July 5, 2007
DAYTON, Ohio - Adam Steinwachs has been named the new head track and field coach at the University of Dayton, Associate Director of Athletics Joe Owens announced on Thursday. Steinwachs replaces Kandice Erwin who resigned earlier this season.
"Adam has a strong history of identifying and developing quality student-athletes," said Owens. "His enthusiasm and passion are a great fit for the University of Dayton. We expect our track team to continue to improve and establish itself as one of the top programs in the Atlantic 10 in the very near future."
Prior to coming to Dayton, Steinwachs had coaching stints at the University of North Dakota as a graduate assistant and as head coach at Roberts Wesleyan College, where he helped coached the Raiders to finish in the top 10 at the NAIA Championships twice.
Under his reign, the Raiders produced 39 Conference Champions, 89 NCCAA All Americans, 29 NCCAA National Champions, 24 NAIA All Americans, five National Champions, three US National qualifiers and a four-time US National Champion.
He has helped coach this year's U.S. Outdoor Pole Vault Champion and American record holder Jen Stuczynski, who notably is the first American woman to clear 16-00.00 and only the third in the world to clear that height. Jen Stuczynski, a former student-athlete at Roberts Wesleyan, also won the '06 U.S. Outdoor Pole Vault Championship and the '05 and '07 Indoor Pole Vault Championships with the help of Steinwachs.
Steinwachs was named NAIA Women's Regional Track and Field Coach of the year twice by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association while with the Raiders ('05 and '06).
"I'm very happy to have the opportunity to coach at Dayton and very eager to get started," said Steinwachs.
A 2000 graduate of Ashland University with a degree in Business Administration, Steinwachs was a member of seven conference champion track and field teams. He earned his USATF Level 1 coaching certification in December of 2005.
A competitor himself, the Churchville, NY native won a bronze medal at the 2001 USA Taekwondo National Championship and a silver medal in the decathlon at the Empire State Games in 2003. He also played defensive back for the semi-pro Lyndonville Tiger Football team in 2004.
