Casey Fangmeyer

The Outstanding Alumni Coach of the Year of the award was established in 2004. Each year, it is presented to a Hastings College graduate who has shown exceptional achievement in an athletic coaching profession.

Casey Fangmeyer '96

Fangmeyer played baseball at Hastings College from 1992 to 1994, followed by a two-year position as the team’s student assistant from 1994 to 1996. After his graduation from Hastings College, he moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska, acquiring positions in teaching and coaching.

Fangmeyer's coaching career is rooted in his position as the head coach of the girls high school basketball team in Red Cloud, and he has mentored the Warriors for the last 19 years.

He led the team to its first-ever state qualification in 2000. The girls finished that year as runners-up, with a 20-5 season record. The team qualified for state again in 2005 and 2017, with the latter year featuring a team of only six girls and a 20-4 record.

Fangmeyer has also served in coaching roles for boys basketball, football, boys golf and boys and girls track at Red Cloud. He is married to Dr. Keri Wulf Fangmeyer and has two daughters.