(Written: June 2012)
Mark R. Guthrie served as head coach of the men's track & field program at UW-La Crosse from 1988-2006. He led the Eagles to 22 NCAA Division III championships, including 12 indoor and 10 outdoor titles. UW-La Crosse swept the indoor and outdoor national titles in 10 different seasons.
His peers in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named Guthrie the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year eight times and regional coach of the year on 11 different occasions.
Under Guthrie's direction, UW-La Crosse won 34 WIAC titles, and he was selected the conference coach of the year 16 times.
In 2004, he was awarded the United States Sports Academy's Distinguished Service Award and was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2012, he was selected as the WIAC All-Time Coach in men’s track & field in conjunction with the WIAC Centennial Celebration.
Guthrie currently serves as an assistant track & field coach at the University of Wisconsin, a position he has held since 2007.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and history from Wartburg College (Iowa) and a master’s degree in physical education from Chicago State University (Ill.). Guthrie resides in Madison, Wis.