Coaching Staff

Head Coach
wettacje@luther.edu
Learn more about Coach Wettach

Office: Regents Center 208
Phone: (563) 387-1577
1979 graduate of Luther College
27th year as head coach - seventh as head coach for both the men's and women's programs
Has coached 77 conference champions and 33 All-Americans including 2001 Indoor Distance Medley Relay National Championship team.
Has coached 414 track-and-field all-conference performers
Named 1995 Iowa Conference Coach of the Year in track and field
Serves as co-director of the Luther College Distance Running Camp

Office: Regents Center 212
Phone: (563) 387-1589
1997 graduate of St. John's University.
1999 graduate of University of Iowa - M.S. Exercise Physiology.
Eighth year as assistant coach
Also serves as the head men's and women's cross-country coach
Led Norse men's team to Iowa Conference cross country championship in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
His men's cross-country teams have placed 6th at the NCAA III National Championships in 2006, 8th in 2007 and 26th in 2010
Named Iowa Conference Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
Prior to taking over the Norse programs Steve spent two years as an assistant at Williams College (MA), where the women's team won the national championship in 2004 and the men's team finished in the top-10 in 2003 and 2004
From 2000-02 head men's coach of cross country at Macalester College (MN)

Assistant Coach - Mid-Distance/Distance
pascya01@luther.edu

Office: Regents Center 212
Phone: (563) 387-1589
2000 Graduate of Macalester College
Eighth year as an assistant coach
Also serves as the associate head coach for women's cross country team
Led the Norse women to Iowa Conference cross-country championships in 2006, 2007 and 2010
Her teams have made five appearances at the NCAA III National Cross-Country Championships finishing 11th (2006), 10th (2007), 7th (2008), 6th in 2010 and 23rd in 2011
Named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2010
Named Central Region Coach of the Year after the Norse captured the 2007 and 2010 Central Region championship
Joined the Luther staff following two years as an assistant at Williams College (Mass.), where the women's team won the national title in 2004
Four-time All-American in 1500 meter run (1997-2000) and a two-time All-American in Cross Country (1997, 1998) while a student-athlete at Macalester College

Assistant Coach - Throws
jeweje01@luther.edu

Assistant Coach - Pole Vault, Field Events, Hurdles
erreta01@luther.edu

Assistant Coach - Distance Events
johner09@luther.edu

Office: Regents Center 228
2011 graduate of Luther College
First year as an assistant coach
2011 all-Iowa Conference outdoors - 10,000
Member of four Iowa Conference cross country championship teams
One of only 11 cross country runners in Luther history to earn all-conference honors four times
Ran on Luther's 2007 and 2010 National Championships qualifying teams
2010 All-Central Region performer
Three-time academic all-conference honoree

Assistant Coach - Sprints and Relays
hamido01@luther.edu