WAUSAU EAST
LUMBERJACKS FOOTBALL
Meet your coaches:
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
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.
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, 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!
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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