Paul Nisius

Head Coach

715-395-4601

University of Wisconsin-Superior
Belknap & Catlin
HWC 2428
Superior, WI 54880

Paul Nisius enters his seventh season as the head men's and women's cross country and track and field coach at UW-Superior. He comes to the Yellowjackets from Bigfork High School in Bigfork, Minn. where he was the head track and field coach for ten years and taught business education and social studies. In addition, he also coached the Grand Rapids High School cross country program for three years.

A native of Duluth, Minn., Nisius competed at Duluth Central High School. He also competed collegiately in cross country and track & field at the University of Minnesota-Duluth from 1986 - 1990. Nisius won numerous individual Northern Intercollegiate Conference Championships in track & field, including the indoor and outdoor 1500 meters titles both his junior and senior years. He was also the captain of both teams and was named the Athletic Department's Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1990.

While at Bigfork, Nisius had track & field athletes qualify for the Minnesota State High School Meet for eight straight years. At Grand Rapids, the girl's cross country teams won the Minnesota State AA High School Championship in 2000, were state runners up in 2001 and captured third place in 2002.

Nisius graduated from Minnesota-Duluth in 1990 with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Administration and earned Bachelor's of Applied Arts degree in 1992. Coach Nisius also has his USA Track & Field Level II Coaching Certifications in Endurance, Sprints/Hurdles/Relays, and the Multi-Events.

Coaching highlights at UW-Superior include 17 provisional NCAA national qualifying marks, 13 national qualifiers, 5 All-Americans, and school records in 41 indoor and 31 outdoor events.