THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

 Darren Schneider's first year of building the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's track and field program into a national title contender was in 2000.

 

The 2004 season was his first year as the head coach of the women's track and field program.

 

Since his start here in 2000, Schneider has guided the men's program to four top ten national finishes. In 2004, UW-Whitewater accomplished its highest ever indoor national finish with a second place performance at the NCAA Championships. In addition, the Warhawks tied for third in the nation at the outdoor NCAA Championships, the second highest place in school history in 2006. UW-Whitewater was also listed as the third best NCAA Division III school in the country for men throwers (discus, shot put, hammer throw, javelin), based on a formula assigning points for NCAA III Outdoor Championship qualifiers in each of the events.  Shot and Hammer Throw competitor, Jeremy Wendt, also met the provisional standard for the USA Olympic team.  Since 2000, UW-Whitewater has brought home eighteen all-American honors. In 2006, the men have finished among the top twenty in the national meet twelve consecutive times, including seven top ten finishes.

 

While coaching at the Division III level, Schneider's teams have finished in the top 25 at the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships sixteen times. All-American honors have been earned 50 times by athletes under his direction. In addition, six Warhawks won their events a the WIAC Outdoor conference, in which five of them were crowned 2006 WIAC Champions. Schneider was named by his peers WIAC Men's Coach of the Year in 2002. "We are very excited about the progress of our men's program. We feel that we have positioned ourselves as an elite program nationally. We look forward to experiencing the same success in the very near future with our women's program," states Schneider.

 

Schneider, a 1989 graduate of Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, began his coaching career at Knox County High School in Edina, Missouri. In 1990, Schneider moved to Lafayette High School in St. Louis, Missouri. During his tenure, Lafayette ranked among the top programs in the state of Missouri. In 1992, Coach Schneider launched his collegiate coaching career at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. At OSU, Schneider served as an assistant track and field/cross country coach and recruiting coordinator at the Big XII conference school. Schneider returned to his alma mater in 1995, assisting in both track and field and cross country. He helped Truman State to a third place finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, and both indoor and outdoor track and field squads finished in the top 25 in the nation.

 

Coach Schneider held the reigns of both the men and women's track and field programs at UW-Platteville from 1996-99. UW-Platteville established high water marks with its performances in both conference and national competition during his stay at the school.

 

Schneider's current professional memberships, licenses and degrees include: Bachelor of Science-Education form Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri (1989)... Major in Physical Education... Certification in Coaching... Master's Degree in Sport Science-Sports Management from United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama (1997)... Member of the U.S. Track Coaches Association... Member of the NCAA Track and Field Coaches Association... USA Track and Field Level I and II Certification.

Coach Schneider is married (Shella) with two children (Reed and Granton).

 

 

 

Office: 124 Williams Center
Phone: (262) 472-1367
Fax: (262) 472-2791
Email: schneidd@uww.edu

 

Mailing Address:
Intercollegiate Athletics
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190