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Florida State Director of Track and Field/ Cross Country Matt Kane announced on Friday four additions to his coaching staff for the 2024-25 season.
Kane named Timothy Cawley an assistant coach for jumps and multi events. Luke Bryant will be the assistant coach for the throws group. Tony Davis will serve as an assistant coach for hurdles and women’s sprints, while Ian Frazier will oversee the men’s distance and operations.
“I’m very excited to announce our new staff,” said Kane. “Each member brings experience in coaching, recruiting and shares a genuine passion for the sport of track and field. Two members of the previous staff will continue to help us be successful, Rick Argro and Cody Halsey. I’m truly excited to see their progress this upcoming season.”
“Rick has done a great job as a mentor to the men’s sprinters over the past nine years. I feel that his connection to the program and as an alumni will be vital to helping our Seminoles understand the expectations of the program. Cody has done a great job in her first year under the helm of our women’s distance group. She did a great job developing the athletes last season, coaching several personal best marks and has recruited some great young women for this upcoming season. “
Timothy Cawley
Assistant Multi-Events/Jumps Coach
Cawley, who brings to FSU 25 years of coaching experience, will oversee the jumps and multi-events, joining the Seminoles after spending the last ten seasons as the Director of Track and Field and Cross Country at Idaho State University. In his career he has coached 79 conference champions, 63 school record holders, 44 NCAA Championships qualifiers, 24 USATF Championship qualifiers 11 All-Americans, an Olympic Bronze medalist and a World Championships silver medalist.
In addition to his collegiate experience, Cawley has vast experience on the international and professional realm, including coaching Janay DeLoach to a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. DeLoach has accumulated nine top-three USA championship finishes in the long jump, hurdles and multi-events. Under the guidance of Cawley, Deloach has held several top 10 world rankings in her career, including a World Championships silver medal and Olympic bronze medal.
Cawley has served on numerous Team USA coaching staff, working closely with the top athletes in the world at all levels, serving as the jumps coach for Team USA at the 2014 U-20 World Junior Outdoor Championships, 2017 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, 2018 NACAC Championships, and 2019 Pan-American Games. He served as the Team USA head coach for the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
At Idaho, Cawley oversaw 59 NCAA Championships qualifiers, 32 conference champion performers, 18 school record holders, and 5 Division I All-Americans. Prior to Idaho, Cawley spent 11 seasons at Colorado State University where he spent time coaching jumps, multis, pole vault, sprints, hurdles and relays. While at CSU, Cawley coached nine All-American performers, 23 NCAA Championships qualifiers, 17 individual conference champions and 33 school record holders.
Before his stint at Colorado State, Cawley was an assistant at Wisconsin-Milwaukee overseeing sprints, hurdles, jumps, pole vault, javelin, and hammer throwers. In two seasons, Cawley coached 43 individual conference champions and his athletes produced 21 school records. Cawley began his coaching career as a volunteer coach at Colorado School of Mines in 1991 where he spent 11 seasons responsible for the multi-events, horizontal jumps and pole vault. Cawley coached 23 NCAA Championships qualifiers and produced 17 individual conference championships. He was a graduate assistant from 1999-2000 at West Virigina, before being hired at Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During his stint at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Cawley oversaw the sprints, hurdles and multis group. He coached 43 individual conference champions and 21 school record holders.
Cawley earned his degree in art education from the University of Wyoming, where he competed in jumps and was on the 4x100-meter relay team. He earned All-American honors in 1998 in the long jump and competed in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships. In 2008, he finished in the top ten at the USA Indoor Championships in the triple jump.
Luke Bryant
Assistant Throws Coach
Bryant will oversee the Florida State throws group, returning to the intercollegiate coaching ranks after spending the last two years as an administrator at the University of Texas.
"I have known Luke since he was an athlete at Oklahoma,” said Kane. “He always impressed me with his championship mentality and approach to training. I think he is a tremendous asset to our team and can’t wait to see how he develops our throwers.”
Prior to Texas, Bryant worked at Texas State from 2016-22, where he spent time as an Associate Athletic Director for major gifts and an Assistant track and field coach. During Bryant’s time leading the Bobcats’ throws group, he coached three Sun Belt Conference Field Athletes of the Year. Bryant produced nine individual conference champions and set four school record holders.
