Chuck Scheinost Position: Head Coach (1st Season) Alma mater: Hastings College

A veteran of the collegiate coaching profession and a four-year letter winner at Hastings (NE) College, Chuck Scheinost enters his first season as head coach for Northern Colorado's men's golf program after previously being an assistant at the University of Northern Illinois.

Scheinost takes on the responsibility of leading the Bears to the top of Division I golf, after Northern Colorado recently completed its transition from Division II.

Before joining the Bears, Scheinost's two seasons with the Huskies proved to be successful. He helped tutor Nick Schenk to an All Mid-American Conference selection and Zach Jecklin to the MAC All-Tournament team, en route to NIU's sixth-place finish at the season-ending tournament, its highest finish in nine years.

Prior to his arrival at Northern Illinois, Scheinost spent one year as an assistant coach at Lenoir-Rhyne College, tutoring both the men's and women's programs. In that one season, Scheinost tutored five All-South Atlantic Conference performers (four women, one man) and helped seven others achieve Academic All-League recognition.

Scheinost was involved in the coaching, recruiting and strength and conditioning aspects for Lenoir-Rhyne College. Scheinost also served as tournament director for both the Billy Joe Patton and Lady Bear Invitationals, while assisting in the organization of three other events.

However, it's not just at the collegiate level where Scheinost has built his coaching resume. The assistant director of the Payne Stewart Memorial / First Tee of the Ozarks at Kids Across America Camps during Summer 2005, Scheinost aided with the planning and development of various golf activities geared toward promoting the game of golf to inner-city youth. He also served as a volunteer coach for the Northern Colorado Junior Golf Tour in Fort Collins, arranging tournaments for boys and girls aged 12-18.

A four-year starter on the collegiate level, Scheinost proved to be much more than a standout on the links, earning Academic All-America recognition during the 2002-03 season. He also served as a student athletic-trainer for the football and basketball programs during his junior and senior campaigns.

A media production major, with a minor in athletic training/coaching, Scheinost earned a pair of Golden Leaf Awards from the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association for Best Television News Feature and Best Television Sports Reporting. The Fort Collins, Colorado, native also earned two Golden Leaf Awards in 2001 as well.