Elyce Kastigar
Northern State Women's Swimming Coach
Elyce Kastigar was hired August 1, 2006 as Northern State's first head women's swimming coach. The program is set to begin in the 2007-08 academic year, which gives Kastigar a year to recruit and ready the program.
Kastigar has been the Aberdeen Swim Club Head Coach since 1997. Prior moving to Aberdeen she worked for the city of Eden Prairie (Minn.) as a Therapeutic Recreation Supervisor, an Aquatics Supervisor, and a Community Center Manager.
Kastigar received her Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies from the University of Minnesota in 1988. She is a member of the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA), United State Swimming (coach member) and the United States Masters Swimming. She holds ASCA Level I (Foundations of Coaching) and ASCA Level II (Stroke School) certification and a certificate of Facility Management.
Elyce and her husband Joe live in Aberdeen with their three children; Adam (12), Hannah (10), and Haley (5). Kastigar will begin her duties August 1st.
Strength and Conditioning Coach Derrick Budig
Northern State strength & conditioning coach Derik Budig has propelled Wolves' athletics to new heights thanks to his comprehensive strength program that has been implemented into the NSU athletic system.
Budig, a Yankton, SD native, joined the Northern staff in 2002. He earned his Master's of Science Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Texas, at El Paso (UTEP) in 2005 after working as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach. He has also served as a strength and conditioning consultant for Olympic track and field athletes in El Paso. Prior to his time at UTEP, Budig was an intern for the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the area of strength and conditioning.
Budig has also had success on the football field where he was a four-year starter and two-year team captain for Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Budig is in charge of developing and coordinating programs which assist student/athletes in developing overall physical strength and conditioning at NSU. He is the founder and director of The Wolves Challenge, a speed, strength, and conditioning camp. In addition, Budig also organizes the weight room for all of Northern's athletic programs and is the sponsor for NSU's Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Budig lives in Aberdeen with his wife Amanda and his daughter Ella, born in April 2005. They are expecting another baby in March.
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Northern State University (located in Aberdeen, SD) is an NCAA Division II institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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