Jon Debogory - Track & Field Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Jon Debogory

Title:
Assistant Coach - PV/Multis
Email:
debogoryj23@ecu.edu

Jon Debogory was named assistant coach for East Carolina track & field on Sept. 12, 2023.

In his first season in Greenville, Debogory guided Starrett Vesper to the program record in the decathlon while earning fourth-place finishes in the decathlon and pole vault outdoors.

Debogory joined the Pirates from his most recent stop at Gardner-Webb University where he served as the assistant coach for sprints, jumps, pole vault and multis in addition to being the program's lead recruiter. With the Runnin' Bulldogs he coached a Conference Champion in the 400m, heptathlon and decathlon as well as a two-time regional qualifier in the 400m.

Prior to his time with the Runnin' Bulldogs, Debogory served as a volunteer assistant, then full-time assistant with North Carolina where he led the Tar Heel's horizontal jumps, pole vault, hammer throw and multi-events. Debogory worked with two NCAA Final Round qualifiers, nine NCAA Preliminary Round qualifiers, and one ACC individual champion during his tenure in Chapel Hill. As a private coach, Debogory coached a 3^rd place finisher at USATF under-20 championship

Debogory got his coaching start at Lynchburg College in August 2004 and in the meantime has made stops at Campbell, Sacred Heart, Columbia and Eastern Michigan.

Debogory earned his undergraduate degree in 2002 from Liberty University where he competed as a decathlete before obtaining a master's from Campbell in 2007. He was named to the Big South Conference's All-Decade Team for the 2000’s.