Chip Schneider
| Title: | Head Coach |
| Phone: | (715) 836-5016 |
| Email: | schnechi@uwec.edu |
| Season: | 11th Year (Men)/7th Year (Women) |
- Coaches both men's and women's indoor and outdoor track programs; also serves as director of cross country
- Blugold men and women have been very successful on a national
level, finishing in top 10 six times
- Women - 2007 indoor (3rd); 2009 indoor (7th); 2009 outdoor (4th); 2012 outdoor (10th)
- Men - 2012 indoor (2nd); 2012 outdoor (6th)
- WIAC Coach of the Year (women's indoor and outdoor) in 2008
- Blugolds compete well under Schneider
- 57 individual All-Americans titles
- 15 All-American relay teams
- 48 conference championship titles
- 49 school records broken
- Previous coaching experience
- Graduate assistant coach at UW-La Crosse
- Coached hurdles, long jump, triple jump and sprints for the 2002 indoor and outdoor NCAA Division III men's national champions
- Assistant men's and women's track and field coach at
UW-Platteville
- Coached sprints, hurdles and all jumps
- At UWP in 1995-96 and again from 1999-01
- University of Wisconsin Learn-By-Doing Camp
- Lead instructor for hurdles (2009)
- Lead instructor for hurdles (2008)
- Lead instructor for sprints (2007)
- UW-La Crosse High School Learn-By-Doing Track Clinic
- Lead instructor for sprints and hurdles (2002)
- Madison High School Learn-By-Doing Track Clinic
- Assistant clinician for sprints and hurdles (2001)
- Graduate assistant coach at UW-La Crosse
- Education & running career
- Attended UW-Platteville, earning Bachelor's degree in 1995
- National champion in the long jump and in the 400-meter hurdles
- Eight-time individual All-American
- Four-time UWP track and field most valuable athlete from 1992-95
- Three-time team captain from 1993-95
- Earned Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) Academic All-Conference honors in 1994 and 1995
- Named the UWP Student Athlete of the Year in 1994
- Conference track athlete of the meet for the 1994 Conference Outdoor Championships
- Attended UW-Platteville, earning Bachelor's degree in 1995
- Served as a middle school and high school physical education/health instructor for the Galena School District in Galena, Illinois from 1999-2001
- He and wife Joanna are the parents of one son: Drake
Last Updated: 9/2/12
Dan Schwamberger
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Phone: | (715) 836-2649 |
| Email: | schwamdj@uwec.edu |
- Head cross country and assistant track & field coach for men and women
- Women's cross country statistics past five seasons
- 2009 NCAA National Champions (17th in '11, 4th in '10, 5th in '08, 8th in '07)
- Midwest Region Champions 2008, 2009 & 2010 (2nd in '11 & '07)
- WIAC Conference Champions 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
- 7 NCAA All-American Awards (1 in '07, 1 in '08, 2 in '09, 3 in '10)
- USTFCCCA NCAA Division III All-Academic Team honors in '07,
'08, '09, '10 & '11
- 2009 USTFCCCA Scholar Team of the Year for Cross Country
- 2009 NCAA Division III Women's Coach of the Year
- 2009 & 2010 Midwest Region Women's Coach of the Year
- WIAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
- Men's cross country statistics past five seasons
- Individual or Team Qualifier for NCAA Nationals three of the past five years
- 16th of 32 Teams at 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships
- 5th at Midwest Regionals in 2009 (11th in '11, 6th in '10, 6th in '08, 16th in '07)
- 5th at WIAC Conference in 2009 & 2011 (6th in '10, 4th in '08, 6th in '07)
- USTFCCCA NCAA Division III All-Academic Team honors in 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
- Women's middle / long distance indoor & outdoor track
statistics past five seasons
- 8 NCAA All-American Awards
- 7 WIAC Individual Conference Champions
- 6 School Records
- Distance Medley Relay – 11:50.06 (Sybilrud, Emberts, Peloquin, Humbach)
- Indoor 800m, Maria Peloquin – 2:15.88
- Outdoor 800m, Maria Peloquin – 2:12.84
- Indoor Mile, Alyssa Sybilrud – 4:58.03
- Indoor 5K, Mary Palmer – 17:17.04
- 3,000m Steeplechase, Hannah Humbach – 10:29.66
- Men's middle / long distance indoor & outdoor track
statistics past five seasons
- Chris Wirtz - 2010 NCAA Division III Steeplechase National Champion
- 13 NCAA All-American Awards
- 5 WIAC Individual Conference Champions
- 7 School Records
- Distance Medley Relay – 9:59.45 (Zander, Dennis-Oehling, Adkinson, Easker)
- 1500m, Jake Zander – 3:50.71
