Wiemers joins Carthage football coaching staff

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Former Pitt State assistant coach Dave Wiemers is returning to the sideline in 2021, joining Jon Guidie and the Carthage Tigers.

Wiemers will serve as offensive coordinator for Carthage High School.

“You never really lose your coaching instincts,” Wiemers says, “I think I can be helpful to them. Obviously it’s not broken over there, they’re just looking for another set of eyes and ears. With where I’m at in coaching, I think I can provide that and give them a good hand and jump in with a program that’s already rolling. I’m excited to be a part of it.”

Wiemers served as head coach at Emporia State from 2001-2006, and as an assistant coach at Pittsburg State for 12 seasons (2008-2019), 10 as defensive coordinator and 2 as offensive coordinator – helping the Gorillas claim the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship.

He now joins a program in Carthage with similar championship expectations every season.

“That was the biggest attraction for me,” Wiemers says of joining a winning program, “I didn’t want to get into a situation where we were going to have to install something new and change things around….they don’t have anything wrong. They have good players and a good staff. Coach Guidie is a great coach. You get to walk in and the motor is always running.”

Being in the 4-state area for a number of years, Wiemers is familiar with the program at Carthage.

“I didn’t see them a lot, except on video, because I was generally in Oklahoma recruiting, but we always had them in team camp (at Pitt State),” Wiemers says, “They were the one team that you could watch and go “man, they’re running their stuff good.” Their execution is phenomenal, and you could really see that in camp. You could tell it’s a group that knows what they’re doing. You know what you’re walking into, so it was a pretty easy decision…just going to go over there and try to help win some games.”

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