Bio

Dave Gonzalez joined the St. Ambrose track & field teams in 2018-19. He coaches the men's and women's throwers.

Gonzalez helped bring a national champion to St. Ambrose, with Josh Mathis bringing home the gold in the discus throw at the 2021 NAIA Outdoor National Championships. This was the first national champion in the field events since SAU Hall of Famer Rob Firrell won the indoor shot put in 2003.

Before joining St. Ambrose, Gonzalez was an assistant coach at Augustana College. He helped build Augustana into one of the nation's premier NCAA Division III programs.

A 2003 graduate of Augustana, Gonzalez racked up four conference throwing titles and was a four-year letter winner. He earned a degree in psychology.