- Indoor mile, Aaron Easker - 4:12.47
- 3,000m Steeplechase, Chris Wirtz – 8:56.20
- Indoor 5K, Thomas Breitbach - 14:17.63
- Outdoor 5K, Thomas Breitbach – 14:09.60
- 10K, Thomas Breitbach – 29:49.69
- Experience before UW-Eau Claire
- Assistant cross country / track & field coach at UW-Platteville from 2004 to 2007
- USATF Level II Certification in Middle/Long Distance Events (2003)
- Graduate Assistant at Loras College from 2002 to 2004
- Master's Degree in Physical Education (Summer 2004)
- Middle distance coach for men and women for 2 seasons
- Undergraduate work at UW-Stevens Point
- Bachelors degree in Forest Management (December 2001)
- Competed 4 seasons in Cross Country & Track
- 2 time Cross Country All-American
- 5 time Track All-American including
- 2000 NCAA Division III Indoor 5K National Champion
- 3 time WIAC Conference Champion (1500, Indoor 5K, Outdoor 5K)
- 2000 GTE First Team Academic All-American in Track
- 1999 WIAC Scholar Athlete Award Winner in Cross Country
- Married to Marcie who also coaches cross country and track at UW-Eau Claire
Last Updated: 8/14/12
Paul Conlin
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Email: | conlinpl@uwec.edu |
- Throws Coach (17th Season)
- While at UW-Eau Claire coached
- 24 All-Americans
- 2002 Men's Indoor Champion in shot put (John Schuna 56'4")
- 2009 Men's National Champion in weight throw (Sam Johnson 65'0.75")
- 2012 Men's National Champion in weight throw (Tyler Genovese 65'7.75")
- 2011 Men's National Runner-up in weight throw (Tony Sigrist 64'0.25")
- 2012 Men's National Runner-up in discus (Tyler Genovese 182'1")
- 2009, 2010, 2011 Women's National Runner-up in discus (Brittany Frederick 153'4", 156'0", 149'7")
- College playing career
- Competed for UW-Platteville
- Three-time National Champion (Shot Put)
- Five-time All-American
- Ranked 10th in the U.S in the shot put in 1993 (62' 7.25")
- WIAC All-time Track and Field Team
- UW-Platteville Athletics Hall of Fame
Last Updated: 8/20/12
Jeremy Deterville
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
- Sprints Coach (5th season)
- While at UW-Eau Claire coached
- 2012 Men's Indoor National Runner-up 4x400
- 2012 Men's Drake Relay Champions 4x400 (3:10.75)
- 2012 Men's Outdoor Runner-up 200m (Thurgood Dennis 20.90)
- 2012 Men's Outdoor All-American 100m (Thurgood Dennis 10.47)
- 2012 Men's Indoor All-American 400m (Thurgood Dennis 49.33)
- 2012 Men's Indoor All-American 400m (Cody Prince 49.57)
- College playing career
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- Seven-time National Champion
- Ten-time Individual All-American
Last Updated: 8/20/12
Michael McMahon
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
- Multi-events/Jumps Coach (9th season)
- While at UW-Eau Claire coached
- 2011 Men's Pentathlon All-American (Bart Mestelle 3522 points)
- 2011 Women's Pentathlon All-American (Liz Amici 3261 points)
- 2012 Men's Heptathlon National Qualifier (Bart Mestelle 4722 points)
- 2012 Decathlon National Qualifier (Bart Mestelle 6487 points)
- 2011 Men's Decathlon National Qualifier (Andrew Storsveen 6389 points)
- 2012 Women's Heptathlon National Qualifier (Michelle Baranek 4494 points)
Last Updated: 8/20/12
Marcie Schwamberger
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Phone: | (715) 836-5858 |
| Email: | fisherma@uwec.edu |
- Prior coaching experience
- Assistant Cross Country and Track Coach at UWEC (2007-Present)
- Education
- Graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 2002
- Physical Education major
- Native of Oshkosh, WI. Graduate of Oshkosh North HS (1997)
- Married to Dan Schwamberger
Last Updated: 8/20/12
Andrew Storsveen
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
Julia Baranek
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
- Jumps Coach (1st season)
- College playing career
- Competed for UW-Eau Claire
- 2011 National Runner-up Women's high jump
- Five-time Individual All-American
- School Record Holder: Indoor/Outdoor High Jump and Outdoor Triple Jump
Last Updated: 8/20/12
Tony Sigrist
| Title: | Student Assistant |
- Throws Coach (1st season)
- College playing career
- Competed for UW-Eau Claire
- Two-time Individual All-American
- National Runner-up in 35 Weight Throw (2011)
- 7th All-time Division III 35 Weight Throw
- Education
- Currently studying at UW-Eau Claire
- Geography major, Philosophy minor
- Native of Byron, MN. Graduate of Byron HS (2008)
Last Updated: 8/20/12
