College Coaching Changes 2009-2010

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Theres one reason im glad my volunteer PV coach happens to be married to the head coach. Job security baby!!

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http://www.therolladailynews.com/sports ... -assistant

Rutledge new Miner track assistant


By John Kean
S&T Sports Information
Sat Aug 01, 2009, 02:00 PM CDT
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Missouri S&T has announced that Kyle Rutledge, a three-time All-America performer in the pole vault at Missouri Southern State University and most recently an assistant coach at Johnson County Community College, will become the new assistant track and field coach for the S&T program.

Rutledge is taking over for Bryan Schiding, who has been in the post for the last six seasons and is stepping down to become Missouri Southern’s assistant track and field coach. Rutledge’s father, Tom, is the Lions’ head coach.

“We were sorry to see Bryan go, but we appreciate all that he has done for our programs,” said Mark Mullin, S&T’s director of athletics. “Kyle will be an excellent addition to our coaching staff.
He brings with him a great deal of technical knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm. His areas of expertise are exactly what we were looking for. I am extremely excited to have Kyle and his wife Natalie joining our Missouri S&T family.”
“Kyle is one of the best young coaches and recruiters in the Midwest,” said Missouri S&T head coach Sterling Martin. “We’re glad to have a coach of his caliber joining our program. He is someone who can keep our pole vaulters at the level they have reached in the conference and nationally, while helping us maintain our commitment to developing a strong all-around track and field program.”
During the 2009 season, Rutledge worked with the sprinters, hurdlers, throwers and multi-event athletes; several of those individuals earned all-conference honors.
Prior to his year at Johnson County, Rutledge spent two seasons as the assistant coach at Missouri Southern where he was in charge of the jumpers, sprinters and multi-event athletes. In those two seasons at MSSU, he coached 18 individuals that earned berths to the NCAA Division II Championships (13 pole vaulters, four high jumpers and one multi-event competitor) and 11 of them earned NCAA Division II All-America honors. He also coached eight conference champions and 31 all-conference performers in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
Prior to his stint as a coach at MSSU, Rutledge was a standout student-athlete for the Lions’ track and field team who was the MIAA champion in the outdoor pole vault in 2004. He earned three All-America awards during his five trips to the NCAA Division II Championships, which included a national runner-up finish at the 2006 indoor meet and third place showing outdoors in 2005. He also placed sixth at the 2003 NCAA indoor championship meet.
In addition to his conference title in 2004, Rutledge also earned six all-conference awards in the pole vault during his career at MSSU, where he ranks among the top 10 all-time performers in the pole vault. He earned all-state honors during his prep career at Joplin High School, where he set the Joplin High record in the event.

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http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2009/a ... ack-field/

Wilson named assistant coach for Clemson track & field

Staff Reports
August 4, 2009 - 12:10 a.m. EST

Courtesy of Clemson University
Mario Wilson has been added to Clemson’s track & field coaching staff. Wilson joins the Tiger coaching staff after a two-year stint with the New Mexico Lobos.
CLEMSON — Mario Wilson has been added to Clemson’s track & field coaching staff. Director of track & field Lawrence Johnson made the announcement Monday. Wilson, most recently an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico, will be in charge of the men’s and women’s vertical jumpers and javelin throwers. He will also assist with the horizontal jumps and multi-events.

“Mario is a young, dynamic coach who is very intelligent,” Johnson said. “We look forward to bringing him and his knowledge to Clemson. He will help build on our field events program as we progress toward the 2009-10 season. We’re very excited he’s chosen to join us at Clemson.”

Wilson joins the Tiger coaching staff after a two-year stint with the New Mexico Lobos. During his short amount of time with the program, he had a tremendous impact in individual student-athlete development. He coached four All-Americans, three Midwest Regional champions and six Mountain West Conference champions while with New Mexico.

One of the student-athletes he coached, Katie Coronado, earned multiple distinctions as a result of Wilson’s training. She established a school record in the javelin throw, won a pair of Midwest Regional crowns and Mountain West Conference titles, as well as two All-America honors. She was national runner-up in 2008 and 11th in the event in 2009. Coronado was the first female All-American in consecutive years in New Mexico history.

