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Meet your coaches:

Tyler Kramer

Tyler Kramer, JV Interim Head Coach 

Positions: Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

Playing Experience: Played football at East from 2013-2017

Coaching Experience: Currently in his 5th year of coaching at Wausau East

Interesting Fact: I played football with my identical twin at East.

Kong Meng Xiong, JV Head Assistant Coach

Positions: Defensive Coordinator / Safety

Playing Experience: 5 years / East Alumni of 2012 Season

Coaching Experience: 8 years total - 3 years as Defensive Coordinator for a Women’s Flag Football, 1 year as a Youth Flag Football, and 4 years at Wausau East

Interesting Fact: I can speak in 3 different languages

Nate Betro, JV Assistant Coach

Positions: Corner Back and SLOT

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Dan Garrett,  JV Assistant Coach

Positions:  Quarterbacks & Linebackers 

Playing Experience: HS Football/College Basketball 

Coaching Experience: 15 years (all Basketball)/1st year coaching Football 

Interesting Fact: Head Boys Basketball Coach at Wausau East

Dan Garrett
Brandon Knetter

Brandon Knetter, JV Assistant Coach

Positions: Running Backs and Linebackers

Playing Experience: Played Defensive End from 1999 to 2002

Coaching Experience: Second year coaching 

Interesting Fact: Favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys and I have been married for 17 years and have 5 children.

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Brady Schmidt, JV Assistant Coach

Positions: Outside Line Backer and Wide Receiver

Playing Experience:  Menasha High School WR 2014-16

Coaching Experience: Wausau East is my first coaching job!

Interesting Fact:  Student Taught at Wausau East High School last Spring!

Brandon Stout

Brandon Stout, JV Assistant Coach

Positions: Defensive Line &  Special Teams Coach

Playing Experience:  3 year varsity starter for Centennial High School (Bakersfield, CA) class of 2016, All Area &  All League Right Guard and Defensive Tackle.  Starting Center at Bakersfield College 2017-2018

Coaching Experience: Standard Middle School (Bakersfield, CA), North High School (Bakersfield, CA), and Girls Basketball here at East High

Interesting Fact: I have read every Harry Potter book front to back 3 times, I am a huge Potter fan!

Personal Message:

I am so incredibly excited and grateful to be here working alongside my fellow coaches, as we do everything in our power to give your children the best and most fun experience possible! My goal as a coach is to ensure your child leaves us not just a better football player, but a better young man as well. We look forward to a bright and competitive future for Wausau East football, and we are all working diligently towards this common goal.  Thank you so much for your support!

Ross Vincent, JV Volunteer Coach

Positions: Wide Receivers and Defensive Backs

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Last School Attended: UW-Madison Class of 2022

Interesting Fact: The last time I was on a team with Coach Kramer was 2017 when we were seniors at East!

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Tyrreonte Wilson, JV Volunteer Coach

Positions: Defensive Line & Offensive Line

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Dave Coenen, JV2 Head Coach

Positions: Defensive Back & Quarterback

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David Blaskowski, JV2 Coach

Positions: Defensive Line & Offensive Line

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Les Stevenson, JV2 Coach

Positions: Linebacker & Wide Receivers

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