Northern State University is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Their enrollment was 3,613 for Fall 2017.
They play NCAA Division 2 athletics and are in the Northern Sun Conference.
They have 3 people on their Athletics staff who each have ties to Western.
Josh Moon is their Athletic Director. He came to Northern State from Western where he served for three years (2009-2012) as Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Associate Director of Athletics, handling much of the day-to-day operations of the Department.
https://nsuwolves.com/staff.aspx?staff=165
Myers Hendrickson is Northern State's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Myers was a Wide Receiver for 3 years at Western: 2009, 2010, 2011.
https://nsuwolves.com/coaches.aspx?rc=925&path=football
Mike Famiglietti is Northern State's running backs coach. He is also the Assistant Recruiting Coordinator. Mike was a Long Snapper for 3 years at Western: 2011, 2012, 2013.
https://nsuwolves.com/coaches.aspx?rc=988&path=football
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Myers is also the son of former WIU HC Mark Hendrickson and was a standout player at Macomb High School.
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He is the lead pastor at Wesley here in Macomb a really nice guy who came into a no win situation as a coach
After leaving Western football, Mark Hendrickson was the minister at the Nauvoo United Methodist Church.
He is now the Director of the Western Illinois University Wesley Foundation (1325 W. University Drive).
http://wesleyfoundationwiu.weebly.com/about-us.html
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That's great to hear about Coach Hendrickson. He really did take over a no-win situation. I'll never forget two moments working with WIU Football.
1) When I came to WIU the only radio signal we had to broadcast football was on 88.3, meaning anyone outside of Macomb (or even in town) could not get the signal. Coach Hendrickson took time out of his day just two weeks before the first game of the season to have a sit down meeting with WJEQ with Sean McDonough and I. He cared so much about Leatherneck football radio coverage.
2) After the first game that season (2011), the Leathernecks suffered a tough loss on the road at Sam Houston State (who would go on to play in that year's FCS national championship game), coach came up to me and thanked me for taking the position at WIU. I was floored. That's the man Mark Hendrickson is. I'll forever be grateful to him for how well he treated me.
1) When I came to WIU the only radio signal we had to broadcast football was on 88.3, meaning anyone outside of Macomb (or even in town) could not get the signal. Coach Hendrickson took time out of his day just two weeks before the first game of the season to have a sit down meeting with WJEQ with Sean McDonough and I. He cared so much about Leatherneck football radio coverage.
2) After the first game that season (2011), the Leathernecks suffered a tough loss on the road at Sam Houston State (who would go on to play in that year's FCS national championship game), coach came up to me and thanked me for taking the position at WIU. I was floored. That's the man Mark Hendrickson is. I'll forever be grateful to him for how well he treated me.
WIUS must now be broadcasting with more power or with a better tower placement -- or possibly both.beauspencer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 2:49 pmWhen I came to WIU, the only radio signal we had to broadcast football was on 88.3, meaning anyone outside of Macomb (or even in town) could not get the signal.
WIUS used to struggle to reach Good Hope -- on a good day.
Now I can pick up the signal in Monmouth, Rushville, and Carthage.