Christina Peterson begins her third year as the head coach of UW-Stevens Point women's cross country and track and field programs during the 2007-08 season after continuing the program's recent success during her first two seasons with the Pointers.
Peterson, who competed collegiately at Iowa State and most recently, was a graduate assistant coach at Division II Northwest Missouri State, led the Pointers' cross country team to a 10th place finish at the 2005 NCAA Division III championships and a runner-up finish in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during her first season.
Peterson also helped several UW-Stevens Point athletes qualify for the NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor track and field championships during her inaugural season. In 2007, the Pointers set outdoor school records in both the 400-meter and 1600-meter relays and had All-American performances during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
A Midland, Mich. native, Peterson earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from Iowa State in 2003 and worked one season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Cyclones’ women’s track and field team. She spent the next two seasons as a graduate assistant track and field coach at Northwest Missouri State while earning a Master’s Degree in Education. She also teaches classes in UW-Stevens Point’s Department of Health Exercise, Science and Athletics.
