Caton Named Assistant Strength Coach for Football

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse Assistant AD for Athletic Performance Sean Edinger announced today that Keith Caton has joined the Orange staff as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for football. Caton comes to Syracuse after serving as the director of athletic performance for football at Indiana from 2016-17.

"We're excited to welcome Keith into our Syracuse family," Edinger said. "He has an outstanding background and has proven himself as a respected leader in this industry. The knowledge and experience he possesses will greatly benefit our program and our players."

Caton has worked 14 bowl games in his career, including the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl in his first season at Indiana. That year the Hoosiers tied a program record with 12 All-Big Ten performers.

Overall, Caton has 18 years of experience in the profession with additional coaching stops at Baylor (2012-15), Western Kentucky (2011-12, 2004-05), Missouri (2005-10), Elon (2003-04), Auburn (2001-03) and Southern Miss (1999-2001).

Prior to his arrival in Bloomington, Caton was Baylor's director of football for athletic performance. The Bears posted a 40-12 record in his four seasons, including three straight 10-win campaigns.

At Western Kentucky, Caton worked with football for all four years he was there and led all aspects of strength and conditioning programs for baseball and track & field.

Caton was named assistant strength and conditioning director at Missouri in August 2005. In addition, he served as the director of the Mizzou Performance Club, assisted with football and led the design and implementation of programs for baseball and wrestling.

In January 2004, Caton was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach at Elon, where he oversaw the development of all varsity sports.

Caton graduated from Auburn with an educational specialist degree in 2003. While there, he assisted with football, baseball, softball and oversaw equestrian.

A four-year player for the Southern Miss football team from 1995-99, Caton helped the Golden Eagles to two bowl appearances. He remained at the school after his playing days as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant from June 1999 to May 2001. Caton received his undergraduate degree in exercise physiology from Southern Miss in 1999 and his master's in coaching/sports administration from his alma mater in 2001.

In 2016, Caton earned the title of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, the highest honor in the profession. He is SCCC certified and also holds a USA Weightlifting Level 1 Sports Performance certification.

A native of Mobile, Ala., Caton and his wife, Adriene, have three children – Kade, Weslie and Kole.

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