Background
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mueller, one of the most successful men’s rowers in Wisconsin history, begins his third season as the Badgers" freshmen coach. Mueller returns to Madison for the second time as an assistant coach. He spent 1998-1999 as the assistant varsity coach, before leaving to train for the 2000 Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, Australia.
During his previous stint, he was responsible for the Badgers" small boats and led them to four gold medals and one silver medal at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships.
Since his return, the UW freshmen have improved from a bottom six national finish in the year before his joining the program to a return to the national grand finals. At national championships during his career, the boat placed sixth, once, and ninth, twice.
A Cedarburg, native, Mueller earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Wisconsin in 1994. He also placed fifth at the 2000 Olympics with the men’s four.
His men’s four took fourth at the 2001 World Championships, while his men’s eight was a bronze medalist at the 2000 World Cup, again in Lucerne.
As a rower, Mueller secured three letters at Wisconsin while a member of the varsity eight from 1991-1993.