Jeff Schneekloth '86
Men's Tennis
Schneekloth was a key cog in Central’s men’s tennis dynasty that saw the Dutch reel off 11 consecutive league crowns from 1977-87. He’s the only player in school history to be a four-time league champ in both singles and doubles. He captured the No. 3 singles crown as a freshman in 1983, took the No. 2 title in 1984 and won at No. 1 in 1985 and 1986, while winning the No. 1 doubles championship all four years. Schneekloth was tabbed as conference MVP in 1985 and 1986. He was an NCAA Division III national tourney qualifier in doubles in 1983 and 1984, then was chosen in singles in 1985 and 1986.
After spending two years as a tennis teaching professional in Arizona and California following graduation, Schneekloth became an educator, teaching for six years before becoming an administrator, earning a masters degree in educational administration—secondary princiaplship at the University of Northern Iowa in 1995. Since 2010 has served as associate principal at Taft Middle School in Cedar Rapids.
2014 Athletics Hall of Honor inductees: Rick Sanger '96, Megan Clayberg, Jeff Schneekloth '86.
