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David J. Coates, Jr. (1991-94)
David Coates, Jr. didn't let growing up in a town dominated by football tackle his aspirations of being a track star. The Green Bay native sprinted to letters in track all four years (1986-89) at Southwest High School and brought that success to the stellar UW-La Crosse program.
Coates lettered on the Eagles' indoor and outdoor teams from 1991-94, helping bring home national indoor titles all four years and outdoor championships from '91-'93. He was a 21-time conference champion, and 18-time All-American and five time national champion. He set 17 school records and ran the fastest NCAA III Fully Automatic Timing mark for the 200 meters (20.83) and tied the NCAA III meet record for the 200 meters (20.87).
Coates says his biggest athletic accomplishments are being inducted in to the NCAA III Track and Field Hall of Fame and the UW-L Wall of Fame.
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