Kirk Nauman begins his ninth season as the men’s and women’s track & field coach in 2015-16. In his first eight years at CSS, Coach Nauman has had seven NCAA Division III All-Americans and 27 NCAA qualifiers.
Nauman has guided the Saints to eight consecutive UMAC Women’s Outdoor Championships and five UMAC Men’s Outdoor Championships, including sweeping the last four years. His men’s and women’s teams have also won five consecutive UMAC Indoor Championships.
He has been named UMAC Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year on six occasions and the women’s indoor coach of the year the past six seasons. He was also the UMAC Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year seven times.
Nauman coached his first 400m runner to the NCAA Championships in 2015 as Brianna Buske qualified for both the indoor and outdoor championships. Kevin Wagner became the first decathlete to earn All-America accolades, placing fourth at the outdoor championships.
Between the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2014, Nauman had four women earn All-America honors. During the indoor season, all three women competing came home with All-American accolades. Becky Huberty placed a program-best third in the hammer throw for her second consecutive outdoor All-American honor.
Prior to arriving at CSS, Nauman coached four seasons at Saint Mary’s University in Winona. During his four years at Saint Mary’s, Nauman's success reached from the program level -- 72 Cardinal event records broken -- to the national level.
He landed at least one Cardinal athlete at an NCAA Division III Championship meet in each of his four years leading the program in Winona. Of the 17 NCAA participants from SMU, four achieved All-American status. Two Cardinals surpassed championship automatic qualifying standards, while 37 more bettered provisional qualifying cuts. Eighteen of his athletes also were honored with USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection.
Within the MIAC conference, Nauman coached 13 conference champions, three MIAC record-holders, 60 all-conference selections, and a pair of field athletes of the meet. He was also named the 2005 MIAC Indoor Coach of the Year.
Nauman resides in Duluth with his wife, current CSS Intramural Sports Coordinator/Assistant Burns Wellness Commons Facility Manager Jamie Nauman.