Alongside coach Jon Frazier, Bryant led the former Texas State standout to become one of the most historic throwers in NCAA history. Wilson competed at the 2022 NCAA Championship, taking home bronze with a mark of 74.68 meters (254’4”). Her performance set a new American Collegiate record and ranked seventh in world during the 2022 campaign. In addition to Wilson’s success, the Texas State women’s shot put group were ranked 13th in the NCAA for event squad rankings.
In 2021, Bryant led Brandon Busby and Dias Redmond II to a first and second place finish in the shot put at the 2021 Sun Belt Indoor Conference Championships. Busby and Redmond’s performances marked the first time in Texas State school history and the first time since 2007 that a Sun Belt school placed first and second in the shot put at a championship meet. Busby was also named the Sun Belt Conference Field Athlete of the Year and Sun Belt Conference Co-Most Outstanding Performer for his efforts.
Bryant continued to lead Busby to a successful career after becoming the first athlete in Sun Belet history to win a conference championship in the discus, weight throw and the indoor shot put. During the outdoor season, Busby improved over 12 meters in the hammer from the previous season and broke the Texas State school record with a toss of 64.86 meters (212’9”). During the 2022 season, Bryant’s throwers repeated their championship success with Will Blaser capturing the Sun Belt Conference title in the shot put. Blaser finished the season with a best of 18.08 meters (59’4”), which ranked top five all-time in school history.
Bryant secured one of strongest recruiting classes in the NCAA, signing the number one hammer thrower and number four shot putter in the NCAA for class of 2022. Byrant was a standout student-athlete at Oklahoma, becoming a four-time All-Big 12 performer, a three time Academic All-Big 12 selection. He finished third at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field championships after winning the discus championship.
Byrant went to Oklahoma after winning a gold medal at the 2007 Junior Pan Am Games and a 2007 national championship in the discus at the 2007 Nike Outdoor National Championships. Bryant was on USA Today’s All-USA Track and Field Team and a Track and Field News All-American. Upon graduating from Oklahoma, Bryant competed post collegiately in the discus and was ranked top 10 in the United State for three consecutive years before finishing his throwing career at the 2016 Olympic Trials. Bryant won gold at the 2007 Junior Pan American Games and was crown a high school national champion after winning the discus at the 2007 Nike Outdoor National Championships.
Bryant earned a bachelor’s degree in communication in 2012 and his master’s degree in intercollegiate athletic administration in 2015 at Oklahoma. The Clearwater, Kan., native is married to the former Jessica Stone, who competed as a tennis student-athlete at Saginaw Valley State University.
Tony Davis
Assistant Coach/Hurdles and Women’s Sprints
Davis joins the Seminoles overseeing the women’s sprints and hurdles, after spending the last eight season at New Mexico State.
“I’m incredibly proud to add Tony to the staff,” said Kane. “He is a former athlete of mine at Barton Community College and was a part of some great teams there. He has done an excellent job making a name for himself in coaching, winning national championships and developing young athletes. I know he brings a lot of passion and energy to the program.”
This past season, Davis led Jhana Davis to a remarkable year in the 200-meters, placing 13th at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary with a time of 22.93. Downie concluded her year competing at the JAAA Olympic Trials. Under the guidance of Davis, Aliyah Logan achieved a season best in the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.06 in the Texas Relays. Logan also ran a wind-aided time of 12.98 at the C-USA Championships. She placed fourth at the Olympic Trials.
Davis helped Terice Steen capture the 400 hurdle title, clocking a time of 57.90 at the C-USA Championships and contributed to breaking school records in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay. She also contributed to New Mexico’s State first Outdoor Western Athletic Conference title. Steen also competed at the Jamaican National Championship, placing sixth at 57.64.
In 2023, Davis sent seven athletes to the NCAA West Regional Preliminary round. Davis led Downie to a successful campaign after capturing four conference titles, winning both the indoor and outdoor titles in the 200 and 400. Logan and Valissa Brown qualified for regionals in the 100 hurdles with times of 13.08 and 13.31.
Davis was a part of the New Mexico State’s first ever conference Indoor title, with Keosha Sanders and Lashira Tremble clocking impressive times in the 60-meter dash at 7.36 and 7.38.
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