Hall of Fame
Cornell relied on Stachow’s strong leg in more ways than one as an accomplished soccer midfielder and football placekicker. In the fall of 1984, the Springville, Iowa, native became the first athlete in MWC history to earn all-conference honors in two sports played in the same season.
Stachow is Cornell’s first soccer player to garner first team all-conference accolades four times in a career (1982-85). The three-time team captain helped steer the Rams to their first and only MWC soccer championship in 1982 under coach Ted Stachow, his father. Cornell rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Carleton, 3-2, in the title match.
In 1983, Stachow was recognized among the top nine midfielders in NCAA Division III in the Far West-Midwest Region.
Stachow quickly established himself as one of Cornell’s all-time kicking greats in only two seasons playing football. A 1984 honorable mention all-conference pick, Stachow ranks in the program’s career top 10 for PATs (58), field goals made (15) and points by a kicker (103).
Stachow booted eight field goals (one shy of the school record) and scored 58 points during the 1984 season, which saw the 8-2 Rams capture the MWC championship with a 31-14 victory over Beloit. Cornell’s 1986 Sportsman of the Year helped the football team to a 16-3 record over two years.
