Lindenwood University Athletics Director John Creer announced today that Scott Roberts has been named the school's new track and field and cross country head coach. Roberts has been an assistant coach for the last 17 years at the NCAA Division I level.

"I am thrilled and honored to join the Lindenwood University family,” said Roberts. “The Lions have a rich tradition in track and field. With the facilities we have here, combined with our proximity to talent in the St. Louis area, we have a lot to offer our student-athletes. Lindenwood is committed to the student-athletes and staff. We will be quite successful and I can't wait to get started."

“Scott brings maturity to the program with his 17 years of experience at the NCAA Division I level,” said Creer. “He has worked with many top athletes and maintains the youthful energy of someone starting out. His personality fits what Lindenwood is all about and he is a good fit with the rest of the coaches and staff at Lindenwood.”

Roberts coached the 2012 season at Texas at El Paso as the sprints, hurdles, and jumps coach. He coached Endurance Abinuwa to All-American honors in the indoor 400m and assisted Janice Jackson in qualifying for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in the 100m hurdles. Coach Roberts' UTEP sprinters and hurdlers had nine regional qualifiers, two conference runner-up finishes, and broke one school record. He helped the men's team finish second at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships.

From 2007-11, Roberts was the sprints, hurdles, and jumps coach in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) at Alabama. At Alabama, he coached former Crimson Tide All-American Trish Bartholomew to the 2008 Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in the 400m. He coached 22 All-American performers, including eight first-team members. Roberts helped his athletes win four SEC Championships, nine all-SEC awards, and two SEC Freshman Athlete of the Year honors. He helped Alabama athletes set six school record and have 23 marks among the school's top-10 performance list.

From 1996-2007, Roberts was the sprints, hurdles, and combined-events coach at Big 12 Iowa State. He coached another Olympian at Iowa State as he helped Aurelia Trywianska advanced to the 2004 and 2008 Olympics in the 100m hurdles, and she finished fifth at that event in the 2003 World Championships. At Iowa State, his athletes won three Big 12 Championships, 21 All-American honors, and they set 52 school records.

Roberts coached one season in 1995-96 at Drake as the sprints, hurdles, and field events coach. His athletes there won two Missouri Valley Championships and set three school records. Five student-athletes that he recruited went on to set school records at Drake. His first track and field coaching job was at the NCAA Division II level in the MIAA, as he coached at Truman State in 1993.

While at Alabama, Roberts also worked as a speed training consultant for the Alabama football team, including working closely with Rolando McClain and Javier Arenas as they prepared for the NFL Draft. In 1994-95, he worked at Ohio State as the strength and conditioning coach in the football program. Among the players he assisted with their speed and strength development were Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George, future all-Pro receivers Joey Galloway and Terry Glenn, and number one overall draft pick Dan Wilkinson.

Roberts, who is originally from Muscatine, Iowa, attended Midland Lutheran College. He qualified for three NAIA Track and Field Championships and earned All-American honors after a sixth-place finish as a member of the distance medley relay team in 1990. He set eight school records at Midland Lutheran, including the indoor and outdoor 400m.

Roberts graduated from Midland Lutheran in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in Education and Social Science/Coaching. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and is a USATF Coaching Education Levels I and II Lead Instructor. Roberts is the author of two books titled Progressions for Coaching the Sprints and Relays, and Progressions from Coaching the Hurdles.

Roberts and his wife, Kris, are the parents of two children, Courtney and Zachary.