Horizontal Jumps Coach Joel Kiekbusch

Coach Kiekbusch is in his tenth year of coaching at St. Thomas. He has an extensive background in track & field. First as an athlete at Winona Senior High School, Kiekbusch was a Winhawk sprinter and all-Big Nine competitor. Later at Winona State University, Kiekbusch was an all-NSIC competitor at 800m and on several relays.

Kiekbusch came to UST in 1996 and took over the horizontal jumps the following year. After a one-year absence at UW-Eau Claire, he returned to the Tommies in 1998.  Kiekbusch is a graduate of Winona Senior High School and Winona State University, and earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of St. Thomas.  He began his coaching career in 1986 and for 20 years has coached at the interscholastic, NCAA Division I, II, and III levels.

In ten years at UST, Kiekbusch has coached MIAC conference champions PJ Theisen, Joe Thomas, Andrew Hilliard, Andrew Kisielius, Jeff Schmidt, and Adam Johnson, as well as all-conference performers Ben Garbe, Shannon Rainey, and Cam Stottler.

Coach Kiekbusch is well-versed in coaching theory and is certified by USA Track & Field as a Level I and Level II coach.  Kiekbusch attended USATF Coaching Education schools at the University of Minnesota, the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Cal State-Long Beach in Southern California, and the University of St. Thomas.

Kiekbusch is a special educator at Eastview High School in Apple Valley; he resides in Rosemount, MN, with his wife Rebekah and son Hansel.