California State University, San Marcos Men's Track

Scott came to Cal State San Marcos in 1999, and has spent the last fourteen years distinguishing himself as a coach much the same way he did as a runner. As a collegiate runner at U.C. Irvine, Scott won the Division II 1,500-meter championship between 1975 and 1977. He won the 1,500-meter Olympic trials in 1980, but the U.S. team boycotted the games in Moscow. In 1981, he set the American record for the mile (3:48.68) and 1,500-meter (3:31.96). He bettered his mile record to 3:47.69 the following year, setting a mark that stood for over 25 years. Scott won the silver medal in the 1,500-meter at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships in 1983 and competed in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. Over the course of his career, Scott was the national outdoor 1,500-meter champion six times. He has run the mile in under four minutes a world-record 136 times. Following his track career, Scott became an assistant coach at Azusa Pacific University in 1993. His leadership helped the team to a third place national finish in his first year. Since coming to Cal State San Marcos in 1999, Scott has achieved remarkable success. As the architect of the Universitys track & field and cross-country teams, Scott has built them from the ground-up over the last decade into perennial contenders in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He has brought hundreds of CSUSM athletes to NAIA Nationals, coached 31 cross country All-Americans and 108 track and field All-Americans. He has been honored 10 times as the A.I.I. Cross Country Coach of the Year and three times as NAIA Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.              

Thompson was named Assistant Track & Field Coach in July 2015.  Thompson, a San Diego native, works with the Cougar jumpers in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. In his second season with the Cougars in 2016, Thompson worked with the jumpers and throwers. Thompson aided Frederik Jahr to an All-CCAA Track and Field honor in the high jump, the first student-athlete to achieve the distinction for CSUSM.  Jahr also won two events and placed runner-up in two others. Thompson helped 11 student-athletes qualify for CCAA Championships and nine collect personal-bests. Thompson joined Scotts staff as a volunteer in 2015 and immediately had a positive impact on the jumpers. He helped eight student-athletes to personal lifetime bests, and guided Melissa Olmos to a new school record in the high jump and appearances in the Indoor and Outdoor NAIA National Championships. Prior to his work at CSUSM, Thompson coached for six seasons at University City High School in San Diego. He helped the Centurions to a CIF San Diego Division I championship in 2010 and mentored four student-athletes to individual CIF titles.   

Williams was one of the top hurdlers of the 1970s and has been coaching locally ever since.  In his 17th season with CSUSM in 2016, Williams helped the relay squads make a big impression at the CCAA Championships. The womens 4x400m relay of Cristen Lane, Charlotte Kuzminsky, Elizabeth Buckle and Lauren Wyckoff posted the second-fastest time during the prelims. Also guided the 4x400m relay squad of Wyckoff, Kuzminsky, Buckle and Danielle Tildahlto victory at the Aztec Invitational. Under his tutelage, seven student-athletes achieved CCAA Championship qualifiers and 22 Cougars established personal-bests in various events. In his debut season for SDSU in 1969, Williams set the 400-meter hurdles school record and placed second at the NCAA Division I Championships with a time of 49.3 seconds, .1 seconds off the American record.  He graduated from SDSU in 1970 following a third place finish at the National Championships, ending his Aztec career as a two-time conference champion and two-time NCAA All-American. Williams continued his career professionally, ranking in the top-10 in the world in the 400-meter hurdles from 1969 through 1977.  He won the AAU Indoor National Championship in the 600-meter dash in 1973 and 1974, and he competed as a member of four USA national teams. Williams coaching career began in 1971 at Lincoln High School.  From there he made stops at San Diego Mesa College, UCSD, and finally the newly-created program at Cal State San Marcos in 1998.  Williams has served as the Assistant Track & Field Coach for the Cougars since Athletics at CSUSM was founded, working with Head Coach Steve Scott to build CSUSM Track & Field into one of the top programs in the NAIA. Wes graduated from SDSU in 1970 with a degree Physical Education with a U.S. History minor.  He has three children and three grandchildren, and he and his wife Debbie live in University City.