Coach Terry Bocian AQ Athletic Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2002, forever set the standard for Aquinas runners, according to Coach Dave Wood. Weiler came to Aquinas from Sanford Meridian High School, near Midland, where he lettered in three sports. While at Aquinas, he earned 12 varsity letters (four each in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track), was named to 10 NAIA All State teams, and earned NAIA All American honors six times. In 1978, he won the national championship in the 3000-meter steeplechase, becoming Aquinas College's first national track champion. Weiler qualified for the 1980 Olympic trials. (That year, however, the United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics to protest Soviet aggression in Afghanistan.) He taught and coached for six years in Los Angeles, while preparing for his Olympic bid. He returned to Michigan and now teaches and coaches at Cedar Springs High School. He lives in that community with his wife, Julie, and their two children, Katie and McKenzie.
