1997 Jefferson-Scranton High School graduate Shaun Meinecke has accepted the head coaching position for men’s and women’s track and field and men’s and women’s cross-country at Missouri S & T in Rolla. Meinecke is currently an assistant coach at the University of Wyoming. Other coaching stops have included Georgia Southern University, Miami of Ohio, and Long Beach State.

Meinecke was a standout athlete for the Rams while in high school and later became an All-American on the DIII level in track & field at Luther College in Decorah. After college, he took up the sport of double-decathlon and even won a world title in the 20-event competition.

The Missouri S & T Miners are in NCAA Division II and they compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.