Steve Mohs starts his eighth season as the UW-La Crosse women's and men's swimming & diving head coach in 2026-27.
AT UW-LA CROSSE:
* Won four (2020, 2022, 2025-26) WIAC Women’s Championships.
* Won one (2026) WIAC Men’s Championship.
* Four-time WIAC Coach of the Year, three women (2020, 2022, 2025) and one men (2026).
* Six WIAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (three women; three men).
* Three WIAC Newcomer of the Year (two women; one men)
* Fourty-two WIAC Individual Champions (30 women; 12 men).
* Twenty-two WIAC Relay Champions (16 women; 10 men).
* Women's dual record of 24-5, including 19-5 in WIAC.
* Men's duals record of 17-12-1 with a 13-11-1 league mark.
2025-26:
* UWL swept the WIAC titles, with the women winning its second straight championship and men capturing its first title since 1971.
* Won seven individual and three relays on women’s side as well as six individual and two relay second-place finishes.
* Hannah Martini was named the WIAC Diver of the Meet.
* Won five individual and four relay titles on men’s side with five second-place individual finishes.
* Named the WIAC Men’s Coach of the Year.
* Jacob Ketterling was selected the WIAC Co-Swimmer of the Meet while
Preston Nygaard was voted the WIAC Newcomer of the Year.
* Nygaard earned NCAA Division III All-America honors with a sixth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke, becoming the first swimmer in school history to All-America honors at the national championships.
Jonah Elfers named WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete.
2024-25:
* Women won WIAC title. Captured six individual titles and three relays. Eight individual and two relay second-place finishes at the league meet.
* Named the WIAC Women’s Coach of the Year.
*
Joanne Banaszak was named the WIAC Diver of the Meet and
Zoey Rank the WIAC Newcomer of the Year. The Eagles'
Autumn Seebach was selected the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.
* Men finished second at WIAC Championships, winning two individual and three relay titles. Four individual second-place finishes and one second-place relay.
Connor Cleveland was selected the WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete.
Steve Mohs at UW-La Crosse
| Year |
WIAC Women's Finish |
WIAC Men's Finish |
| 2019-20 |
1st |
4th |
| 2020-21* |
NA |
NA |
| 2021-22 |
1st |
3rd |
| 2022-23 |
2nd |
3rd |
| 2023-24 |
2nd |
2nd |
| 2024-25 |
1st |
2nd |
| 2025-26 |
1st |
1st |
* Meet canceled due to COVID-19 public health threat.
2023-24:
* Women placed second at WIAC Championships, capturing four individual and two relay titles.
* Men finished third at WIAC Championships, winning three individual and two relays. Two individual and one second-place relay.
*
Will Quackenbush selected WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete.
2022-23:
* Women placed second at WIAC Championships, winning two individual and two relay crowns.
* Men finished third at WIAC Championships, winning two relays. Recorded two individual and one relay second-place showing.
2021-22:
* Women won WIAC title with five individual and three relay titles. Five second-place individual finishes and one second-place relay finish.
* Named WIAC Women’s Coach of the Year Award.
* Lauren Steien selected the WIAC Newcomer of the year and
Amanda Wciorka the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.
* Men placed third at WIAC Championships, winning two individual titles and having two individual and two relay second-place finishes.
2020-21:
* WIAC Championships canceled due to the COVID-19 public health threat.
* Sydney Vian named WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.
2019-20:
* Women captured WIAC title with six individual and three relay first-place showings. Six second-place individual and two second-place relay finishes.
* Named WIAC Women’s Coach of the Year.
* Vian named WIAC Diver of the Meet.
* Men finished fourth at WIAC Championships.
OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE:
* Assistant swimming coach at Illinois State University in 2018-19.
* Associate head swimming coach at the University of South Dakota in 2017-18.
* Head swimming and diving coach at Saint Catherine University (Minn.) from 2012-16. Set 13 individual records and three relay records. Six NCAA Division III provisional qualifiers. Two SCU Athlete of the Year and two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Diver of the Year Awards. Four straight top-six finishes at the conference championships.
* Head swimming coach at Morningside College (Iowa) from 2008-12. Expanded the program's roster from 15 to 40. The Mustangs boasted 44 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) qualifiers while setting 24 women's and 19 men's individual records. Morningside (Iowa) also set 18 relay records. Named 2012 Women's Coach of the Year after leading team to a third-place finish at the NAIA Liberal Arts Championships.
* Assistant swimming coach at St. Cloud State (Minn.) from 2001-08.
* Head swimming coach for the Saint Cloud Swim Area Club from 2004-06.
* Morningside's (Iowa) Aquatics Director and Pool Operator from 2008-12 and Intramural Director from 2010-12.
SWIMMING CAREER:
* Team captain at St. Cloud State (Minn.).
* Varsity letter winner.
* Named to Dean's List and Athletic Academic Honor Roll.
PERSONAL/EDUCATION/CAMPS:
* Native of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.
* Bachelor's degree in sports management from St. Cloud State (Minn.) in 2001.
* Master's in sports administration from St. Cloud State (Minn.) in 2017.
* Served on the NAIA Swim Coaches Rules Committee for two years.
* Worked at University of Texas, Longhorn Swim Camp (2014-18), Assistant USA Club Swimming Coach, Granite City Aquatics Swim Club (2016-17) and Stanford University International Swim Camp (2012-16).
