Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Henry Schneider, a native of Farmington, Minn., attending Northern State University and participated in football and track. He still holds multiple NSU track records in both the indoor and outdoor venues. He was captain of the NSU track team in 1989, 1990, 1991, and team MVP in 1989 and 1990. In 1991 he was voted Clark Swisher Outstanding Male Athlete. In 2000 he was voted the NSU male track athlete of the century. He was honored by his alum mater in 2006 when he was enshrined in the NSU Hall of Fame.
During four years of indoor and outdoor track competition in the NSIC Schneider was a 18-time all-conference performer, a 12-time conference champion and a 3-time conference meet MVP (indoor 1989, 1990, and outdoor Co-MVP 1989). He was a 4-time NAIA All-American and the 1990 National Champion in the indoor 1000m. During this time he was also a 16-time District Champion.
Schneider returned to his hometown as Varsity Track Coach at Farmington High School from 2000-2006. There he coached six athletes to the Minnesota State Track Meet with six place winners and one individual winning a state championship. In 2007 was inducted into the FHS Hall of Fame as both an athlete and coach.