Davenport 1972 (Charter Member)
Robert was born in Cherokee, Iowa where he graduated from Immaculate Conception High School participating in track and baseball. His college days were spent at Loras College in Dubuque where he was a 3 year Varsity Track performer. This individual has been teaching for 26 years and has been a dominant coach when it comes to winning meets. His cross country teams have won 181 invitational victories, six boys state titles (1965, ’66, ’75, ’83, ’85, ’86), 5 state titles in girls (1983, ’84, ’85, ’87, ’88). He has received the state regional coach of the year title 5 times was name state coach of the year in 1986. He served as co-chairperson of the Eastern Iowa Conference in track and cross country from 1964-76.