Track and Field
Tipton, Jon
Jon Tipton
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Throws
- Email:
- jdtipton@central.uh.edu
Jonathan Tipton joined the University of Houston Track & Field program as an assistant coach in July 2024.
2025
INDOOR
During his first season at Houston, Jon Tipton helped guide KeAyla Dove to a Big 12 Championship title, NCAA Third Place finish, First Team All-America honors and a total of five victories in the shot put.
On Feb. 14, Dove recorded the 2025 NCAA lead mark, third all-time best mark in NCAA history, a personal best and school record throw of 19.46m(63-10.25) at the Howie Ryan Invitational. Following this mark, Dove was named the Big 12 Track & Field Athlete of the Week.
PRIOR TO HOUSTON
Tipton coached at Lamar during the 2024 season was part of the staff that helped the Cardinals place fourth overall at the 2024 Southland Indoor Conference Championships.
Prior to Lamar, Tipton spent the 2023 season coaching the throwers at North Texas. While there, he coached 16 top-eight finishers in the Conference USA, including All-American and two-time conference champion KeAyla Dove, who qualified for both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships in the shot put. His resume also featured seven conference title medalists and five school record holders.
Before heading to Denton, Tipton was an associate head coach for his alma mater at Sam Houston from 2014 to 2022. Under his guidance, the Bearkats won 13 Southland Conference team championships from the men's indoor (2016-19), men's outdoor (2017, 2019), women's indoor (2014, 16-18) and women's outdoor (2014, 2016, 2018) seasons. His tenure included 55 medalists with 21 conference champions, 35 NCAA West Preliminary qualifiers, five outdoor national title qualifiers, seven NCAA All-Americans and one U.S. Olympic qualifier in hammer thrower Ashley Jenkins.
From August 2011 to December 2013, Tipton was an assistant coach at UC Davis, leading the women's squad to two Big West Conference titles. This included nine Big West Conference Championships top-eight finishers with five medalists and one conference champion, Ashley Hearn, who became an All-American and a qualifier for the U.S Olympic Trials in the discus throw.
Tipton earned his bachelor of science and master of arts in kinesiology at Sam Houston and worked as a graduate assistant from 2009-11.
Among the athletes he coached was Chris Cralle, who won two SLC titles in the hammer and weight throws and became an All-American while qualifying for the NCAA National Outdoor Championships. In addition to Cralle's collegiate achievements, Tipton coached Cralle to a 2012 Olympic Trials Silver Medal and the 2010 NACAC U-23 Championships title in the hammer throw.
2025
INDOOR
During his first season at Houston, Jon Tipton helped guide KeAyla Dove to a Big 12 Championship title, NCAA Third Place finish, First Team All-America honors and a total of five victories in the shot put.
On Feb. 14, Dove recorded the 2025 NCAA lead mark, third all-time best mark in NCAA history, a personal best and school record throw of 19.46m(63-10.25) at the Howie Ryan Invitational. Following this mark, Dove was named the Big 12 Track & Field Athlete of the Week.
PRIOR TO HOUSTON
Tipton coached at Lamar during the 2024 season was part of the staff that helped the Cardinals place fourth overall at the 2024 Southland Indoor Conference Championships.
Prior to Lamar, Tipton spent the 2023 season coaching the throwers at North Texas. While there, he coached 16 top-eight finishers in the Conference USA, including All-American and two-time conference champion KeAyla Dove, who qualified for both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships in the shot put. His resume also featured seven conference title medalists and five school record holders.
Before heading to Denton, Tipton was an associate head coach for his alma mater at Sam Houston from 2014 to 2022. Under his guidance, the Bearkats won 13 Southland Conference team championships from the men's indoor (2016-19), men's outdoor (2017, 2019), women's indoor (2014, 16-18) and women's outdoor (2014, 2016, 2018) seasons. His tenure included 55 medalists with 21 conference champions, 35 NCAA West Preliminary qualifiers, five outdoor national title qualifiers, seven NCAA All-Americans and one U.S. Olympic qualifier in hammer thrower Ashley Jenkins.
From August 2011 to December 2013, Tipton was an assistant coach at UC Davis, leading the women's squad to two Big West Conference titles. This included nine Big West Conference Championships top-eight finishers with five medalists and one conference champion, Ashley Hearn, who became an All-American and a qualifier for the U.S Olympic Trials in the discus throw.
Tipton earned his bachelor of science and master of arts in kinesiology at Sam Houston and worked as a graduate assistant from 2009-11.
Among the athletes he coached was Chris Cralle, who won two SLC titles in the hammer and weight throws and became an All-American while qualifying for the NCAA National Outdoor Championships. In addition to Cralle's collegiate achievements, Tipton coached Cralle to a 2012 Olympic Trials Silver Medal and the 2010 NACAC U-23 Championships title in the hammer throw.
Interview - Shaun Maswanganyi
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