Coaches

Mark Fohl
Head Baseball Coach
20th Season

Mark Fohl has been the head baseball coach at Minnesota-Morris since 1985. He has also served as athletic director at UMM since 1987.

Mark was also an assistant football coach for the Cougars from 1985-1995 and has been the head men’s golf coach since 2000.

Fohl is a 1981 graduate of the University of North Dakota. The Glendive, Montana native and his wife Melanie has three sons, Gyles, Tyler and Mike.

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Todd Hickman
Assistant Coach

Prior to joining the staff at Minnesota-Morris, Hickman spent three years at Hibbing Community College in Hibbing, MN as the Head Football Coach. In addition to his football duties, Hickman also served as the Head Coach for the Women's Basketball and Softball programs.

Todd Hickman "Hick" is the offensive coordinator for the Cougar football team as well as an assistant aaseball Coach at UMM.

Todd and his wife Karie, a 1990 UMM grad, reside north of Morris with their five children, Cody, Cassey, Calley, Correy and Cortney.

Coaching Background

• 1988 Apollo High School, MN, Assistant
• 1989-90 University of Minnesota-Morris, Assistant
• 1991-92 University of Nebraska-Kearney, Graduate Assistant
• 1992-93 University of Minnesota-Morris, Assistant
• 1994-96 Hibbing Community College, Head Football Coach
• 1997-98 Mesabi Community College, Assistant Baseball Coach
• 1998- current University of Minnesota-Morris, Assistant

Education Background

• 1981-85 Undergraduate work University of Minnesota- Morris
• 1991 Bachelor of Elective Studies St. Cloud State University
• 1993 Masters of Arts in Education University of Nebraska-Kearney

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Don Goracke has been a Cougar baseball assistant coach since 1993, working mainly with the pitchers.

A retired Mn DOT worker, Don also serves as a volunteer coach for the Morris Area High School baseball team as well as the many summer baseball programs in the community.

Don and his wife Shirley live in Morris.

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