dpeterson@marian.edu

317.955.6340

Dean Peterson is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Marian University cycling program. Peterson also serves as an instructor within the School of Education at Marian University and the director of the Indy Cycloplex, home of the Major Taylor Velodrome, Indiana's first permanent cyclocross park, a national-level BMX track and training criterium course.

Peterson brings 30 years of bicycle racing experience and 24 years of teaching experience to Marian University. He has coached, trained, or raced in Europe, Africa, and Cuba. He is a USA Cycling Level 2 coach and is a USA Cycling Category 1 cyclist.

In his six seasons at the helm of the 16-time national champions, Peterson has guided the Knights to six straight USA Cycling division I collegiate track cycling national championships and two USA Cycling division I collegiate road national championships. After three years of cyclo-cross, Peterson led the Knights to the podium in third at cyclocross nationals last year and expects to build upon that in 2012 in Madison, Wis. The 2009 USA Cycling division I collegiate team of the year was ranked third in the collegiate national rankings in 2010-11.

Coach Peterson also oversaw the development of the Paul J. Norman Cycling Center in 2007. He also oversees the Power Booster program, a program open to the community that has brought winter training and year-round testing to more than 200 riders per year on our campus.

Peterson earned his bachelor of science degree from Purdue University in 1988 and his master of science degree from Butler University in 1997.

He resides in Indianapolis with his wife and their two children.

The Peterson File

6 collegiate track cycling national titles 2 collegiate road national titles 3 MWCCC road championships 1 MWCCC cyclo-cross championship 1 MWCCC track championship

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