Scott Etherton is in his 28th season as an assistant coach at Nebraska Wesleyan, working primarily with the hurdlers again this year. He has coached 21 athletes to 85 All-American awards in hurdles, long jump and triple jump.
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Etherton’s athletes have also claimed four national crowns. On Feb. 1, 2003, he was recognized as a winner of the AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
 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 also 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.
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In addition to coaching, Etherton is the Program Director of the Lancaster County Crisis Center. He and his wife Kassie have three children, Olivia, Eli and Alec.
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