University of Wisconsin-Superior Athletics

 Anderson, the 2017 recipient of the Mertz Mortorelli Coaching Achievement Award, graduated from UW-Superior in 1961 and went on to achieve a distinguished career as a coach at the collegiate level. Anderson coached men's gymnastics and tennis at Bemidji State University and St. Cloud State University, where he helped numerous student-athletes become All-Americans and national champions. In 1976 Anderson was named the NCAA Gymnastics Coach of the Year.

• Coached at Bemidji State from 1962 to 1966 and St. Cloud State from 1966 to 1978, where he developed the varsity program
• Coached 18 All-Americans and 12 individual national champions in gymnastics
• Coached his gymnastics teams to three undefeated seasons, over 150 wins, 25 invitational wins and to place in the top three on four occasions
• His team won the NAIA National Trampoline
  Championship in 1969
• Voted NCAA Gymnastics Coach of the Year in 1976