The Coaches
Patrick Grosserode – Long Jump, Triple Jump, Sprints, Hurdles
USATF Level 3 – Jumps
USATF Level 2 – Sprints/Hurdles
USATF Level 1
Horizontal Jumps Coach – Doane University
Head Coach and Director – LC Track Club
Coach Patrick is a well accomplished jump and hurdle coach. He has coached 41 USATF All Americans while serving as the head coach and director at LC Track Club. Since opening TrackVille in 2020, our athletes have produced 56 state championships, 5 state records and 12 All-American honors.
As an athlete, Coach Patrick was the Nebraska State Record holder for 400m and a high school All American. He was also U20 national finalist at 400m. Coach Patrick was 3x All Big 12 and still holds an all time top 5 time for the University of Nebraska.
If you are interested in private sessions, please reach out to Coach Patrick
Raymonn Adams – Sprint Speed School/Hurdles
Head Coach and Director – Olympus Track Club
My entire life I’ve been an athlete. I had amazing high school coaches, went to a prestigious college where I still hold over 20 football records as well as a National Champion title in Track & Field. From there I went on to play professional football for a total of 5 years. The most notable team is the New York Jets in the NFL. About a year ago I was inducted to my college Athletic Hall of Fame.
Lyon Avila – Pole Vault
Coach Lyon has been part of TrackVille from day one. However, before TrackVille he has quite an extensive history in track and field. He started at a young age and quickly fell in love with the sport being successful in many events. At the age of 13 he discovered the event of pole vault and has been committed to mastering every aspect of the event for the last 30 years. He attended UNL from 1997 to 2001 where he helped the huskers to win 3 Big 12 conference championships. Afterward he was a volunteer coach for about 13 years. In 2017. he became an assistant coach at Midland University where his athletes have set three of the four pole vault records and has had two NAIA All Americans. In 2020, TrackVille‘s first year, he had a high school All American and had three state champions. Since TrackVille opened he has coached 14 state champions from three different states and has helped many of athletes move on to the collegiate level of competition.
If you are interested in private sessions, please reach out to Coach Lyon.
Zach Lurz – Throws
Coach Zach Lurz has been on the Doane coaching staff since the fall of 2019. Lurz previously served as head coach at Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) in 2019 and as an assistant (throws) in 2018. He coached seven NAIA All-Americans in two years with DWU, including the program’s first national champion. Prior to becoming a coach, Lurz had a decorated collegiate career at Concordia (Neb.). He was a four-time national champion while earning 17 NAIA All-American honors. He also had a dominant stretch in the GPAC, winning nine conference event titles and going on to be named the USTA-CCCA NAIA and Midwest Region Male Field Athlete of the Year.
Mike McCann – High Jump/Strength Training
Coach McCann has a Bachelor of Science (BS) from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and holds a Master’s
degree (MS) in Exercise Sciences from Concordia University Irvine. Coach McCann also holds top certifications in
the field, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (National Strength & Conditioning Association) as well as
Westside Barbell Special Strengths.
Coach McCann was a four–year letter winner at the University of Nebraska, where he earned All–American
honors in 2017 at the NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships. During his career at Nebraska, Coach McCann
participated on numerous Big Ten championship teams and also received the 2016 Big Ten Sportsman’s Award.
Coach McCann holds a personal best in the high jump of 7’2.50’’ (2.20m) which ranks him in the top ten all–time
outdoors for the Huskers. Coach McCann was the New York State high jump champion, the two–time Long Island champion, two–time county champion, and the New York’s Newsday – Suffolk County Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
Coach McCann joined the UNL Track and Field coaching staff following graduation for the 2018–2019 season as a volunteer assistant working with the Men’s Sprint/Hurdle/Relays as well as the Men’s and Women’s high Jump. During his time with the Huskers, Coach McCann mentored three Big Ten Conference Champions, multiple All–Americans, and one high jumper who later competed at the United States Olympic Trials. During the 2022 season, Coach McCann mentored the Class A Nebraska State High Jump Champion and five
Nebraska state medalists. In 2023, Coach McCann high jumpers continued success taking home All–Class Gold, Class A Silver Medal, Class B Bronze Medal, and taking 4 out of the top 8 medal places in Class A. While a member of Kratos Performance and Fitness staff during 2022–2023, Coach McCann worked as assistant strength and conditioning coach for Nebraska One 15–16 elite team which placed 3rd at the USA championships.
In 2023–2024, Coach McCann serves as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Lincoln Junior Stars hockey program, Reece Grosserode who earned All–American honors in the Triple Jump & Sami Campos, top ranked pole vaulter in United Sates for her age group.
If you are interested in private strength training or high jump please contact Coach McCann.
Scott Cappos- Throws
Coach Cappos spent 25 years coaching in the Big Ten Conference at Iowa and Nebraska, where he coached athletes to over 50 Big Ten titles, over 100 All-American honors and broke four Big Ten Records. Several of his former athletes have competed internationally including appearances in the World Championships and Olympic Games. Cappos is active with Team USA, he is a Certified Level III Coach and a Lead Instructor in the USATF Coaching Education Program. He recently developed Thrower X, a website for coaches and athletes in the throwing events.