Wilson also guided Anthony Fairbanks to All-America status in 2009 after a ninth-place finish in the men’s javelin. Fairbanks also won a Midwest Regional championship and set a Mountain West record with a throw of 225’9”. Wilson also coached MWC pole vault champion Whitney Johnson, who went on to earn All-Region status as well.

The 2008 season was an impressive one for Wilson’s student-athletes. He coached four NCAA qualifiers, two All-Americans, four Mountain West champions, and 10 All-MWC performers. The aforementioned Coronado not only was named MWC Most Outstanding Performer at the league outdoor meet, but she also went on to place sixth at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Oregon. In addition to Coronado’s runner-up finish at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Wilson also mentored Robert Caldwell to a sixth-place showing in the pole vault. Caldwell was also MWC Most Outstanding Performer under Wilson’s leadership.

Displaying his versatility, Wilson coached Tiyana Peters to an All-Midwest Region performance in the high jump and subsequent appearance at the NCAA Championships. He also coached Sandy Fortner, New Mexico’s all-time record-holder in both the pentathlon and heptathlon. Fortner was the first multi-event athlete to compete at the NCAA Championships for the Lobos. She was 12th in the pentathlon in 2008.

Prior to his time in Albuquerque, Wilson was an assistant coach with Bucknell University from 2002-07. He coached an NCAA finalist in the women’s pole vault, 11 NCAA East Regional qualifiers and 25 individual Patriot League champions.

Wilson began his collegiate coaching career at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa. During his four years with the Red Flash program, Wilson coached a provisional NCAA qualifier, 12 IC4A qualifiers and six Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifiers. His student-athletes set 32 school records during his tenure.

Wilson, who began his career as head coach at Holy Cross High School in Flushing, N.Y., in 1998, earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Marist College the same year. He was a four-time all-conference defensive back for the Red Foxes in football. Wilson earned a master’s degree in education from Saint Francis in 2003.

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mario is a great guy and a fantastic coach.. im sure he will do a great job at clemson as hes done for his other schools in the past. congrats buddy!

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Toby Stevenson to coach at Stanford, as discussed in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18371

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Kris Mack (formerly at Stanford) is moving to Cincinnati to be the jumps coach at University of Cincinnati.

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p.s. = Hire Tom Pappas!!!! I second that one!

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Kelley DiVesta will be coaching at Seattle University.

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Rodney left Purdue for New Mexico and Miami, OH has a new coach that will oversee the vault as well as sprints. These changes should come public sometime this week.

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http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/w-trac ... 09aaa.html

Drew Towne Joins Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Staff

Towne will serve as Miami's sprints, hurdles and jumps coach

Drew Towne, Miami's new assistant cross country/track and field coach


Sept. 25, 2009

OXFORD, Ohio - Drew Towne has been named an assistant coach for the Miami University women’s cross country/track and field teams, head coach Kelly Phillips has announced. Towne will primarily serve as the RedHawks’ sprints, hurdles and jumps coach with the track and field team.

Towne comes to Miami after serving as an assistant coach at Division II Hillsdale College in Michigan for the last four years. While at Hillsdale, Towne worked with both the men’s and women’s track and field programs, focusing on sprints and hurdles. He also helped with recruiting efforts, took care of facility needs, organized track meets and coordinated team travel arrangements.

“Drew brings a lot to our program. He is extremely knowledgeable of his events and he is meticulous in his coaching,” Phillips said. “He has had some fantastic mentors and his excitement about Miami truly makes him the perfect fit for our team and our program. I couldn’t be more excited to have him with us.”

Under Towne’s watch, the Chargers produced five NCAA All-Americans and 19 NCAA National Qualifiers. In addition, he helped develop 45 All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) selections and 14 GLIAC champions and saw eight school records fall under his tutelage.

