Football
Thackery, Brittany
Brittany Thackery
- Title:
- Director of Player Personnel
- Phone:
- 325-3470
Brittany Thackery, who worked with head coach Mike Leach at Washington State, currently serves as the Bulldogs’ Associate Athletic Director for Football Administration.
Thackery assists with the organization and execution of recruiting efforts and is responsible for assisting freshmen with their transition to MSU. She is also the liaison for overall student-athlete development and aids in the operations of the Bulldog Football program.
Thackery arrived in Starkville following four years at Washington State, where she worked in Student-Athlete Development from 2016-17 and as an Academic and Transitions Advisor from 2017-18. Thackery then transitioned to her role with Leach’s staff in 2018, beginning as the Cougars' Manager of Player Personnel and then being elevated to Director of Player Personnel in November 2019.
Prior to Washington State, she was an assistant softball coach for Bowling Green State University and Miami University, both located in Ohio.
Thackery, a native of Laguna Niguel, California, was a four-time All-American outfielder for the University of Arizona softball team (2008-11), earning first-team honors her final three seasons. Thackery, the former Brittany Lastrapes, set a Women’s College World Series record with 13 hits in the 2010 Women’s College World Series. As a senior, Thackery was one of ten finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, recognizing an athlete in each sports for excellence and accomplishments in community, classroom, character and completion.
She was recently inducted into the Arizona Athletics Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022.
Thackery earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from Arizona in 2011 and master’s degree in sport administration from Bowling Green in 2017. Thackery and her husband, Adam, have one daughter, Charlotte.
Thackery assists with the organization and execution of recruiting efforts and is responsible for assisting freshmen with their transition to MSU. She is also the liaison for overall student-athlete development and aids in the operations of the Bulldog Football program.
Thackery arrived in Starkville following four years at Washington State, where she worked in Student-Athlete Development from 2016-17 and as an Academic and Transitions Advisor from 2017-18. Thackery then transitioned to her role with Leach’s staff in 2018, beginning as the Cougars' Manager of Player Personnel and then being elevated to Director of Player Personnel in November 2019.
Prior to Washington State, she was an assistant softball coach for Bowling Green State University and Miami University, both located in Ohio.
Thackery, a native of Laguna Niguel, California, was a four-time All-American outfielder for the University of Arizona softball team (2008-11), earning first-team honors her final three seasons. Thackery, the former Brittany Lastrapes, set a Women’s College World Series record with 13 hits in the 2010 Women’s College World Series. As a senior, Thackery was one of ten finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, recognizing an athlete in each sports for excellence and accomplishments in community, classroom, character and completion.
She was recently inducted into the Arizona Athletics Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022.
Thackery earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from Arizona in 2011 and master’s degree in sport administration from Bowling Green in 2017. Thackery and her husband, Adam, have one daughter, Charlotte.
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