaults, we've got to have pole poles.
0:57.0	Yeah.
0:58.0	Because they won't come without the right polls.
1:00.0	Specializing in the pole vault and field events,
1:03.0	Compton trained a total of 11 national champions,
1:06.0	five Olympians, Bowerman finalists, and most notably
1:10.0	Sandy Morris, who claimed the Olympic
1:12.7	silver medal in 2016.
1:14.6	Yeah!
1:16.6	And you can hear the reaction from Sandy Morris, the first woman over the bar.
1:24.6	We really thought we had the gold medal, you know, silver.
1:28.3	I mean, I'm from the little town in Texas, post Texas, you know, to have this.
1:32.3	Yeah.
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