Winona State University
Cross Country/Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
1976-1980
Schiller is a prime example of perseverance. For example, his cross country career at Winona State University began with a 51st place finish his freshman year at the 1976-1977 NIC championship. However, Schiller beat the odds and after he had gradually moved up in the ranks his sophomore and junior years with 41st and 29th place finishes, he brought home the conference title his senior year. Schiller's track and field career was much the same when it came to gradual success. As a sophomore, he finished in third place for the Warriors at the 1977-1978 NIC Outdoor Championships in the steeplechase event. But in his junior season his track and field career came into fruition as he earned the 1978-1979 NIC Outdoor Track and Field Championship MVP after winning both the steeplechase and 5000-meter run finishing with a time of 14:43.9 which is still the oldest remaining NSIC record. He repeated as the NIC Steeplechase Champion his senior year and then finished his collegiate running career as a NCAA Division II All-American in the steeplechase.After graduating from WSU in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in Park and Recreation with a minor in Business Administration, Schiller went on to compete in the 1984 Olympic Marathon Trials. A few of Schiller's post-graduate athletic achievements include 85-plus career running victories, 67 career triathlon victories, a four-time amateur triathlon world champion (1994, 1995, 1996, and 2000), four-time USA National Amateur Triathlon Champion (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000), 14-time Minnesota State Triathlon Champion (1987-2000), and was named the 1995 USA Amateur Triathlete of the Year. He has won an amazing 12 Triathlons since turning the age of 40 including the World Triathlon Championships, Master's Division in Perth, Australia. Schiller is a self-employed professional speaker with the company BreakAway Results and is the co-author of three books. His community involvement includes volunteering as a Big Brother and working with several non-profit organizations including the American Cancer Society. Tony is a member of the Winona State University Athletic Hall of Fame (1994) and currently resides in Chanhassen, Minn.