Bruce Lehane (January 11, 1949 – September 23, 2017) was the cross country, middle distance, and long distance track and field coach at Boston University from 1982 to 2017.
World Championship appearances under Coach Lehane include: Cross Country: Lesley Lehane (5th place), Rosemary Ryan, Matthew Smith, Karl Rasmussen, Are Nakkim, Eirik Hansen, Markku Kyyronen.
Individual National Champions under Coach Lehane include: Lesley Lehane (USA XC, 3k Indoors), Matthew Smith (British XC), Karl Rasmussen (Norwegian XC), Are Nakkim (Norwegian 5k, 10k), Eirik Hansen (Norwegian 5k, 10k), Jennifer Lanctot (NCAA mile), Dean Crowe (NCAA 5000).
His son, Elliot, was in the class of 2012 at BU and ran on the cross-country and track and field teams.
We give thanks to all who participated and to all who came to spectate - except to the guy who threw up in the sink in the men's room.