DePauw University

Crary joined the DePauw coaching staff as high jump coach during the 2003-04 academic year and currently coaches high jump, pole vault, javelin, and combined events for both the men’s and women’s teams.

As the combined-events coach, he has seen two female athletes post six Division III all-American finishes in the indoor pentathlon and the outdoor heptathlon. While in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), one of his heptathletes was voted Athlete of the Meet at the outdoor championship meet in 2011. 

In the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), the other was voted field athlete of the meet at the 2022 outdoor championships and track athlete of the meet at the 2022 indoor championships. She was also named Great Lakes Regional field athlete of the year for the 2022 outdoor season after ending the season ranked first in the nation in the heptathlon. Additionally, he has one national qualifier in the high jump and two national qualifiers in the javelin throw.  

In both the SCAC and NCAC, Crary’s athletes have had 52 all-conference performances, including 16 conference titles. His most recent heptathlete currently holds the NCAC outdoor conference record in the heptathlon. Additionally, his athletes currently hold 13 individual school records and were members of three school-record relays. 

Crary earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester in 1993. While at Rochester, he earned all-conference honors as a high jumper.  Professionally he has earned United States Track and Field (USATF) Level I Coaching Certification
and has become a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Combined Events Specialist. He has recently earned USTFCCCA accreditation as a certified
strength and conditioning coach.

Peter resides in Greencastle with his wife, Sharon (Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Global Health), and his two sons, Connor and Casey.