Towne was a student-athlete at Hillsdale as well, serving as a student-coach simultaneously from 1999-2004. Towne was a team captain his final two years as a Charger and also served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). He was an all-conference sprinter and also garnered Academic All-GLIAC honors. Towne graduated from Hillsdale in 2004 with a degree in physical education and a minor in mathematics.

From 2004-2005, Towne was a strength and conditioning specialist at a health and fitness center in Kalamazoo, Mich. During his time there, he trained high school and college athletes during their offseason and developed scientifically-based training programs for clients, which he has brought to his college coaching career.

Towne is USATF Level II certified to coach sprints, hurdles, relays and jumps, is a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) certified strength and conditioning specialist and an NCAA certified recruiter.
Towne has a wife, Mary, who also graduated from Hillsdale.

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http://www.golobos.com/sports/c-track/s ... 09aac.html

Franklin Adds Decorated Assistant Coach To Lobo Track & Field Staff

Under Zuyderwyk, Purdue became the only school in the country to have three women throw over 180 feet in the javelin.

Zuyderwyk coached six All-Americans, including two national champions, at Purdue


Sept. 21, 2009

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - University of New Mexico head track and field coach Joe Franklin announced the addition of one of the top assistant coaches in the nation, Rodney Zuyderwyk, to his staff today. Zuyderwyk (pronounced ZOO-dur-wik) will oversee the combined events, throws, and vertical jumps at New Mexico after spending the previous nine years at Purdue University where he earned 2008 and 2009 Regional Assistant Coach of the Year honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. He replaces Mario Wilson who accepted an assistant coaching position at Clemson in August.

"I'm absolutely excited and thrilled to be here at a program that's heading toward national prominence," said Zuyderwyk. "I've known Joe Franklin for a long time and am impressed by what he's building at New Mexico. The combination of the great facilities, wonderful weather and my respect for what coach Franklin has done here made this a very attractive job and I'm excited to help this program keep rising on the national level."

In his last seven years at Purdue, Zuyderwyk's athletes broke 17 school records, nine Big Ten records, three American Collegiate records and three USA open National records. They also won 50 Big Ten medals, including 19 Big Ten event titles, seven NCAA Mideast Regional event titles, two NCAA Championship gold medals and three USA open event titles.

"To have a coach of Rodney's caliber join our outstanding staff shows that UNM is a destination program for both athletes and coaches," said Franklin. "He brings instant credibility with his longtime success training athletes in the javelin, pole vault and multi events and we're very excited to have him."

The following is a look at Zuyderwyk's accomplishments at Purdue where he coached javelin, pole vault, combined events and hurdles:




Javelin - During his time at Purdue, Zuyderwyk established one of the finest javelin programs in the country. Purdue was the only university to boast three women's throwers over the 180-foot barrier and the only two American collegiate throwers to ever break the 60-meter barrier. His athletes won two NCAA titles, five NCAA Mideast Regional titles, and in 2009 Kara Patterson won her second straight U.S. Championship and qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany with a career-best throw of 63.95 meters (209-10) - just 24 centimeters shy of the American record.
Patterson became Purdue's first female track and field Olympian in 2008, winning the U.S. Olympic Trials, breaking the Olympic trials record. Patterson eclipsed the "A" standard for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and set an American Collegiate record with her throw of 61.56 meters (202-00) at the 2008 Big Ten Championships. She was just the second American woman to eclipse the 200-foot barrier. A two-time All-American, Patterson won a trio of conference championships, four NCAA Mideast Regional titles, a silver medal at the 2009 NCAA Championships and a silver medal at the 2005 Pan American Junior Championships.

In 2002, Serene Ross won both Big Ten and NCAA Championship titles, and broke the American record. Two weeks later, Ross improved her American record to 197-00 and became the USA open national champion, gaining selection to the U.S. team and becoming the first woman to throw over 60 meters in the U.S.

In 2007, Lindsey Blaine swept Big Ten, NCAA Mideast Regional and NCAA Championship titles, ending her collegiate season with a personal best of 182-09 at the NCAA meet. Blaine was a 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist.

