University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Add Brad Wick to Coaching Staff
8/5/2021 1:03:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
University of Minnesota director of track and field/cross country Matt Bingle has announced the addition of Brad Wick to the coaching staff. A familiar name to the Golden Gophers, Wick was a volunteer assistant from 2005-08 and was most recently at San José State the past eight seasons. "I am excited that Coach Wick is going to be a part of our staff," Bingle said. "Brad will have a big impact on our culture and the success of the program moving forward. He will make a difference with the team as people and as athletes. The whole staff is excited to work with Coach Wick."
"I am thrilled to be a part of the track and field staff and coaching the distance runners with Coach Hopkins," Wick said. "Being a graduate school alum, Minnesota native, and just knowing the history of the program, I am truly honored to hold a position at the U of M."
Wick was at the helm of the San José State's cross country programs the past eight seasons. In one of the program's most successful seasons in program history, Wick coached NCAA qualifier Jennifer Sandoval, the first-ever Spartan woman to compete at nationals. Wick took the women's team from a seven-year absence in the West Region to 8/36th and the men's program to 11th/29th.
Prior to San Jose State, Wick served as the cross country coach at Boise State from 2008-2013. In cross country, Wick has coached three conference Freshman of the Year, 11 first-team all-conference honorees and 13 second-team cross country honorees.
Wick lead Boise State to its first men's WAC cross country title in 2010 and in 2012 had the men's and women's teams both in the top 10 in the West Region for the first time in school history.
On the track, Wick directed 12 individual conference titles including sweeping the women's long distance events (5,000-meters, 10,000-meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase) at the 2013 Mountain West Championships by three different athletes. One of those athletes was Emma Bates, who was crowned 3rd in the 10,000m and 7th in the 5,000m at the 2013 NCAA Championships. In total, Wick has coached his distance athletes to 83 all-conference honors during the indoor and outdoor track seasons as well as 19 performances that earned NCAA first round qualification.
Prior to arriving at Boise State, Wick served as the assistant coach for the men's cross country and distance track team at the University of Minnesota for three years. There he helped coach several members of the Minnesota cross-country program to success at the national level. With the Gophers he assisted in coaching five cross country All-Americans and an eighth place team finish at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
The Elk River, Minn., native completed a master's degree in sports and exercise science at the University of Minnesota in 2007 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education and minors in coaching and health education in 2004 at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Wick is also USA Track and Field Level 2 coaching certified in Endurance.
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