UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE - Key Persons
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- Strength & Conditioning - Graduate Assistant / Veteran 's Memorial Training Center
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- Graduate Assistant / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Assistant Director of Sports Information M / W XC WSOC MBB WBB LAX
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- Graduate Assistant / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Head Coach Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Designee
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- Graduate Assistant M / W Golf / MTAC 218
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- Graduate Assistant MSOC VB M / W WREST BB / MTAC 218
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- Coordinator of Creative Media, Marketing, and Fan Engagement
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- Graduate Assistant / Heritage Center
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- Coach
- Director of Men's and Women 's Tennis
The University of Dubuque has announced the hiring of Chad Fenwick as Director of Men's and Women's Tennis.
"I'm looking to create a culture of hard work with expectations on moving the Spartans toward the top of the American Rivers Conference," commented Fenwick. "UD has a lot of potential with facilities and ability to play and practice year-round. I'm going to spend a lot of time finding the right student-athletes to help us reach a level where we are competitive in every match. We have to build depth with 8-10 student-athletes who have high tennis skills while developing everyone on the women's and men's teams."
Fenwick ('01) returns to his alma mater after leading the Loras College Duhawks tennis programs since 2015. Prior to Loras, he coached men's and women's tennis teams at Ashford University from 2010-2015 and at Upper Iowa University from 2006-2010. Fenwick previously led the Spartans from 2000-2002. He has led all of his previous teams to high academic standards and all-conference honors.
"We are excited to welcome Coach Fenwick back to the UD campus," said Nelson Edmonds, Vice President of Student Engagement and Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Dubuque. As an alum, he is aware of our Mission and our commitment to student success. We look forward to assisting him in moving our tennis programs forward, and in forming and engaging our students to prepare them to live and model our Mission in their future endeavors."
Fenwick earned Coach of the Year honors in 2015-16 in men's tennis at Loras College. During his tenure at Loras, he produced dozens of All-Conference performers combined with a multitude of academic honors each year for men and women in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, IIAC/A-R-C, and CoSIDA/CSC. On the women's side, he led the team to a conference runner-up finish in 2020. Fenwick led the #1 doubles team to the conference "A" flight champions in 2022. He led the Duhawks to qualify for the A-R-C team tournaments the past eight seasons.
Fenwick claimed ITA Central Region Women's Tennis Coach of the Year honors at Ashford University. His team finished 15-2 in 2013-14 and was ranked #24 in the country. Ashford finished 132-41 in singles' matches and five members of the women's team finished with double-digit victories in singles play. In doubles play, the Saints compiled a 63-22 mark, with three members reaching double-digits in victories.
At Upper Iowa University, he earned Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Coach of the Year honors in 2008. The Peacocks won their first conference title in school history in 2008.
Fenwick is a native of Dixon, Ill., and lives in Dubuque with his wife Kristy (C'01).
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- Assistant Coach Tight Ends
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- Assistant to the President for Special Projects
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- Graduate Assistant
- Women's and Men 's Golf Graduate Assistant
Daniela Miranda is a 2021 graduate of the University of Dubuque, earning her bachelor's degree with honors in Business Administration and a double minor in Economics and Spanish.
Miranda was a four-year Women's Golf player at the University of Dubuque, earning a very successful and highly decorated career. She is a three-time All-Conference performer, earning third place in 2019 and a second-place finish in 2018 at the American Rivers Conference Tournament. Daniela won 2020 American Rivers women's golf Championship and was named Player of the year. She also led the University of Dubuque women's golf team to the 2021 NCAA Championship where the team placed 18th in the country. Miranda has been named American Rivers Conference Golfer of the Week four times during her career and Female Athlete of the Week. Over the course of Daniela's career here at UD she won seven individual tournament titles.
A 2017 graduate of Woodstock North High School, Miranda played all her four years and was the first golfer - girl or boy- to advance to the Illinois State Golf Tournament from her high school. Miranda was a two-time state qualifier, placing eighth her senior year.
Miranda will be pursuing her master's degree in Sports Management.
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- Head Women's Coach Men 's Assistant Coach / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Head Coach Men's and Women 's Tennis
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Dishon Deering was named the Men's and Women's Tennis coach in the Fall 2018. He previously filled in for former Head Coach Claudio Giraldi (military obligations) in the fall of 2015 while assisting as a graduate assistant.
Deering was a four-year letter winner for the Spartans. He was Academic All-Iowa Conference for three years and graduated cum laude in criminal justice in 2014 with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity and was active in community service while at UD. He was a member of the NCAA Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at UD and was selected to be part of a regional SAAC Leadership Workshop.
He is a native of Winter Springs, Fla. where he was a three-year letter winner at Winter Springs High School.
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- Strength & Conditioning - Graduate Assistant
- Strength & Conditioning - Graduate Assistant / Veteran 's Memorial Training Center
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- Faculty Athletic Representative
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- Director of Golf / Stoltz Sports Center
- Head Coach / Stoltz Sports Center
- Head Golf Coach / Stoltz Sports Center
- Title / Head Coach
Dustin Bierman took over the leadership as the Director of Golf at the University of Dubuque in 2015. Under Bierman, the Spartans have upgraded the Men's and Women's Golf Program. In the Fall of 2019, the women's golf team won the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Championship for the first time in school history and would have competed in the NCAA Championships at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in May of 2020 (2020 spring season canceled by NCAA/A-R-C). In the fall of 2020 and 2021, Bierman coached his women's team to back-to-back-to-back A-R-C titles and earned his third A-R-C Coach of the Year honors, including 2020 A-R-C Medalist, Daniela Miranda and 2021 A-R-C Medalist Madison Bowers.
