Casey Fonnesbeck - Track & Field/Cross Country Coach

Casey Fonnesbeck

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
casey.fonnesbeck@usm.edu
Phone:
266-5017

Casey Fonnesbeck joined the Golden Eagle Track & Field staff in August of 2018. His specialty is working with the throwers.

In the 2019 season, his first with the Golden Eagles, Fonnesbeck coached Danisha Jones to a gold medal as the Conference USA Indoor Shot Put Champion and school record holder, as well as a bronze finish in the weight throw and moved into the No. 2 all-time spot at Southern Miss. In the outdoor season, Danisha Jones was the C-USA Discus Champion, and the Women's High Point Scorer of the Meet. She also finished third in the shot put and fourth in the hammer, qualifying for the NCAA East Regional in the discus. He also coached Thomas Peters to a fifth-place finish at the Conference Championships in the javelin.

Fonnesbeck served at Nebraska prior to Southern Miss in the 2017-18 season. He coached Nick Percy to a school record in the weight throw at 71'9", hammer throw at 222'7" and guided him to win his fourth-consecutive Big Ten title in the discus at 206'5". Percy also scored points indoors in the hammer and weight throw. He also coached women's discus thrower Alex Meyer to a third place finish with a throw of 179'3" at the Big Ten Championships.

At Idaho State from 2016-2017, Fonnesbeck coached senior men's thrower Justin Franz to the 2017 Indoor and Outdoor Big Sky Conference Men's Shot Put title, No. 2 on the indoor and outdoor performance lists for shot put at 59'9" indoor and 59'8.5" outdoor, qualifying himself for Regionals. He also guided Chris Brininger to a No. 2 all-time finish in the weight throw at 60'4" and hammer throw at 182'8".

Fonnesbeck started Club Fonnesbeck, a throwing club, which focused on high school athletes interested in shot-put, discus, hammer, weight and javelin. He started the club in 2011 and concluded his services in 2016. He coached 12 State Champions, five State Runner-Ups, 22 individual Regional Champions, 48 total state placers, had athletes break 10 school records, and had four throwers sign Division I scholarships.

Fonnesbeck, a Franklin, Idaho native, graduated from the University of Illinois in 2010, where he competed on the Track and Field team for all four years. During his time with the Fighting Illini, he threw his way into the all-time top-10 list for shot-put, hammer and weight throw in the 2008 and 2009 seasons, as well as scored at the Big Ten Track & Field Championships. He qualified for the Division I Mideast Regional Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He was team captain in his last two seasons as well as earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Sports Management.

After graduation he went to Arizona State in pursuit of his master’s degree and also competed for the Sun Devils. He scored at the Pac-10 Championships and also qualified for the NCAA Division I West Regional Championships. He was a Maroon and Gold Scholar and earned all-varsity status. He earned his master’s degree in Higher and Post-Secondary Education from ASU.