Adam Steinwachs was named head track and field coach at the University of Dayton in July of 2007 and joins the Flyer staff after serving four years as head coach at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Prior to coming to Dayton, Steinwachs served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of North Dakota, where he was a contributor to the programs largest and most-talented recruiting class in recent history ('02-'03).

After his one-year stint at UND, Steinwachs became head coach at Roberts Wesleyan. Under his reign, Steinwachs helped coach the Raiders to finish in the top 10 at the NAIA Championships twice. In addition, during his term RWC produced 39 Conference Champions, 89 NCCAA All Americans, 29 NCCAA National Champions, 24 NAIA All Americans, five National Champions, three US National qualifiers and a four-time US National Champion.

Steinwachs, along with his mentor pole vaulting coach Rick Suhr, helped train 2007 U.S. Outdoor Pole Vault Champion and American record holder Jen Stuczynski, who notably is the first American woman to clear 16-00.00 and only the third in the world to clear that height. Jen Stuczynski, a former student-athlete at Roberts Wesleyan, also won the '06 U.S. Outdoor Pole Vault Championship and the '05 and '07 Indoor Pole Vault Championships with the help of Steinwachs and Suhr.

To his credit, in 2004 Steinwachs helped Raiders athlete Bryan Zemaitis qualify for the U.S. Indoor Championships. Zemaitis leapt 50-11.75 in the triple jump improving his distance an impressive four feet in only six months. In addition, Steinwachs also trained Renee Evans, who recorded the seventh highest freshman vault in America at the NAIA Championships to take home gold the same year.

Steinwachs was named NAIA Women's Regional Track and Field Coach of the year twice by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association while with the Raiders ('05 and '06).

A 2000 graduate of Ashland University with a degree in Business Administration, Steinwachs was a member of seven conference champion track and field teams. He earned his USATF Level 1 coaching certification in December of 2005.

In 2007, he served as a committee member for the NAIA Outdoor Championship Games.

A competitor himself, the Churchville, NY native won a bronze medal at the 2001 USA Taekwondo National Championship and a silver medal in the decathlon at the Empire State Games in 2003. He also played defensive back for the semi-pro Lyndonville Tiger Football team in 2004.

He resides in Centerville, Ohio.