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Entering his second season at the helm of the Dayton Flyers, head track & field coach Adam Steinwachs led UD to one of its most successful seasons in program history in only his first year with the team. During the 2007-2008 campaign, Steinwachs helped UD to a second place finish at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships. A few months later Dayton also tied for runner-up at the Conference Outdoor Championships, both finishes were program bests. In addition, two Flyers, Johnna Zaccari and Sarah Allen, were named First Team All-Atlantic 10, and won gold medals in the shot put at the indoor and outdoor championships, respectively. Prior to Dayton, Steinwachs served as head track & field coach at Roberts Wesleyan College where he was a two-time NAIA Women's Regional Track and Field Coach of the Year. Under his reign, Steinwachs helped the Raiders finish in the Top 10 at the NAIA Championships twice. During his term RWC 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. In addition, Steinwachs, along with pole vaulting coach Rick Suhr, helped train two-time U.S. Outdoor Pole Vault Champion and American record holder Jenn Stuczynski, who notably is the first American woman to clear 16-00.75 and only the second in the world to clear that height. Stuczynski, a former student-athlete at Roberts Wesleyan, is also a three-time USA Indoor Pole Vault Champion ('05, '07, '08) with the help of Suhr and Steinwachs. Steinwachs continues to help coach Stuczynski, who recently trained on UD's campus and will join her at the 2008 Reebok Grand Prix. Steinwachs got his start in coach as a graduate assistant at the University of North Dakota where he was a contributor to the programs largest and most-talented recruiting class in recent history in 2002. 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 2005. In 2007, he served as a committee member for the NAIA Outdoor Championship Games. A competitor himself, the Churchville, N.Y. 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. He resides in Centerville, Ohio. |
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