Coaching Staff
Russ Schouweiler
Head Coach
schoru01@luther.edu
- Office: Regents Center 216
- Phone: (563) 387-2161
- Second Year as Head Coach.
- 2005 Graduate of Luther College.
- Four-year letter winner while at Luther who played on two conference championship and two national tournament teams, including an Elite 8 appearance in 2001.
- Took over Norse program last season after serving two years as an assistant women's coach at Macalester College.
- Prior to his duties at Macalester, he was the girls head coach at Simley High School from 2005-08, where his teams were consistently ranked in the top-10 in Class 3A and 4A.
- He is has also been a senior coach for the St. Croix Soccer Club since 2002, the last four as the head girls coach, reaching the State Cup Finals in 2007 and 2009 and the semifinals in 2008 as well as three straight indoor league championships from 2007-09.
- From 2004-05 he was the Decorah High School head boys coach and led the Vikings to a 15-5 record and a fourth place finish at the state tournament.
Julie Shockey
Assistant Coach
shocju01@luther.edu
- Office: Dahl Centennial Union - 213
- Phone: (563) 387-1865
- 2000 Graduate of Luther College.
- Begins 11th year as an assistant coach.
- Four-year letter winner for the Norse.
- Also works as an assistant in the Public Information Office
- For the past seven seasons has been the Head Coach of the Decorah High School girls soccer team.
Christina Soward
Assistant Coach - Goal Keepers
sowach02@luther.edu
- Office: Regents Center 14
- Phone: (563) 387-1702
- Begins third year as assistant coach.
- 2009 graduate of Luther College - Athletic Training Major.
- Four-year letter winner for the Norse.
- Played in 42 matches during her career.
- Ranks sixth on Luther's all-time career list with a goals-against-average of 1.44.



Christina Soward