Trojan Track Club
Coaches
Head Coach Shawn Scott
After organizing a small group that practiced and competed in the 2013 State Games of America meet in Harrisburg, Coach Shawn decided to take the next step and form an official club. Over the last six seasons, Shawn has grown TTC from a dozen interested kids to more than 100 members! He has coached athletes through both casual and formal meet formats including the Junior Olympic series meets. And, he’s had the privilege of coaching two athletes who have competed at the national Junior Olympic Championships.
While competition is important, Coach Shawn believes in hard work and a never-give-up attitude. He loves to see these kids have fun and get excited about what they’re doing. “It’s ok to be nervous, but don’t be scared,” is his motto for the youngsters who are entering their first meet experiences.
Coach Shawn lives in York Suburban School District with his wife, Lissa, and two children. Shawn has experience coaching track at the high school level and was a state qualifying sprinter in high school. While he has never considered himself a distance runner, he has also completed three half marathons. Go Coach!
OUR COACHES
TTC is an organization built on a shared love of Track & Field and a lot of volunteer hours investing in these youth athletes. Thank you for all you do to teach, mentor and lead these kids – we couldn’t do this without you!
Coach Nikki Weaver
Nikki grew up and participated in track locally at Red Lion High School. After high school, she attended Slippery Rock University where she competed in the 100m and 400m hurdles and was a member of the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams. While at Slippery Rock she was a two-time All-American and earned a 3rd place finish in the Division II National Championships in the 400m hurdles. This is Coach Nikki’s seventh season with TTC and we are excited to have her help lead our hurdlers.
Coach Dave Weaver
Dave began running track as a distance runner at Mechanicsburg High School but transitioned to sprinting and hurdling. He went on to be a sprinter/hurdler at a collegiate level for Slippery Rock University. He now enjoys distance running with a local running group. He is wonderful with our young athletes and has a good eye for fixing form issues. Coach Dave has been coaching with us for the past seven seasons.
Coach Kirk Butler
Coach Kirk Butler was a multi-time, multi-sport PIAA State Champion in Track, Football and Basketball for Scotland School. He attended Grambling State University in Louisiana where he played Football and was a standout in Track & Field as an NCAA 2nd-team All-American in the 400m dash and second-place team All-American in the 4x400m consecutive years (3:00.6). After graduation, Coach Butler assisted at LSU for Track & Field and was also a part of LSU strength and conditioning for their 2007 National Championship team.
Upon returning to the Pennsylvania Area, Coach Butler assisted with the Cheltenham High School Track & Field program helping them achieve two PIAA Championships as well as helping with the high school careers of PIAA record holders John Lewis and Chanel Brissett. Coach Butler was then hired as the Head Coach at Girard College where he was instrumental in the career of 8-time, PIAA state champion Thelma Davies, who is now a standout sprinter at LSU.
Coach Butler was relocated to Maine with his family in 2014 where he became head coach at Poland Regional High School for Football and Track & Field where they finished second place in Class C Track & Field State Championship in back-to-back years and helped with the Football team to achieve their first winning season in school history.
Coach Butler is a 22-year Veteran of the Army National Guard and enjoys giving time back to the community as well as helping with Veterans. He looks forward to helping with TTC and working with the coaching staff and wonderful kids of York area!
Coach Gabriel Rodriquez
Coach Gaby graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida and was a four-time state qualifier on the track, finishing runner-up in the 3200m his senior year. He competed for Florida International University winning the Bronze Medal at the 1997 USATF Junior National Championships in the 3000m Steplechase. While at FIU, he was a two-time NCAA All-Regional Honoree, a two-time Sun Belt Conference Champion and 10-time All-Conference performer. Upon graduation, Gaby was named the Assistant Coach for the Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country programs at the Univ. of Texas-Pan American (now UTRGV) from 2000-2002. He has continued to coach runners and continues to compete in USATF events, representing Team USA in Mountain-Ultra-Trail from 2011-2013 at world championships and currently races at Road, Track, and Mountain/Trail events.
Coach Tony Jones
Tony brings more than 35 years of coaching experience to TTC and shows he really knows his stuff. He coached Track & Field at York High for 33 years and most recently coached the York County Career and Technical School and Spring Grove teams. Coach Tony has coached several district and state champion athletes as well as county champs.
Coach Trevor Williams
Trevor graduated from J.P. McCaskey HS and was a two-sport athlete excelling in Football and Track & Field. He was a two-time 400m Lancaster-Lebanon League Champion and anchored his school’s 4x400m Relay to three Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships as well as a District 3 AAA win. He was named a First-team, Lancaster-League Defensive Back and was a War of the Roses All-Star Selection for football. Trevor Has coached for both Northeastern HS and William Penn. He served our country for 8 years in the United States Army with a tour of duty in Iraq and currently competes in USA Masters Track & Field in the 200m and 400m Dash – Go, Coach! Coach Trevor is focused on our sprinters and relay teams and has coached with TTC since 2017.
Coach Andrew Paskey
Andrew is a recent graduate of York Suburban where he was a three time state qualifier for YS’s Cross Country team and a two-time state qualifier and school record holder in the 300m Hurdles. He also made the 2nd Team All-USA (Mile Split USA). Andrew now runs hurdles and sprints for Upper Iowa University. Coach Andrew works with our sprinters and keeps them motivated and having fun. We are lucky to have him back again this year!
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Coach Adam Summers
Adam Summers competed in field events (Discus, Shotput and Javelin) throughout his time at New Oxford Middle and High School. He continued to compete after High School while at Mercersburg Academy and later in college at Susquehanna University. Adam was accomplished in all disciplines and held several meet records, most enjoying the discus. Adam was coached by his father who still holds the record at New Oxford High School Discus record which has stood for more than 50 years. Adam enjoys coaching and teaching all age levels his love of field events.
Coach Jennez Middlebrooks
Jennez is a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School and was involved in marching band, cheerleading, basketball and track. Her track events included long, high and triple jump and anchor of the team’s 4×100 relay. She competed at the district and state levels throughout high school. Jennez knows how to energize our athletes, especially the younger ones and keep them working. We’re happy to have her officially join us!