Dillon Schrodt, a three-time All-American and two-time Academic All-American, enters his sixth season as an assistant track and field coach for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The seven-time Division II national qualifier works primarily with the Mountain Lion hurdlers and high jumpers, assists with the combined event student-athletes, and holds an important role in recruiting.Â
Schrodt finished third at the 2014 NCAA Division II National Indoor Championships in the heptathlon and holds the program records for the heptathlon, decathlon and 4x400-meter relay at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. He ranks in the top 10 for the Lopers in five more events for both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Schrodt finished seventh at the 2016 U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships with 5,495 points in the heptathlon, and won the 60-meter dash and high jump. He participated in the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation Rookie Push Camp in the summer of 2016 at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Schrodt coached seven national qualifiers (five high jumpers, one hurdler, one combined event) as a graduate assistant at Nebraska-Kearney. Under his coaching, Julie Burr set a new program record in the 60-meter hurdles and Emily Everitt earned All-America honors at the 2016 Division II Indoor Championships.
Schrodt earned his bachelor's degree in science education with a coaching minor from Nebraska-Kearney after a two-year career for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln football team. He also earned his master's degree in sport administration from Nebraska-Kearney.
