Drury University Athletics

Jack Steck was the architect of the Panther swimming and diving program and joins coaching legends A.L. Weiser, Bill Harding and Edsel Matthews by being inducted into the Drury Hall of Fame. Drury's head swimming coach from 1968-1983, coach Steck set the stage for what is today one of the most feared and respected programs in the nation. His 1968 team was little more than a club team, but within 10 years the Panther swimming team was finishing regularly in the NAIA's Top 10. Under Steck's leadership the 1981 and 1982 teams claimed Drury's first two team national championships and the program has been a national power ever since. Steck was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame for outstanding achievement as a coach on March 12, 1992. A native of South Bend, Indiana and a 1964 graduate of Indiana State University, Steck just completed his 19th season as the head swimming coach at Southwest Missouri State.