A former Mizzou track and field assistant coach has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against head coach Brett Halter, associate athletic director for compliance Mitzi Clayton and the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Carjay Lyles — a black man who was a former men’s sprints, hurdles and relays coach for the Tigers — experienced multiple instances of discrimination during the approximately four years he worked at MU, starting in 2013, according to the suit, which was filed Tuesday in Boone County Circuit Court.
Lyles’ suit claims other black staffers and athletes also experienced discrimination under Halter, who has been with Mizzou for more than two decades and took over as head coach in August 2010.