Bio

Paul Barrett was from Okanogan HS, where he finished second in the WIAA javelin and won the state championship in the discus in 1985. He competed for Coach Duane Hartman and the Bigfoot in 1986 and 1987 when they won the NWAACC team championship both seasons. Barrett won the 1986 and the 1987 NWAACC discus championships to become a two-time champion. He also finished fifth in the javelin and first in the hammer in the NWAACC Championships in 1987. He went on to WSU where he made the finals in the Pac-10 hammer and in 1990 was ranked fifth in the conference for the Cougars. He went into college coaching after graduation and has coached track and field at the University of Georgia, University of Kentucky and the University of Colorado. The last 19 seasons he has been the assistant track and field coach at the University of Wyoming, where he has recruited many CCS athletes.