Capital University Women's Track

Rodhe comes to Capital University after spending the last eight years as an Olympic athlete and coach. He will begin his first year as an assistant track and field coach, specializing in throws. Before coming to Capital, Rodhe was an Olympic athlete and represented Team Canada in the 2012 Olympics, held in London. From 2012-14, he represented Canada in multiple major championship events. In 2012, Rodhe was ranked 10th by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and elevated that ranking the following year to sixth overall. Rodhe was a 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games finalist, holds a world all-time Top-100 shot put throw with a personal best of 21.29 meters, and is a seven-time Canadian Championship podium finisher.  Rodhe had a distinguished collegiate career competing for the University of Mount Union from 2004-07. While a student-athlete, Rodhe was crowned a champion in the shot put during the 2007 NCAA Division III National Championships and won runner-up honors in the discus that same year. He is a five-time All-American in throwing events, and was named the 2007 national and regional Field Athlete of the Year. Rodhe was coached by former Olympic gold medalist, Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk, who is regarded as the most decorated throws coach in history. Rodhe studied Sport Form periodization under Dr. Bondarchuk including private lectures, in-depth text analysis, and applied study. Rodhe also edited, translated and formatted various Bondarchuk texts including the Periodization of Training in Sports series. Rodhe entered the coaching ranks following his collegiate career and has prepared multiple athletes for international competition. He has coached Taryn Suttie, a 2015 Canadian champion, 2015 IAAF World Championship qualifier and 2015 Pan America Games qualifier in shot put. He also coached Julie Labonte, a 2015 Canadian Championship runner-up and 2015 Pan Am Games qualifier in the shot put. Rodhe is a consultant for multiple NCAA coaches and World Class Elite shot putters. From 2008-2015, Rodhe has assisted with the training of numerous NCAA Division III All-Americans and champions. Rodhe graduated from Mount Union in 2007 with a bachelors degree in writing. He also holds a level two certification with the National Coaching Certification Program he obtained in 2012.

Brown brings with him a wealth of NCAA Division I experience as a four-year letterman and assistant coach (long/short sprints) at Kent State University. As a coach for the Golden Flashes, Brown coached four national qualifiers that all went on to become All-Americans. He also led three individuals to become Mid-American Conference (MAC) champions, six to regional qualifications and seven to All-MAC performances, all in a single season. As a student-athlete, Brown was named captain of the mens track & field team in 2013 and 2014. On the track, he was a six-time All-MAC performer and the 4x400 relay MAC champion in 2013. During his senior year, he helped set the school record in the 4x400. Brown is a 2014 graduate of Kent State with a bachelors degree in political science with a specialty in international relations while minoring in communication studies. 

Weiss enters her second year as mens and womens head cross country coach, as well as her second year as the mens and womens track & field head coach. In 2016 Weiss coached a NCAA Division III National Qualifier in Jason Coon. Coon along with Logan Allison were named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Great Lakes Region both for the indoor and outdoor seasons. Allison was a three-time OAC Champion and Coon added one OAC Championship. After a successful run as an assistant coach at two different institutions and an All-American distance career, Hannah Weiss will begin her first stint as a head coach in 2015. She will assume head coach duties for the mens and womens track and field, and cross country programs at Capital University. Weiss will join Capital after spending the last three years serving as an assistant coach for the cross country and track & field programs at the University of Central Oklahoma (NCAA Division II) and Coe College (Division III). She also brings with her a plethora of experience as an All-American student-athlete and a coach on the staff of four national champion teams. Under her tutelage between 2014 and 2015, UCO student-athletes recorded a school top-10 all-time performance a total of 17 times spread out over eight different events. Four different school records fell while she was on staff, including marks in the indoor mile, indoor 3,000-meter, outdoor 3,000-meter, and outdoor 5,000-meter events. Though her specialty resides in distance events, Weiss was on the North Central College staff as a graduate assistant when the Cardinals won NCAA Division III national championships in indoor track & field (2011 and 2012), outdoor track & field (2011) and mens cross country (2012). She is no stranger to Capital as her teams national championship in 2011 was achieved inside the Capital Center when the University played host to the event that year. While a student-athlete at Division III Loras College (Iowa), Weiss ran middle distance events and left a three-time All-American. She initially achieved All-American heights during the 2009 indoor season by placing fifth in the distance medley relay. The following year, Weiss added two more All-American honors in the 800 meters during the indoor and outdoor seasons. Over her career, Weiss set Loras records in the 600-meter run (indoor), 800-meter run (indoor and outdoor), 1,000-meter run (indoor), distance medley relay (indoor and outdoor), sprint medley relay (indoor), and the 4x800-meter relay (indoor and outdoor). She also captained the womens cross country as a senior. Weiss graduated from Loras in 2010 with bachelor degrees in business marketing and Spanish. She went on to earn her masters degree in sports leadership from North Central in 2012.