Coach Tim O'Neill
Tim is in his 8th year as the boys and girls Head Track & Field coach and Strength and Conditioning coach at Assumption High School. Since O’Neill has been at the helm of the Track and Field program the Knights would post 3 runner-up finishes at the state meet in 2002 setting 6 school records in the process. The men finished 8th in class 3A, their highest since O'Neill was a prep at Assumption on a team that finished 3rd overall in 1996. Since O’Neill has returned, on the women’s side, there have been 16 Drake Relays Qualifiers, 22 State Qualifiers, 10 Conference Champions, 6 District Champions and
6 State Place
winning Relays, and a School Record Best
13th Place
at the State meet. On the men’s side, 8th Place team at State, Two 4th Place finishes at the State Meet, 3rd Place team at State, 21 Conference Champions, 11 District Champions, 40 State Qualifiers, 25 Drake Relays Qualifiers, 1 Drake Relays Champion, 16 State Place Winners, 11 State Champions, 2 Class 3A State Records, 2 Nationally Ranked Relays and 1 All-American.
Tim holds numerous certifications, including: NSCA-CSCS, USA Track and Field Association Level 1(2001), Sports Performance Coach, USA Weightlifting (2002), Club Coach, USA Weightlifting Federation (1999), and CPR certification from the American Heart Association (2000), Frappier Acceleration® Administrator (2001), USA Track & Field Level 2 Sprints/Hurdles/Relays (2005), USA Track & Field Level 2 Throws (2007).
Assistant Track & Field Coaches
David Bailey 1st Year, Distance
Mike Pettis 1st Year, High Jump, Hurdles, Short Sprinters
Chris Adams-1st Year, Long Jump, Long Sprinters