Pole Vault - Over the past seven years, the Boilermaker vaulters earned 22 Big Ten medals, including eight conference titles, under Zuyderwyk's tutelage. Purdue had six vaulters qualify for the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships in 2009 after sending seven to regionals in 2008.

Brianna Neumann broke the outdoor school record in 2008 with a clearance of 4.16 meters (13-07.75) to take second place at the 2008 NCAA Mideast Championships. Two-time Big Ten champion Eric Sparks won the 2009 NCAA Mideast Regional title en route to his third straight national meet appearance. He took second at the 2008 regional meet, clearing a career-best 5.41 meters (17-09.00).

Two-time All-American Mallory Peck recorded a top indoor mark of 4.20 meters (13-09.25), while her best outdoor clearance of 4.15 meters (13-07.25) set the Big Ten Outdoor Championship record in 2008.

In 2002, Zuyderwyk helped Ebbie Metzinger sweep the Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor titles, setting conference records in both meets, including a school record of 13-11.25.

Combined Events/Other - Zuyderwyk coached a pair of All-American hurdlers in Josh Hembrough and Rickey Pinkney. Hembrough was eighth in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships, while Pinkney was seventh in the event at the 2006 NCAA Indoors.

Zuyderwyk also helped Angela Anoliefoh finish second in the Big Ten hepthatlon with an NCAA provisional qualifying score of 5,269 points and Andrew Rademacher capture the bronze in the heptathlon at the 2007 Big Ten meet with a score of 5,158.

Prior to Purdue, Zuyderwyk represented Australia in the 110-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He finished sixth at the World Cup in the 110-meter hurdles and sixth at the World Student Games in decathlon.

In college, Zuyderwyk competed for Washington State University, helping the Cougars to a Pac-10 Championship, two National Dual Meet Championships and a runner-up finish at the 1991 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Zuyderwyk earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and sports administration from Washington State in 1993. He received a postgraduate diploma in sports psychology from the University of Queensland in 1995, and earned an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland in 2000.

Zuyderwyk (38) and his wife, Jill, have two sons, Brock (6) and Tristan (4).

The Rodney Zuyderwyk File

Alma Mater: Washington State, 1993
Collegiate Athletic Experience: Washington State (decathlon - 1990-93)

All-Americans Coached:
Kara Patterson (Purdue)...2009 javelin (2nd), 2008 javelin (5th)
Josh Hembrough (Purdue)...2009 60m hurdles (8th)
Mallory Peck (Purdue)...2008 pole vault (6th), 2007 pole vault (T-7th)
Lindsey Blaine (Purdue)...2007 javelin (1st)
Rickey Pinkney (Purdue)...2006 60m hurdles (7th)
Serene Ross (Purdue)...2002 javelin (1st), 2001 javelin (6th), 2000 javelin (13th), 1999 javelin (7th)

Coaching Experience:
2001-09: Assistant Coach (javelin, pole vault, multis), Purdue
-USTFCCCA Mideast Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2008-09)

1997-2000: Head Coach (track, cross country), Glennie Athletic Club and Glennie HS (Australia)

1994-97: Assistant Coach (track), Anglican Church HS (Australia)

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http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/mtr ... ffid=66624

Dave Astrauskas

Assistant Coach - Men's and Women's Track & Field
First Season
dla@athletics.wisc.edu

David Astrauskas, who was named assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin women's track and field team on July 2, begins his first season with the Badgers for the 2009-10 season and will specialize in coaching the throws and pole vault.

“We’re extremely excited to bring Dave on board with our staff,” UW head coach Jim Stintzi said upon Astauskas' hiring. “He is a great addition to our program and brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise to our field event group.”

Astrauskas comes to Madison from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he served as head coach of the Cougars’ men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams. His official capacity will be as part of the UW women’s track and field staff, but Astrauskas also will work with the Badgers’ throwers and pole vaulters on the men’s side.

