Scott Cappos Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 15th Year at Iowa Alma Mater, Year: Indiana University, 1992

The 2007 USTFCCCA Men's Midwest Region Throws Coach of the Year, Scott Cappos is in his 15th 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 third season of coaching the men and women throwers.

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 21 Big Ten champions in the field events, setting 17 school records. The Hawkeyes have also had at least one all-American in the throws eight of the last 11 seasons. Iowa has crowned at least one all-Big Ten performer in the hammer throw nine of the past 13 years, a Hawkeye has finished first or second in the discus in 11 of the last 14 Big Ten meets and an Iowa thrower has placed in the top three in the shot put at 10 of the last 11 conference meets.

From 2003-09, 53 Hawkeye field event competitors qualified for the chance to advance to the NCAA Championships and 17 have earned all-region honors. Former Hawkeye A.J. Curtis holds the men's school record for most times qualified for the regional meet with eight. In 2010, the Hawkeye sent eight qualifiers to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, including Tiffany Medenwaldt, who broke the Hawkeye's school record in the discuss, and freshman Matt Byers, who earned first team confernece honors after winning the javelin at the Big Ten Championships.

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 school discus record in 2007.

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 193-6 ranks fourth 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 (6), and a daughter, Amelia (4).