Ward Berndt
Head Men's/Women's Cross Country Coach
Assistant Track and Field Coach
Phone: 507-457-6614
Email:
wberndt@smumn.edu
Year at SMU: 6th (in 2010) /
Year-by-Year Record
Berndt is the head men's and women's cross country coach at Saint Mary's University, a position he has held since the 2005 season.
In his first three years at Saint Marys, Berndt is credited with coaching five national qualifiers, two All-American, and 12 school-record holders. Prior to his arival at SMU, Berndt worked at Minnesota StateMankato for two years as a graduate assistant, where he had the opportunity to help with the mens cross country team and work with the mens and womens track & field teams. While coaching at Minnesota State, Berndt had 14 athletes/relays on the Div II National list, three national qualifiers, one All-Americans and two conference Champions. Prior to that, Berndt spent seven years at UW-River Falls as an assistant mens and womens cross country and an assistant in the womens track and field program. While at UW-RF, he helped guide the womens track and field team to and eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division III national Championship. As an athlete, Berndt was a captain and four-year letter winner. At UW-River Falls, Berndt focused on the 1500 and Steeple Chase on the Track as well as competing in Cross Country. Berndt currently holds a Level I coaching certification from USA Track and Field.
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