Tony Tompkins was named the seventh Johnson County Community College Director of Athletics in 54-year history of the program on August 19, 2022. He will oversee the department’s seven-team intercollegiate athletic program and athletics division staff.

“We are excited to have Tony Tompkins join JCCC and the Cavaliers as our new athletic director,” said Dr. Bowne on his hiring. “He has a vision for how to move us forward and the experience to back it up. Our student-athletes, coaches and staff are amazing, with tremendous success in the classroom and in competition at the conference, regional and national levels. Tony will help us be even better.”

In his first season, six of the departments seven athletic teams won a conference championship, with four advancing to their respective national championship tournaments, in which all four finished in the top 10 led by a fourth place finish by the volleyball team. Additionally, those six teams were ranked nationally at some point in their season with five finishing ranked at the end of the year highlighted by No. 2 final rankings for the baseball and volleyball teams and No. 4 ranking by the women's basketball team. Individually, JCCC produced 13 total All-Americans, 19+ All-Region 6/All-District performers and 45 All-KJCCC selections, including three MVPs with four coaches being selected Coach of the Year.

On the academic side, the department produced three College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® At-Large College Division selections (Jadyn Troutman-Volleyball; Alan Lopez-men's 'soccer and Jordan Harrison-softball) with Harrison being selected the CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year. Additionally, Lopez was named the United Soccer Coaches Men's Junior College Scholar Athlete of the Year. The year also saw 10 athletes earned CSC Academic All-District At Large and 43 student-athletes were recognized as NJCAA All-Academic performers.

Tompkins brings a wealth of experience as athlete, coach and athletic administrator that spans nearly 25 years. He replaced Randy Stange who left to become the new head men’s basketball coach at Sterling College.

“I would like to thank Dr. Bowne and everyone involved in the hiring committee for the opportunity to be a part of a great institution and athletic department,” Tompkins said. “JCCC has a great tradition of excellence in preparing student-athletes both academically and athletically. I look forward to contributing in carrying out on the championship tradition at JCCC.”

Before accepting the JCCC athletic director position, Tompkins held the same position at Kansas City Kansas Community College. While serving his role at KCKCC, Tompkins became a well-respected member of the Region 6 and NJCAA leadership group. He served as the assistant women’s Region 6 director from 2015-2021 and currently serves as the Women’s Region 6 Director. He also currently serves as NJCAA D-II Women’s Basketball chair (2001-Present), NJCAA D-I Women’s Soccer Committee (2015-Present) and National Alliances of Two Year College Administrators (2013-Present). Before taking over as chair of the Women’s DII Basketball he served six years on the committee (2015-21). Also during that span, he served on the NJCAA D-II Softball Committee and in 2018-19 he Kansas Community College Leadership Institute participant

Tompkins began his watch over the KCKCC athletic department in April, 2013, the Blue Devil athletic teams won three Kansas Jayhawk Conference titles, 11 NJCAA Region 6 titles, made 13 appearances in NJCAA National Championship tournament while producing National Championships by the women’s basketball team in 2016 and 2019, three top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes. Additionally, 21 student-athletes were honored as NJCAA All-America performers in eight different sports.  Off the field his department also produced 25 NJCAA All-Academic teams.

Prior to KCKCC, Tompkins spent four years at Judson University where he was associate head men’s basketball coach and admission liaison in 2007. His recruitment of 14 players helped Judson win its first Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) championship and first berth in the NAIA Division II national tournament. Elevated to head men’s basketball coach in 2008, Tompkins’ first team compiled a 21-11 record and won a share of the CCAC championship. He followed up the next season winning the conference tournament and qualifying for the NAIA Division II national tournament with a 17-13 record. Overall in four seasons, Tompkins had a winning mark of 63-61.

During his four years as head coach at Judson, Tompkins also served as interim athletic director and assistant athletic director.  He supervised more than 330 student athletes in 15 sports along with overseeing marketing and fundraising efforts, monitoring student-athlete academic progress, supervising scheduling and eligibility and serving on the Hall of Fame committee. He also was a National rater for NAIA D-II men’s basketball.

Tompkins began his coaching career following his graduation from Missouri Baptist, serving one year each as assistant woman s basketball coach, men’s graduate assistant and junior varsity coach, and assistant men’s basketball coach as well as working as an admissions counselor. Named head men’s coach in 2002, he was selected American Midwest Conference Coach of the year in both 2003-04 and 2004-05. Compiling records of 26-7 and 24-9, his teams won or shared conference championships, qualified for the NAIA national tournament and were ranked No. 16 in the nation in the final ratings both seasons. In five seasons at Missouri Baptist, his teams won 110 games (110-47) with a 70 percent winning percentage and coached four All-Americans and 10 first team all-conference players. 

Tompkins played basketball at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL., where he earned an associate degree in Arts degree in 1996. He finished his undergraduate work at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, graduating with a BS in Secondary Education with a special emphasis in History. He received teacher certification the following year and holds a Master’ Degrees in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix in 2003.

While at Missouri Baptist Tompkins led the Spartans to consecutive NAIA National Championship Tournament Berths in 2004 and 2005 and won the American Midwest Conference title in both years. He was inducted into the university’s athletics hall of fame in 2017.

Tony Tompkins resides in Kansas City, KS with his wife of Heidi. The have two daughters, Brooke, and Haley, and a son, Samuel.