David Fix became the Head cross Country Coach for the Pioneers in 1981.  A 1970 graduate of Lewis & Clark, David was a four-year letter winner in both cross country and track, setting school records in the two-mile, three-mile, and steeplechase.  In cross country, he was two-time conference champion and the first to win back-to-back titles (1967 & 1968).  David was a four-time conference all-star with a fourth-place in 1966 as a freshman, champion as a sophomore and junior, and a third-place finish as a senior in 1969.  He was also a two-time NAIA District #2 champion, and three-time Oregon AAU  collegiate champion.  In track, twice he was conference and district champion and he set records in the conference three-mile and the district steeplechase.  All four years, David raced at the national track championships finishing 7th in the steeplechase in 1967 and 9th in the 5,000m in 1968. He was elected into the Lewis & Clark Hall of Fame in 1981.
    Getting his start in running at Wilson High School, David was a four-year participant in both cross country and track, lettering his junior and senior years.  As a junior, he was 13th in the state cross country championships and as a senior he finished second after having lead the field for most of the race. Wilson placed second as a team both years.  In track, David competed at the state meet in the two-mile both his junior and senior seasons.
    Before returning to L&C, David was an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University (1970-71), head coach at Eastern Oregon State College (1971-72), assistant coach at the University of Oregon (1972-75), and the head coach at San Francisco State University (1975-81). David returned to Lewis & Clark  in 1981 to take over the track program upon the retirement of his father and former head coach, Eldon Fix.
    For the 2007 season, David turns over the Head Coaching duties to Keith Woodard and will instead will serve as an assistant coach and as the recruiting coordinator, working on finding multi-sport athletes to help build up many of the Pioneer sports teams. David will continue to coordinate the administrative aspects of the cross country program, including overseeing meet operations. He will be the point person for the 2007 NCAA III West Regionals, hosted by Lewis & Clark, and held at McIver Park the second weekend of November. David will also serve as an assistant coach for cross country and will remain as the Head Track and Field Coach.
    David led the 2005 women’s cross country team to a second-place team finish at the Northwest Conference Championships en route to being named the NWC Coach of the Year with Keith Woodard.
    David earned his B.S. in health and physical education at Lewis & Clark, his M.S. in physical education at Eastern Illinois University, and his Ph.D. in physical education at the University of Oregon.  His wife Paula is a middle school physical education teacher, and they have two children, Kyle and Adria.