Raven football fills out coaching staff with hiring of Wiemers and Powers

The Red Ravens filled two assistant coach openings with the hiring of Jon Wiemers and Jared Powers.  Wiemers will serve as the Ravens' offensive coordinator while Powers will handle the offensive line.

Wiemers was most recently the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia.  From 1999-2006 he coached at Emporia State University where he coached tight ends, the offensive line, and served as offensive coordinator his final three seasons at Emporia.  Emporia State finished 9-3 in 2002 and 2003 with Wiemers as an assistant, two of the top three records in Emporia State history.

Wiemers played four seasons from 1995 to 1998 at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Michigan.  A Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference linebacker in 1997 and 1998, Wiemers was voted team captain his senior season and voted 1998 Defensive MVP by teammates.  After completing his playing career, Wiemers served as a student assistant and linebackers coach for a year at Saginaw.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Powers has coached the past three seasons at Dodge City Community College.  Powers played two season at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia, where he was a first team all conference selection before transferring to William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.  While at William Jewell, Powers was a two year captain and All Conference performer for the Cardinals.

Powers holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication from William Jewell College. After graduation, Powers was hired as the running backs coach at Worchester Polytechnic Institute in Worchester, Mass. He has also served as the assistant strength and conditioning coach while at WPI.

Prior to his coaching stint at Dodge City, Powers was the defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coach at Averett University in Danville, Virginia.