During his tenure with the Spartans, Bierman has excelled at recruiting by bring in 50 total student-athletes for both the men's and women's teams. In these recruiting classes they have won 20 team tournament titles, 14 individual medalist titles and 12 all-conference players between the men's & women's golf teams.
In the Fall of 2020, Bierman led the Men's team to two tournaments titles at the Wartburg College Shootout and Loras College Invite. Also led the UD Men's Golf team to a 4th place finish at the 2019 American Rivers Conference Championships with Brady Ellis and Garvin Paper earning all-conference honors by finishing in the top ten. The Spartans have improved their stroke average each year under Bierman and won the 2018 Knox College Invite. In the Fall of 2019 the Spartans won the Clarke University Fall Invite team title and Jordan Elliott took home medalist honors as well. Garvin Paper also took home medalist honors at the MSOE Invite at Grand Geneva Resort with rounds of 71 & 71.
A native of Newton, Illinois, Bierman began his college career at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois before transferring to the University of Dubuque. Bierman holds a Bachelor degree from the University of Dubuque, and completed his master's degree in athletic administration from Loras College in 2007.
Bierman and his wife, Jackie, are the parents of two children, Josie and Max
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- Athletic Trainer
- Athletic Health Care Administrator / Head Athletic Trainer / Stoltz Sports Center
- Athletic Health Care Administrator Head Athletic Trainer Football Men 's Golf
Erin Barsema serves the University of Dubuque as an Athletic Trainer and Athletics Health Care Administrator for over 12 years. She is a 2008 graduate of Clarke University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training.
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- Assistant Track and Field
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- Graduate Assistant Director of Operations
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- Graduate Assistant Athletic Administration / Stoltz Sports Center 106
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- Head Track and Field Throws
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- Certified Athletic Trainer
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- Head Men's Coach Women 's Assistant Coach / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Graduate Assistant
- Graduate Assistant / Stoltz Sports Center
- Graduate Assistant Golf / Stoltz Sports Center
Jordan Elliott is a 2021 graduate of the University of Dubuque, graduating with a B.B.A and majoring in accounting while also earning letters all four years he was a player.
Before coming to UD, he graduated from Waukee High School in Waukee, Iowa. As a senior, he and the Warriors finished in second place at the 4A state tournament at the Tournament Club of Iowa and went on to finish in fourteenth place individually.
While at UD, he compiled multiple top five individual finishes, including medalist at the 2019 Clarke University Fall Invite. Also faring well at the conference tournament where he has two all conference honors, his freshman and senior years. His final round at the 2018 ARC Conference tournament was one of the lowest in school history where he shot 68 (-4) at Prairie Links Golf Course in Waverly, Iowa, where he went out in 31 on the front nine.
After graduating, Jordan worked in public accounting for a year and a half in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but he couldn't shy away from his passion for competitive golf and is back at UD to help coach the Spartans to more victories and conference titles.
In his free time, Jordan still enjoys playing competitive amateur golf around the state of Iowa and you can always find him on the golf course either playing or practicing.
He is pursuing his Masters degree in Sports Management and Administration.
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- Assistant Director of Recreation Intramural Director
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- Head Coach / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Athletic Administrator Budget Officer / Stoltz Sports Center 310
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Kasey Burst joined UD in 2016 as the Spartans Head Men's Lacrosse Coach. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., he is the third coach in program history. In his seventh season, Burst led the Spartans to a 12-8 overall record in 2022, leading the Spartans to their first ever NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament. The Spartans were the first team in the state of Iowa to compete in the NCAA Championships for lacrosse.
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- Graduate Assistant / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Graduate Assistant M / W Track & Field / MTAC 218
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- Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
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- Head Women 's Hockey / Heritage Center
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- Assistant Athletic Trainer VB WSOC M / W Hockey
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- Associate Dean of Student Engagement and Intercollegiate Athletics
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- Associate Head Coach / Heritage Center
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- Associate Head Coach / Heritage Center
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- Assistant Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Running Backs
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- Assistant Coach / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Media Service Specialist Athletics Live Video Streams
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- Vice President of Student Engagement and Intercollegiate Athletics / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Head Coach Cross Country Assistant Coach Track and Field
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- Head Coach / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Assistant Coach Men's and Women 's Tennis
- Title / Assistant Coach
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- Assistant Coach / Stoltz Sports Center
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- Head Men 's Hockey / Heritage Center
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- Faculty Athletic Representative / Dunplap Technology Center
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- Head Strength and Conditioning Coach / Veteran 's Memorial Training Center
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- Title / Assistant Coach
Thomas Martin, a native of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, joined the UD lacrosse coaching staff in Fall 2022 as a volunteer assistant. In 2023, he assumed the role of assistant coach. Martin will serve in the 2023-24 season as the Faceoff and Midfield coordinator for the Spartans.
Martin has multiple years of coaching experience at the youth, club, and high school levels having coached at his Alma Mater, Sault Area, in Maine for Caribou Lacrosse, and in Minnesota for Shakopee and Grey Duck.
Martin played for the Spartans from 2018-2022 where he appeared in 23 games as a long-stick midfielder and faceoff specialist. He was named to the academic all-conference team in each of his four years. Martin was a member of UD's 2022 Midwest Lacrosse Conference championship team and competed in the NCAA tournament in 2022.
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- Head Athletic Trainer MSOC M / W WREST T & F / XC BS
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- Associate
- Athletic Director
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- Graduate Assistant / Stoltz Sports Center