Chip Schneider enters his 22^nd season as head coach for Men’s Track and Field and 18^th season for Women’s Track & Field.  He also serves as the Director of Cross Country.

The Blugolds have been successful at the NCAA National level for Schneider, finishing as a team in the top-ten 29 times.

Men Top 10 NCAA Finishes (18)
Indoor: 2012(2^nd), 2013(3^rd), 2014(2^nd), 2015(1^st), 2016 (1^st), 2017(6^th), 2018(4^th), 2019(4th), 2022(1^st)
Outdoor: 2012(6^th), 2013(2^nd), 2014(9^th), 2015(2^nd), 2016(2^nd), 2017(5^th), 2019(1^st), 2021(2^nd), 2022(1^st)
Women Top 10 NCAA Finishes
Indoor: 2007(3^rd), 2009(7^th), 2015(4^th), 2016(9^th), 2018(4^th), 2019(7th)
Outdoor: 2009(4^th), 2012(10^th), 2015(2^nd), 2017(10^th), 2021(10^th)

Not only have teams flourished under Coach Schneider, individuals and relays have also had great success accomplishing the following:

• 204 individual All-Americans
• 47 All-American relay teams
• 167 Conference Championship titles
• 145 school records broken

Coach Schneider has earned the following coaching accolades:

• 2008 WIAC Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year
• 2015 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Indoor Coach of the Year
• 2016 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Indoor Coach of the Year
• 2017 WIAC Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year
• 2019 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Outdoor Coach of the Year
• 2019 WIAC Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year
• 2020 the NCAA Midwest Region Men’s Indoor Head Coach of the Year
• 2022 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Outdoor Coach of the Year

Schneider earned his bachelor’s degree at UW-Platteville in 1995. He was the national champion in the long jump and in the 400-meter hurdles, eight-time individual All-American, four-time UW-Platteville track and field most valuable athlete, and three-time captain. In 1994, he was named the UW-Platteville Student Athlete of the Year. He also earned Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) Academic All-Conference honors.

Schneider was inducted into the UW-Platteville Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013 and was also named to the WIAC All-Time Track and Field Team. 

Before coming to UW-Eau Claire, Schneider was a graduate assistant coach at UW-La Crosse. He coached hurdles, long jump, triple jump, and sprints for the 2002 men’s indoor and outdoor NCAA Division III National Champions.

He coached for two seasons at UW-Platteville, once in 1995-1996 and again in 1999-2001 for sprints, hurdles, and jumps. Schneider was a lead instructor at the University of Wisconsin Learn-By-Doing Camp between 2007-2009 in hurdles and sprints.

Chip and his wife (Joanna) reside in Eau Claire.  They are the parents of Drake Schneider, an NCAA Division 1 Track & Field All-American (400m hurdles) and graduate of Montana State University.

Updated: 7/6/23