Staff Directory

You can contact the Athletic Offices directly by calling 605-331-6791
Email: athletics.web@usiouxfalls.edu
FAX #: 605-331-6792

USF Athletic Department Mailing Address:
Stewart Center

1101 W 22nd Street

Sioux Falls, S.D. 57105


Area Code for each number is 605

ADMINISTRATION
Kevin Hesser
Director of Athletics
271-3097 email
SID Kortemeyer Senior Athletic Administrator 331-6656 email
Pam Gohl
Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance/SWA 331-6652 email
Laura Hjelm Athletic Office Manager 331-6791 email
Dennis Gamble Sports Information (Football, Men's & Women's Soccer, Men'sBasketball, Cross Country, Track and Field) 331-6695 email
Stephanie Pendrys Marketing/Social Media and Sports Information (Women's Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf, Men's Golf, Baseball) 575-2074 email
Ryan Kuhn Sales/Marketing Assistant
331-6698 email
ATHLETIC TRAINING
Zach Mathers Head Athletic Trainer/Strength & Conditioning Coach 575-2035 email
Carrie McCloskey
Athletic Trainer 575-2036 email
Joshua Klaassen Athletic Trainer 575-2036 email
BASEBALL
Matt Guiliano Head Coach 331-6638 email
Matt Bowman Assistant Coach 331-6638 email
BASKETBALL - MEN
Chris Johnson Head Coach 331-6702 email
Taro Fujimoto Assistant Coach 575-2032 email
Nate Kaeding Assistant Coach 575-2034  email
Troy Odegaard
Assistant Coach
575-2033 email
BASKETBALL - WOMEN
Travis Traphagen Head Coach 331-6658 email
Chelsea DeVille Assistant Coach 575-2087 email
Chris Aggen Graduate Assistant 575-2087 email
Sam Sikkink Graduate Assistant 575-2087 email
CHEERLEADING
Brenda Stange Head Cheerleading Coach  331-6791 email
CROSS COUNTRY
Grant Watley
Head Men's & Women's Cross Country Coach 331-6794 email
FOOTBALL
Jed Stugart Head Coach 331-6685 email
Robert Tucker Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams/ Def. Backs 331-6577 email
Ryan Grubb Offensive Coordinator 331-6699 email
Casey Meile Offensive Line Coach 331-6655 email
Dustan Hovorka Wide Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 331-6748 email
Al Hansen Kicking Coach   email
Rick Thomas Assistant Defensive Backs Coach 331-6768 email
Casey Peters
Running Backs Coach 331-6882 email
Brandon Andersen
Outside Linebackers Coach/Video Coordinator 331-6768 email
Jon Eastman Tight Ends Coach 331-6882 email
GOLF
Jenny Coluccio Head Coach 331-6744 email
Brett Coluccio Head Assistant Coach 331-6744 email
Ryan Jansa Assistant Coach
email
SOCCER - MEN
Mekonnen Afa Director of Soccer 331-6634 email
Paul Bennett

Head Coach

575-2024 email

Graduate Assistant 271-3102 email
SOCCER - WOMEN
Mekonnen Afa Head Coach/Director of Soccer 331-6634 email
Angie Smoot Assistant Coach 331-6634 email
Tasia Murray
Assistant Coach
331-6634 email
SOFTBALL
Travis Lape

Head Coach

271-3099 email
Elizabeth Murray Graduate Assistant 271-3099  
Scott Powell Assistant Coach 271-3099  
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Zach Mathers Strength and Conditioning Coach/Head Athletic Trainer 575-2035 email
TENNIS
Kevin Grebin Head Coach 331-6591 email
Track and Field
Reid Ehrisman Head Coach 331-6727 email
Chad Aurich Assistant Coach- Multi Events 331-6755 email
Gene Brooks Assistant Coach- Sprints/Relays   email
Reid Johnson Assistant Coach- Horizontal Jumps
575-2094 email
Grant Watley
Assistant Coach- Distance
331-6727 email
Erin Elder Assistant Coach- Throws
331-6727 email
Rich Greeno
Assistant Coach- Hurdles

 
VOLLEYBALL
Joel McCartney Head Coach 271-3107 email 
Andrea McCartney  Assistant Coach  271-3106  email 
Alyssa Chambers Graduate Assistant