Coaching Staff
2012 Outlook • Support staff
Nick Richey
Mark Shook
Assistant A.D for Sports Medicine First Season Nick Richey was named Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine at Bowling Green in March of 2012 after serving on the athletic training staff at the University of Illinois since June of 2007. Richey was hired at Illinois as an assistant athletic trainer and was promoted to co-head athletic trainer for football in June of 2008. He was then named the head football athletic trainer in May of 2009. Prior to his time at Illinois, Richey served as an athletic trainer for the men’s soccer and women’s lacrosse teams at Notre Dame from January of 2005 until being hired by the Fighting Illini. He received his bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Purdue in May of 2003 and his masters degree in education, health and physical education from Virginia Tech in January of 2005, where he was a graduate assistant for the football and softball programs.
Jermaine Truax Director of Compliance and Certification Third Season Jermaine Truax begins his third year as the Director of Compliance and Certification at BGSU. Truax previously served as the Director of Compliance at St. Bonaventure University. Prior to being named Director of Compliance at St. Bonaventure, Truax served as the Coordinator of Internal Operations at St. Bonaventure from August 2008-August 2009. Truax has also served as an Assistant Football Coach for Defensive Backs at Alfred State College in New York since August 2008. While at Bowling Green, Truax will be primarily responsible for monitoring all areas of compliance with NCAA, MAC, and CCHA rules and regulations on behalf of BGSU, its faculty, staff, student-athletes, and persons with BGSU athletics interest.
Compliance and Student-Athlete Services Seventh Season Mark Shook, a native of Rittman, Ohio and a BGSU graduate, began his career at BGSU after four years in the Division of Athletics at Purdue University. He began his collegiate administrative career in August of 2002 as Academic Support Services Advisor and by the summer of 2005 was named an Associate Director of the office. Shook was the lead academic advisor for the Boilermakers’ football student-athletes, and also served that role for men’s basketball as well as for numerous Olympic sports during his tenure. He also held various other administrative and committee assignments while at Purdue. Shook is the Assoc. A.D. for Compliance and Student-Athlete Services. He oversees a staff of six who serve the academic support needs of Bowling Green’s 400+ student-athletes. He also serves as the Sport Administrator for women’s tennis and is responsible for the supervision, evaluation and overall management of the program. His other main duties include the administration of the Falcon Intern Program as well as coordination of the Annual Athletics Honors Night held each spring. Shook serves on the Leadership Advisory Board at BGSU and has served on the New Professionals Leadership Institute advisory committee and Student Money Management Team as well. In addition, he serves as an instructor for the Student-Athlete Leadership Course developed in the spring of 2007. This course, offered only for student-athletes, enhances their effectiveness as student leaders through a leadership practices inventory and the study of various leadership styles to assist them in developing their own leadership potential as well as defining their own philosophy on leadership. In July of 2006, Shook received the Professional Promise Award for Region III from the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A). The award honors professionals serving student-athletes who have shown extraordinary service to the N4A at the regional and/or national level; and outstanding performance as an academic advisor, life skills coordinator and/or administrator. Prior to his tenure at Purdue, Shook spent a year as an academic mentor in the Student-Athlete Support Services Office at the Ohio State University. Shook and his wife, Emily, reside in Bowling Green with their daughters Madeline, Marissa and Morgan.
After receiving his bachelor of arts in health & physical education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Truax received his masters of science in sport management from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in July of 2008. During his studies, Truax also served as an intern for the San Jose Sabercats and Buffalo Bills.
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