Asst. Director
Keith Caton, Jr
Director of Athletic Performance, Football
Indiana University
Keith Caton is the new Director of Athletic Performance for Football at Indiana University. He arrived in Indiana after a four season stint at Baylor University where he served as Baylor's Director of Football for Athletic Performance. In addition to his football duties, Caton coached the volleyball team and taught a master's level course as an adjunct professor in the College of Health, Human Performance and Recreation with fellow coaches Chris Ruf and Andrew Althoff.
Prior to Baylor, Caton had two stints at Western Kentucky University where he assisted with football and led all aspects of strength and conditioning for men's basketball, baseball, and track and field.
From 2005-2010, Caton spent 5 seasons as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Missouri. Along with assisting with football, and overseeing baseball and wresting, he also served as the Director of the Mizzou Performance Club.
From 2004 - 2005, Caton spent 2 years as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Elon University where he oversaw the development of all varsity athletes.
Caton's post-graduate work culminated with an Educational Specialist Degree from Auburn University in 2003. During that time he worked under Kevin Yoxall assisting with football, baseball, and softball teams and oversaw training for the equestrian team.
A four-year football letter winner as a member of the football team at Southern Miss, Caton remained with USM as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant under Charlie Dudley. He received both his undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology and his master's degree in Coaching/Sports Administration from his alma mater.
Caton would like to thank his wife, Adriene and their three children, Kade (10), Weslie (8), and Kole (5). God has truly blessed him and he is thankful everyday.
He would also like to thank Charlie Dudley for giving him his start in this profession, Kevin Yoxall for helping to develop a young coach and helping him to get that first job, David Abernathy, Pat Ivey and Josh Stoner, Duane Hall, Kaz Kazadi for helping grow me as a Christian and professional, Coach Kevin Wilson for the opportunity at Indiana, his current staff that he works with at Indiana, and all the coaches I have called family over the years
Caton has a deep love for the profession of Strength and Conditioning and always coaches with integrity and a sense of family. He believes that the athletes and young coaches should be nurtured and cared for as you would your own children and is proud to call the many coaches and athletes that he has worked with family.
