Matt Weise and Family
Weise was named the Head Rowing Coach at Humboldt State on July 1, 2020.
Weise came to Humboldt State from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, where he was the Head Women's Rowing Coach from 2004 to 2019. He led the Spartans to three Big Ten team titles and 11 Big Ten individual titles. The Spartans had seven NCAA appearances with a best placing of sixth place at the NCAA Division I Championships.
Six of his athletes at Michigan State were members of the United States or Canadian National Team members. One was an Olympic Gold Medalist. He also coached 79 National Scholar Athletes and 40 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars (grade point average above 3.7). Weise is a Three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year and two-time Regional Coach of the Year.
Prior to being the Head Rowing Coach at Michigan State University, Weise was the Assistant Rowing Coach at his alma mater from 1997 to 2004. In 2002, Weise coached the line-up that won Michigan State's first Big Ten Individual Title.
From 2002 to 2003, Weise was the Sports Camp Director at Michigan State University. Prior to that, he was the Head Men's and Women's Rowing Club Rowing Coach at his alma mater. Weise wrote the proposal that elevated the women's club rowing team to varsity status in the athletic department.
Weise received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics in 1992 from Michigan State University. In 1997, Weise received his Master of Science degree in Physical Education and Exercise Science specialized in Biomechanics.
