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St. Norbert hires local high school coach
St. Norbert athletics director Tim Bald announced the hiring of Andy Steger as men's soccer coach.
Steger arrives at St. Norbert from Burlington High School, where he has spent the last five seasons as the boys' soccer coach and four seasons as the girls' soccer coach. Prior to his stint at Burlington, Steger was the boys' and girls' soccer coach for seven years at Green Bay Preble High School.
"I am extremely excited that Andy Steger will take the reins of our men's soccer program," Bald said. "He is a proven leader and I am confident he will continue to build upon the success that was developed by former coaches Chad Johnson and Dale Rhodes. Andy is no stranger to this area and he has all of the qualities that we are looking for in a mentor to our men's soccer student-athletes."
In 13 seasons as a head boys' high school coach, Steger has registered a 161-125-26 record with three state tournament appearances. In 12 years heading up girls' programs, Steger is 131-121-29 with two state tournament appearances.
"I am excited to take over a program with such a winning tradition," Steger said. "Chad Johnson and Dale Rhodes have done a great job building the men's soccer program at St. Norbert into a successful one at a great institution.
"I look forward to moving from the high school level to the college ranks and continuing to build the success of the program. I am thrilled to become part of the St. Norbert family and to be coming back to the Green Bay area."
Steger coached at Burlington from 2003-2007, spending five years building the boys' and girls' programs virtually from the bottom-up in the rugged Southeast Conference. The Demons boys' squad was 9-13-1 in the autumn of 2007 and seeded third in their half of the WIAA Division 1 sectional.
During his time at Green Bay Preble, Steger led the Hornets to some of their finest soccer moments. The boys posted a 111-44-15 mark during his tenure there and qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state tournament in 1998, 2001 and 2002 - reaching the state semifinals in 2001 and 2002. The Preble girls were 97-56-18 under Steger and qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state tournament in 1998 and 1999. Preble won Fox River Valley Conference championships in boys' soccer in 1999, 2001 and 2002 and on the girls' side in 1996 and 1998.
Steger also spent the 1994-95 school year starting and coaching the boys' and girls' soccer programs at Del Rio (Texas) High School, with both teams winning district championships.
St. Norbert has won five of the last six Midwest Conference championships and has played in five of the last six Division III NCAA Tournaments. The Green Knights were 13-7 during the 2007 season and were 9-0 in the Midwest Conference.
Steger arrives at St. Norbert from Burlington High School, where he has spent the last five seasons as the boys' soccer coach and four seasons as the girls' soccer coach. Prior to his stint at Burlington, Steger was the boys' and girls' soccer coach for seven years at Green Bay Preble High School.
"I am extremely excited that Andy Steger will take the reins of our men's soccer program," Bald said. "He is a proven leader and I am confident he will continue to build upon the success that was developed by former coaches Chad Johnson and Dale Rhodes. Andy is no stranger to this area and he has all of the qualities that we are looking for in a mentor to our men's soccer student-athletes."
In 13 seasons as a head boys' high school coach, Steger has registered a 161-125-26 record with three state tournament appearances. In 12 years heading up girls' programs, Steger is 131-121-29 with two state tournament appearances.
"I am excited to take over a program with such a winning tradition," Steger said. "Chad Johnson and Dale Rhodes have done a great job building the men's soccer program at St. Norbert into a successful one at a great institution.
"I look forward to moving from the high school level to the college ranks and continuing to build the success of the program. I am thrilled to become part of the St. Norbert family and to be coming back to the Green Bay area."
Steger coached at Burlington from 2003-2007, spending five years building the boys' and girls' programs virtually from the bottom-up in the rugged Southeast Conference. The Demons boys' squad was 9-13-1 in the autumn of 2007 and seeded third in their half of the WIAA Division 1 sectional.
During his time at Green Bay Preble, Steger led the Hornets to some of their finest soccer moments. The boys posted a 111-44-15 mark during his tenure there and qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state tournament in 1998, 2001 and 2002 - reaching the state semifinals in 2001 and 2002. The Preble girls were 97-56-18 under Steger and qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state tournament in 1998 and 1999. Preble won Fox River Valley Conference championships in boys' soccer in 1999, 2001 and 2002 and on the girls' side in 1996 and 1998.
Steger also spent the 1994-95 school year starting and coaching the boys' and girls' soccer programs at Del Rio (Texas) High School, with both teams winning district championships.
St. Norbert has won five of the last six Midwest Conference championships and has played in five of the last six Division III NCAA Tournaments. The Green Knights were 13-7 during the 2007 season and were 9-0 in the Midwest Conference.
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