The longest tenured coach on staff, Scott Etherton has been an assistant coach at Nebraska Wesleyan since 1987, working primarily with the hurdlers.
Known has one of the best hurdle coaches in the country, Etherton’s athletes in the hurdles and horizontal jumps have claimed six NCAA national titles and 101 All-American honors. In 2003, he was recognized as a winner of the AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
The year of 2024 did not disappoint for the NWU hurdle group. Eli Etherton continued his national success by gaining NCAA All-American honors in the 60H and winning the A-R-C title. Etherton’s time of 7.96 also broke the NWU school record in the event. During the season, he coached 6 all time NWU top 10 performances.
A 1987 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan, Etherton is one of the most decorated track athletes in school history, winning 10 All-America awards during his career at NWU. He won national titles in the 60-yard high hurdles at the 1986 NAIA Indoor Championships and in the 110-meter high hurdles at the 1987 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.
In addition to coaching, Etherton is the Director of the Mental Health Crisis Center. He is married to Kassie and has three children, Olivia, Eli (a member of the NWU track team) and Alec.
