I grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. After high school, I attended the University of Wisconsin-Superior and was a member of the Yellowjacket baseball team. I also spent one year at UW-Superior as a student assistant coach.
After college, I had coaching stops at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (Cloquet, Minnesota), Denfeld High School (Duluth, Minnesota), and Valley City State University (Valley City, North Dakota) before settling in here at Northland College.