Official Site of the Chippewas · Aug 3, 2018
Olympian Joins Track & Field Staff
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Stephen Saenz has joined the Central Michigan track and field program as its throws coach, program director Jennifer Swieton announced on Thursday.
Saenz served as the throws coach at Louisiana Monroe for the past two years. Among those he coached at Monroe was Alton Clay, who finished second in the weight throw in the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Saenz competed in the shot put for Mexico at the 2012 Olympics in London, is a five-time Mexican national champion in the shot put, and holds the Mexican national record in the shot put at 67 feet, 6 inches (20.35 meters).