The Program

Head Coach Steve Mathre

2006 MIAC
Coach of the Year

Coach Steve Mathre has continued St. Thomas' success as a conference and national power in NCAA division III men's track and field. His 2005 team recently captured the programs 21consecutive conference title and recorded the leagues fastest relay in history. The Tommies 4x400 finished runner-ups at the NCAA National Championships this March. Mathre, now in his 11th season as head coach, previously served five seasons as a Tom's assistant. In 10 years as head he's coached 20 athletes to 31 All-America performances.

As the head coach, Coach Mathre has many responsibilities, however on track he specializes in the sprints and hurdles.

His sprint core has literally dominated the MIAC in the last nine years - it is not uncommon to see a flood of purple cross the finish line in an MIAC finals race. Last spring UST captured five out of the top 8 spots in the conference 400 hurdle finals. In the last nine years, Coach Mathre's sprinter's and hurdler's have broken 18 separate conference (MIAC) records.

Mathre's relay teams hold conference records in every sprint relay race possible: 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 (indoor) and 4x400 (outdoor). His relays teams have also enjoyed unprecedented national success with a string of 14 All-American performances in the last eight years.

The last two seasons include two NCAA runner-up 4x400 teams and a third place finish (see the video) In what some have called the most exciting race they have ever seen, just .04 out of first place at the NCAA national finals. An additional all-time MIAC and school records fell with a 40.85 clocking in the 4x100m relay. This team enjoyed a number one national ranking going into the NCAA Championships.

Mathre was a six-time MIAC hurdle champion and five-time All-American for St. Olaf College, and was named the league MVP as a senior in 1990. Mathre was an NCAA runner-up in the 400 hurdles as a senior and still holds the all-time MIAC best time for that event. As a USATF certified coach, Mathre has the personality, the knowledge and experience necessary to help his athletes be the best they can be. Mathre is an active member of the US Track Coaches Association and serves as the DIII Web master and is a regular clinician and Level I USA track and field instructor.
	Year	Place	Time	Season
	4 x 400m 2005 2004 2004 2003 2002 2002 2001 2000	2nd 5th 2nd 3rd 5th 5th 6th 5th	3:16.19 3:11.98 3:16.75 3:11.12 3:12.51 3:18.38 3:12.37 3:12.60	Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor
	4x100m 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998	3rd DQ 4th 9th 6th 5th 4th	41.40 40.85 41.06 41.48 41.25 41.26 40.97

He also served as the site coordinator for USA Track and Field's Education Program (Level II, III and ITC) held at St. Thomas in July, 2001 that attracted coaches from all over the United States and as far away as Britain and Japan.

Head Coach Steve Mathre
samathre@stthomas.edu
651-962-5915

Staff Contact Information

Coach Mathre and the head coach of University of Central Venezuela shake hands and exchange team jackets as an interpreter translates. UCS participated in the 2000 St. Thomas Invitational Track and Field meet.

Coach Mathre's Power Point Presentations
Training: Plan for Success
Sprint Training
Hurdle Training
Biomechanics