Football
- Title:
- Assistant Football Coach
- Email:
- igshoemaker@stcloudstate.edu
- Phone:
- 320-308-3070
- Office:
- HaH 330A
Shoemaker had been the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and strength and conditioning coordinator at Baldwin Wallace College (OH) since 2006. At Baldwin Wallace he designed and implemented a multiple spread no-huddle offense, supervised a diversified strength and conditioning program, and expanded recruiting efforts to Florida. In addition, he supervised the operation of the digital video editing system and recruiting database.
Other coaching stops for Shoemaker have included three seasons at Kenyon College (OH) where he was the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and strength and conditioning coordinator. His offensive squad broke 13 school and individual records. As a member of the coaching staff at Kenyon College he helped increase student-athlete numbers and minority athlete numbers.
Shoemaker also coached at Minot State University alongside Doug Patterson. Shoemaker was the pass game coordinator and worked with the quarterbacks and wide receivers. He was the offensive coordinator at Saint Mary College in Kansas where he assisted in the recruitment of the inaugural class for the start-up program. From 1997 to 1999 he was an offensive position assistant at Western Washington University and worked with running backs and tight ends.
In addition to coaching football, Shoemaker has been a head baseball coach at Minot State and Saint Mary College. He was also an assistant fastpitch coach at Western Washington.
His teaching experience has included stints as an instructor at Baldwin Wallace, Kenyon, and Minot State, and graduate instructor at Western Washington. He has also made numerous guest speaking appearances.
A native of Graham, Washington, Shoemaker is a graduate of Grinnell College (IA), where he was a four-year starter in both football and baseball, and earned a degree in psychology. He was the football Most Valuable Player and Offensive Back of the Year and set school records for home runs in a season and career in baseball.
