Scott Cappos

Position: Director of Field Events Experience: 16th Year at Iowa Alma Mater, Year: Indiana University, 1992

Scott Cappos is in his 16th year as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa. A USATF Level II Certified Coach in the throws and jumps, Cappos is in his fourth season of coaching the men and women throwers. He was named USTFCCCA Men's Midwest Region Throws Coach of the Year in 2007. He was named an assistant coach on the United States Pan American Junior Athletics Championship team in 2011.

Since joining the staff in 1997, Cappos has helped create a strong Hawkeye throws program. During his tenure, Iowa has crowned 17 All-Americans and 23 Big Ten champions in the field events, breaking school records numerous times.

The Hawkeyes have earned 14 All-America honors in throwing events under Cappos' direction. Iowa has had an All-Big Ten hammer thrower nine times, a discus conference gold or silver medalist 11 times, and a shot put medalist on 10 occasions.

The Hawkeye throwers have recorded numerous team highlights under Cappos. In 2004, Iowa qualified 10 throwers for the NCAA regional, which was the most of any team in the nation. In 2005, the Hawkeyes qualified five throwers to the NCAA Indoor Championships, which tied for the most of any school in the nation. Iowa swept Big Ten titles in the shot put in 2007 and 2008, and broke the 21-year-old men's school discus record in 2007. From 2003-09, 53 Hawkeye field event competitors qualified for the NCAA Championships and 17 earned all-region honors. In the last three seasons, 22 throwers have earned a spot at the national championships.

Iowa has also had success with walk-on competitors under Cappos. Former Hawkeyes Brad Daufeldt (discus and hammer) and Chris Voller (hammer) joined the team as walk-ons and left as All-Big Ten honorees. Former Hawkeye Tim Brodersen also came to Iowa as a walk-on with a personal-best 174-0 in the discus. During his Hawkeye career, Broderson won two Big Ten titles, and his collegiate-best mark of 206-0 ranks fifth all-time at Iowa.

Cappos joined the Hawkeyes staff after serving as an assistant coach at Western Michigan University from 1995-96. He trained seven All-Americans during his tenure, and Western Michigan won the MAC and CCC team titles both seasons. He started his coaching career at West Salem High School in Wisconsin (1992-1994). Several of his former athletes have represented their countries in various international competitions, including the Olympic Games and World Championships.

Cappos, a five-time Canadian national champion, competed in several international competitions including, the Pan American Games in Argentina, the Francophenic Games in France, the World University Games in England and the Commonwealth Games in Canada.

A three-time All-American at Indiana University, Cappos was the Big Ten shot put champion in 1990 and 1991. He earned his B.S. degree in Kinesiology with a minor in social science and an emphasis in political science from Indiana in 1992. He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Sam, and a daughter, Amelia.

Student-Athlete Success Under Cappos
Jeremy Allen - Discus, Shot Put (1998-2001)
Five-Time All-American, Four-Time Big Ten Champion, Outdoor Shot Put School Record Holder, 1998 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, U.S. Junior Champion, Placed Fourth at 1998 World Jr. Champ's

Andy Banse - Discus, Shot Put (2002-05)
Three-Time Academic All-Big Ten, Met Shot Put "B" Standard for 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, NSCA All-American

Matt Byers - Javelin (2009-Present)
Two-Time Big Ten Champion

Tim Brodersen - Discus, Shot Put (2003-06)
Two-Time Big Ten Champion, Four-Time Academic All-Big Ten

Jim Costello - Shot Put, Hammer, Weight Throw (2000-02)
Two-Time All-American, Big Ten Champion, Weight Throw School Record Holder, Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten

A.J. Curtis - Discus, Shot Put (2006-09)
Two-Time All-Region, Discus School Record Holder, Three-Time Academic All-Big Ten, Competed in Discus at 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials

Adam Hamilton - Hammer, Weight Throw (2003-07)
Two-Time All-American, Big Ten Champion, Four-Time Academic All-Big Ten, Met Hammer "B" Standard for 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials

John Hickey - Shot Put (2006-09)
Three-Time All-American & Big Ten Champion, Indoor Shot Put School Record Holder, Met Shot Put "B" Standard for 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Competed in Shot Put at 2008 NACAC Under 23 Games, U.S. Jr. Champion, Placed Fourth in Shot Put at 2006 World Jr. Champ's

Ken Kemeny - Discus, Shot Put (2001-02, 2004-05)
Drake Relays Champion, Two-Time All-Region, Met Shot Put "B" Standard for 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials

Shane Maier - Shot Put, Discus (2004-08)
Big Ten Champion, Three-Time All-Region, Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten

Bill Neumann - Javelin (2001-03, 2005)
Two-Time All-American, Two-Time Big Ten Champion, Drake Relays Champion, NCAA Midwest Regional Champion, Two-Time All-Region, Former School Record Holder, Big Ten Meet Javelin Record Holder

Majesty Tutston - Discus, Weight, Hammer, Shot Put (2010-Present)
All-Big Ten, School Record Holds in Discus & Weight Throw

Arno van der Westhuizen - Hammer, Shot Put (1999-2001)
Two-Time Big Ten Champion, Hammer School Record Holder, Former Big Ten Hammer Record Holder