The Coaches
Patrick Grosserode – Long Jump, Triple Jump, Sprints, Hurdles
USATF Level 2 – Jumps
USATF Level 2 – Sprints/Hurdles
USATF Level 1
Jumps Coach – Lincoln Pius X
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. During the 2021 season, he coached 3 Nebraska State Champions in hurdle events, multiple state medalists in jumps and hurdles, a Júnior Olympic All American in triple jump and the Indoor National leader for Freshman and Sophomores in triple jump.
Raymonn Adams – Sprint Speed School
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 with TrackVille since our very first day. Before TrackVille he served as a Midland University assistant track & field coach since beginning in 2017. During the 2020 season, Lyon coached a High School All American, NAIA All American, Nebraska Class A State Record, Nebraska Class A State Champions for boys and girls, and multiple state medalists. 5 of Coach Lyon’s athletes from 2020 are currently on Division 1 rosters.
Avila was a vaulter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1997-2001.
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/Sprints
Coach Mike has most recently worked as an assistant track coach at the University of Nebraska from 2018 – 2019, where he specialized in high jump and sprints/hurdles. Mike also assisted the on-campus recruiting coordinator and worked with event coaches on recruiting foreign and domestic athletes. Mike has coached multiple Big 10 champions as well as 1st and 2nd team All-Americans. Mike also achieved All-American status as a high jumper in 2017.
Scott Cappos- Throws
Coach Cappos has over 25 years of D1 coaching experience with stops at Western Michigan, Iowa and most recently as the Throws Coach at The University of Nebraska. Scott has coached over 50 All Americans, 50 Big Ten Champions, 100+ NCAA Qualifiers and was the Team USA Assistant Coach for the 2011 Pan Am Games.