“I’m very excited to bring in someone who has the credentials of a head coach and all of the experience that goes along with it,” UW men’s head coach Ed Nuttycombe said. “Dave’s record really speaks for itself in terms of the way he has consistently recruited and produced outstanding athletes.”

Astrauskas spent the past three seasons leading both the men’s and women’s programs at SIUE, which currently is undertaking the transition to NCAA Division I competition. He has been head coach of the Cougar men since 2005, after three years as an assistant, and also was an assistant on the women’s staff from 2002-2007.

Named the Division II National Women’s Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2008 indoor season, Astrauskas also earned three Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honors from the USTFCCCA.

During his tenure in Edwardsville, he also was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year 10 times, including sweeps of all four conference coaching honors -- men’s and women’s, indoor and outdoor -- in both 2007 and 2008.

“I’d like to thank Coach Stintzi and Coach Nuttycombe for the opportunity to join such a great program,” Astrauskas said. “I’m excited because Madison is great place, the University of Wisconsin is an outstanding academic institution, and because there is such a rich track and field tradition here.”

As part of the NCAA transition process, the Cougars were not eligible for post-season competition this year, but Astrauskas helped SIUE to a total of 18 Great Lakes Valley Conference championships in Division II competition during his first seven seasons on campus.

The Cougars’ men’s teams won five-consecutive outdoor conference titles from 2004 to 2008, and Astrauskas saw his athletes earn 29 individual conference crowns.

Astrauskas guided the Cougars to a fourth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships, the best showing in school history. The SIUE women’s 4x400-meter relay team took home a national title at that meet, as well, and the Cougars totaled 16 All-America honors between the men’s and women’s teams.

The Cougars followed that performance up by claiming a combined 19 All-America accolades at the Division II outdoor championships in 2008.

In all, Astrauskas’ teams at SIUE produced 28 All-Americans. Those athletes combined for a total of 101 individual All-America honors in just five seasons. In the 30 years prior to Astrauskas’ arrival, the Cougars’ men’s program had produced just five All-Americans, while the women’s team had just three.

“Dave had a tremendous amount of success at SIUE, and he has shown a great ability to build a national-caliber program,” Stintzi said. “His record of developing athletes that are ready to compete on the national stage is very impressive, as well.”

Among the athletes Astrauskas developed at SIUE was Holly Noller, who won a national title in the javelin in 2006, and Alicia DeShasier, who was fifth at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials and most recently finished fourth at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships.

On the men’s side, Astrauskas coached Brian Bishop, who was the top finishing American in the discus at the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships following his freshman season at SIUE. He also helped develop Scott Block into a three-time All-American and the Division II national leader in the discus in 2008. A former conference athlete of the year, Block also holds the SIUE school records in the indoor and outdoor shot put, weight throw, discus and hammer throw.

A 2001 graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Astrauskas earned degrees in biological sciences and chemistry while competing for the Panthers on the track. He was a 12-time scorer in Ohio Valley Conference championships competition for the Panthers, including a pair of runner-up finishes, and was part of seven OVC championship teams.


THE ASTRAUSKAS FILE
Personal
Name: David Astrauskas
Family: Single
Born: March 27, 1978
Hometown: Troy, Ill.
Alma mater: Eastern Illinois, 2001

Coaching Experience
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville -- Edwardsville, Ill.
Head Coach, Men’s Track & Field, 2005-2009
Head Coach, Women’s Track & Field, 2007-2009
Assistant Coach, Men’s Track & Field, 2002-2005
Assistant Coach, Women’s Track & Field, 2002-2007

Honors and Awards
USTFCCCA Division II National Women’s Coach of the Year (1)
2008 (Indoor)

USTFCCCA Division II Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year (3)
Women’s: 2008 (Indoor)
Men’s: 2007 (Indoor), 2006 (Outdoor)

Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year (10):
Women’s: 2008 (Out), 2008 (In), 2007 (Out), 2007 (In), 2006 (Out)
Men’s: 2008 (Out), 2008 (In), 2007 (In), 2007 (Out), 2006 (In)