Steve Swansson ’80Alumni and Staff

Steve Swansson, a 1980 Gustavus graduate, is a volunteer assistant coach for the Gustavus baseball team.

Swansson was a two-sport athlete as a Gustie, playing as a defensive back on the football team and an All-Conference outfielder on the baseball team. Swansson is the program’s all-time leader in career walks (112), is sixth in runs scored (89), and ninth in stolen bases (25).

Swansson earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 1984 and worked for West Publishing & Thomson Reuters for 35 years. He retired in March of 2019 after serving as Vice President of Compensation & Communication.

Swansson spent a number of years coaching youth baseball in the Bloomington, Minn. baseball program.