Bio

With four All-America performances in cross country and five All-America efforts in track & field, including one individual national title, from 1987-92, Scott Steuernagel is still recognized as one of the finest distance runners in NCAA Division III history.

Steuernagel, a Tomahawk High School graduate, competed for the men's cross country team at UW-Oshkosh from 1987-90 and for the men's track & field team at the university from 1988-90 and again in 1992. His tireless running strides helped UW-Oshkosh to three NCAA Division III men's cross country titles, one WIAC indoor track & field championship title and one WIAC outdoor track & field crown.

Steuernagel gained cross country All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Championship by finishing 18th in 1987, ninth in 1988, eighth in 1989 and second in 1990. Today, Steuernagel is listed as one of just seven four-time All-Americans in the history of the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship.

Steuernagel's success on the rugged terrain also benefited UW-Oshkosh as the Titans captured NCAA Division III cross country titles in 1988, 1989 and 1990 and WIAC cross country titles in 1989 and 1990. The Titans also placed third at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship in 1987.

After finishing 10th in 1987 and fourth in 1988 at the WIAC Cross Country Championships, Steuernagel ran to individual titles at the league event in 1989 and 1990. He is the only two-time WIAC men's cross country champion in UW-Oshkosh history.

Steuernagel was a versatile distance runner for the UW-Oshkosh track & field team as he raced in events ranging from the 1,500-meter run to the 10,000-meter run to the 3,000-meter steeplechase. In 1989, Steuernagel won the 3,000-meter run with a time 8:38.94 to help the Titans to its first WIAC Indoor Track & Field Championship since 1973. In 1990, he captured the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:07.93 to help UW-Oshkosh win its first WIAC outdoor track & field title since 1971.

In 1992, Steuernagel stole the individual headline at the WIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship when he won three distance running events – the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:15.93, the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:58.05 and the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:13.41. 

Steuernagel also ran to three other WIAC track & field titles – the indoor 1,500-meter run in 1990, the indoor 3,000-meter run in 1992 and the outdoor 10,000-meter run in 1989.

At the national level, Steuernagel's finest moment came in 1992 when he won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship with a time of 8:55.46. In 1990, he helped UW-Oshkosh to a second-place finish in the team standings at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship by finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:01.57.

Steuernagel also received All-America accolades in the 1,500-meter run at the 1989 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship, the 5,000-meter run at the 1992 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship and the 10,000-meter run at the 1989 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship.

Since graduating from UW-Oshkosh in 1992, Steuernagel has coached cross country and track & field teams at the University of Dubuque (Iowa), Minnesota State University Mankato and UW-Eau Claire. He presently resides in Eau Claire with his wife, Marni, and their two children. He is employed by Hoveround, Inc.