University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Track & Field
Wick, Brad

Brad Wick
- Title:
- Assistant Track & Field Coach
- Email:
- wickx073@umn.edu
- Phone:
- (612) 452-0990
Brad Wick is in his first year as assistant cross country/track and field coach at the University of Minnesota.  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. Â
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.
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.