Dan McClimon (2003) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Served UW as head men's cross country (1971-82) and men's track (1978-83) coach
Three-time (1978, 1981, 1982) NCAA Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year and five-time NCAA District Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year
Led the 1982 Badger cross country team to the NCAA title
His cross country teams qualified for 11 NCAA Meets in 12 years and registered seven Top-10 finishes
Five of his cross country teams won Big Ten team titles
Thirty of his student-athletes won Big Ten individual titles (three in cross country, 27 in track)
Coached 36 All-Americans (18 in cross country, 18 in track) one national champion (steeplechase star Randy Jackson in 1980)
Served as President of the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association
Served as head coach of the U.S. National Team in a meet vs. the Soviet Union in 1982