Central Community College - Columbus Campus Men's Golf

Kroupa brings twelve years of coaching experiences throughout the Midwest at various different levels. At CCC, his teams have improved since the start of the reinstated program in wins, competition and graduation of student-athletes. The Raiders have finished as the Region IX runner up the last two seasons and numerous players have signed with four-year programs on after their time at CCC. During this time, Kroupa has been named conference coach of the year twice in four years. Kroupa's coaching career began as an assistant boys coach at Richfield High School (MN) while he was attending college at Hamline University in St. Paul. During this time he helped the Spartans reach the state tournament for only the third time in school history. After spending two seasons with Richfield, Kroupa then spent one season coaching football and basketball at Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, MN. During the 2008-09 season, Kroupa served as an assistant with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls men's basketball team. While at UWRF, he assisted with recruiting, scouting, video breakdown and on-floor coaching. In May 2009, Kroupa accepted the head girls basketball coaching position at his alma mater, Brownell-Talbot, in Omaha. While at BT, the Raiders compiled a record of 39-22, they won their conference twice (first time since 1982), they recorded the best record in school history (16-6), and reached the sub-district final. While at BT, Kroupa also taught physical education at Holy Name Elementary in Omaha. At CCC, Kroupa's additional duties with the athletic department include serving as an assistant coach with the golf team He is also an instructor in the math department and foundations. Kroupa is a native of Omaha. He is married to Molly Kroupa and they have a daughter Julia (1 year old). He graduated from Hamline University, majoring in physical education and minoring in education. Kroupa earned a masters degree in physical education from the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 2014. View: | Desktop

Blackwell has scheduled numerous competitive events for the fall season to sharpen the skills of his players in preparation for the spring Region IX NJCAA tournament. Last years team posted the lowest overall score for CCC in the region tournament in a number of years and Blackwell wants to build on the solid foundation established by last years team. Additionally, last years Raider golf team was ranked 20th in the nation academically which indicates Blackwells commitment to his players education. Blackwell is a member of Pawnee Hills Golf Club in Fullerton and is a two-time club champion. He is also a member the Elks Country Club in Columbus where he works closely with Raiders assistant golf coach Mike Kroupa, and head golf pro Mike VunCannon, in developing team practices to improve overall team performance. Elks Country Club provides a wonderful location for the team to practice and to host potential golf team recruits. In addition to his coaching duties, Blackwell is a faculty member whose responsibilities include teaching business administration and accounting and provide academic advising to students. He will work closely with the athletic department to market and promote Raider activities in both athletics and academics. Blackwell will actively recruit within Nebraska to attract the best student athletes. Blackwell is originally from the small west Texas town of Spur. He received his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University and graduate degree in business administration from Arizona State University. View: | Desktop