Employer:  University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Member of NCAA Division III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).

Position:  Assistant Wrestling Coach/Lecturer

Job Description:  The assistant wrestling coach responsibilities range from planning, recruiting, coaching, developing, implementing and communicating to achieve University and Department objectives as well as teaching duties within the Department of HPRC.  Goals and objectives are to be developed prior to the beginning of each season with the Head Wrestling Coach.  Exhibit behavior that enhances the respect for the student-athletes, the athletics program, the University, and yourself in the conduct of your professional responsibilities.  You are required to assist with the program in accordance with NCAA, WIAC, and University rules and regulations.

Qualifications: Masters Degree required.  Coaching experience required, proven teaching experience preferred. Candidates must have the ability to manage multiple tasks. Excellent written and oral skills, knowledge of computer applications and software packages, organizational abilities, and event management. Must be able to work weekends/evenings and travel.

Application:  A complete electronic application package must include:

• A letter of application
• Resume/Vita including all relevant professional experience
• All undergraduate and graduate transcripts (photocopies are acceptable for initial application)
• At least three listed references with contact information

Only complete electronic applications will be considered.  Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, lists of applicants must be released upon request.  Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

Submit electronically to:

Ned Shuck, Head Wrestling Coach

shuckn@uww.edu

Review:  Applications received by September 10^th are ensured consideration; the position is considered open until otherwise noted.

University:  Founded in 1868, UW-Whitewater is a premier public regional university with an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students in 50 undergraduate majors, 13 master’s degree programs, and one specialist degree program.  It offers high-quality, career oriented programs with a model general education curriculum.  UW-Whitewater is part of the 26-campus University of Wisconsin System.

Community:  Whitewater, a city with a population of over 14,000, is located in southeastern Wisconsin near the scenic Kettle Moraine State Forest.  The immediate area offers a wide variety of summer and winter recreational activities, including facilities of the nearby Whitewater Lake recreational area.  Whitewater is 50 miles from Milwaukee, 45 miles from Madison and 110 miles from Chicago.

UW-Whitewater is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and actively seeks and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and all veterans.  Names of applications may be disclosed unless requested otherwise.  Names of finalists will be released.  UW-Whitewater conducts criminal background checks as a contingency to employment.  A criminal background check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment. 

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has named Heidelberg head coach Ned Shuck as their new head coach. Shuck takes over a team that placed second in the NCAA Championships and will be one of the favorites for the team championship in 2015. Shuck spent three seasons as the head coach at Heidelberg after a stint as an assistant coach at Augsburg. Read below for more.

Shuck Named Head Wrestling Coach

Ned Shuck has been hired as head wrestling coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the institution announced Monday, August 25.

Shuck begins his tenure with the Warhawks after serving as head wrestling coach at Heidelberg University, an NCAA Division III institution in Tiffin, Ohio.

During his three years at Heidelberg, Shuck led the Student Princes to consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference championships (2012-13, 2013-14) and mentored 22 All-OAC selections, four academic all-conference honorees, seven National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-Americans and six individual NCAA qualifiers, including one All-American. He was selected OAC Coach of the Year last season.

“We are excited to welcome Ned and his family to UW-Whitewater,” director of athletics Amy Edmonds said. “We are very impressed with his level of expertise and the success he has had in coaching at the Division III level. We are confident that Ned will continue our wrestling program’s success while fostering the best possible environment for our student-athletes to succeed both on and off the mat.”

While at Heidelberg, Shuck managed all facets of the wrestling program, including academic performance, fundraising, marketing, camps, alumni relations and community service.

Shuck served as an assistant coach at perennial national power Augsburg (Minn.) from 2009-11. He helped lead the Augies to the 2010 NCAA Division III championship and a runner-up performance at the 2011 national championships. Shuck helped coach 13 All-Americans, four national finalists and one national champion during his tenure at Augsburg.

“I would like to thank chancellor Richard Telfer, director of athletics Amy Edmonds and associate director of athletics Bob Lanza for their confidence in me to lead the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestlers to excellence in the classroom, on the mat and in life,” Shuck said. “My family and I are thrilled to be members of the UW-Whitewater family and the Whitewater community. The wrestling program has a tremendous tradition of excellence and I look forward to honoring that by building men of character as we strive for national championships.”

During his career, Shuck also served as an assistant coach with the Ohio Cadet/Junior National Team (2012-14) and as head coach for the Minnesota Storm Freestyle Cadet team (2009-11). He was a full scholarship recipient for the NWCA Leadership Academy in 2011.

Shuck wrestled at the University of Iowa from 2000-05. He was a four-time letter winner and three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection for the Hawkeyes.

Shuck inherits a Warhawks program that has finished among the top 10 in NCAA Division III in each of the last three seasons. UW-Whitewater won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title for the third straight year and finished as the national runner-up, the program’s best-ever finish, in 2013-14. Five student-athletes earned All-America accolades.

In addition to his coaching duties, Shuck will be an instructor for UW-Whitewater’s Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Coaching department. He begins in September.

Shuck and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Lukas (4 years old) and Micah (1).