Sam Katon will enter his sixth year as an Assistant Track & Field Coach in 2024-25. Katon works primarily with the Manchester Throwers.
2020-2025 (Manchester University, HCAC, DIII):
During his 5 years at Manchester, Coach Katon has helped numerous field competitors to:
· 1 1st Team All-American Performance
· 3 2nd Team All-American Awards
· 9 NCAA DIII National Qualifications
· 20 Individual Conference Championships
· 60 All-Conference Performances (Top 3)
· 131 Conference Scoring Performances (Top 8)
· 20 USTFCCCA Great Lakes All-Region Recognitions (Top 5)
· 9 HCAC Thrower of the Year Awards (Est. 2021/22)
· 6 HCAC Conference Meet Records
· 3 HCAC All-Time Records
· 15 School Records
· 74 Manchester All-Time Top 10 Marks
· 703 Conference Throws Points
· 115 Individual Event Wins
· Contributed to six, Team Track and Field Conference Championships
2018-2020 (Davenport University, GLIAC, DII):
· 1 COVID All-American
· 1 NCAA DII National Qualification
· 6 NCAA DII Provisional National Qualifications
· 1 All-Conference Performance
· 8 Conference Scoring Performances
· 4 School Records
· 21 Conference Team Points
· 25 Individual Event Wins
2014-2018 (Athlete, Davenport University, WHAC/GLIAC, NAIA/DII):
As a Collegiate Athlete, Katon was a standout thrower for the Panthers. Katon earned All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) recognition in the Men’s Weight and Hammer Throws, while qualifying for both the 2017 NAIA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships. Katon graduated from Davenport with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management in 2018. He earned his MBA from Davenport in 2020.
Katon is a native of Chelsea, Mich. He and his wife Jenna, reside in North Manchester.
* Last Updated – August 14, 2025
