Truman State University Men's Cross Country

Schwegler enters his fourth season as Head Coach of the Bulldog Mens and Womens Track & Field and Cross Country Teams with the drive, enthusiasm and expertise to make Truman State a consistent Great Lakes Valley Conference contender. Schwegler has developed a well-founded reputation as a team-oriented coach who cares about individual athletes, both academically and athletically. Schwegler graduated from Truman in 1980 where he served as captain of the Bulldog Cross Country team and a member of the Track team. After graduation, he proceeded to work at Kirksville High School as the Cross Country coach and Boys Track & Field coach. He led the Tigers to three district titles, two North Central Missouri Conference championships and had three top ten state finishes. Following a four-year stint at KHS, Schwegler returned to Truman to complete his masters degree and served as a volunteer assistant for the Bulldog womens Track & Field/Cross Country squads. After completing his masters in 1986, Schwegler was named head coach at Highland Community College where he built a top-20 NJCAA Track and Field/Cross Country program. He coached 106 athletic all-Americans and 192 academic all-Americans during his tenure at Highland. The Scotties won eight Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference championships and were named the NJCAA Top Academic Team of the Year nine times. Schwegler was named the 1999 NJCAA Mens Track Coach of the Year and the 2004 NJCAA Region VI Womens Coach of the Year. Schwegler returned to the Truman and Kirksville community in 2006 to serve as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs. As an Assistant and Head Coach, he has helped produce 18 conference champions, six NCAA Div. II All-Americans, one National Champion, numerous USTFCCCA All-Academic scholars, and new school records in eleven different events. Originally from St. Louis, he also is an Instructor in the Exercise Science Department teaching courses in Health/Fitness and Nutrition. He has Level III coaching certification from USA Track & Field, Level I Lead Instructor in the USATF Coaching Education Program and a Strength and Conditioning Coach from the US Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association. Schwegler is the author and co-author of numerous articles in several research publications. He and his wife, Nancy (a Truman and Track Alum), are parents of two sons, Matt (a Truman Alum) and Sam.