Curtis Hammeke

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Curtis Hammeke
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Current position
Title Athletic director
Team Fort Hays State
Conference The MIAA
Annual salary$113,774 [1]
Biographical details
Born Great Bend, Kansas
Playing career
1981–1982 Barton CC
1983–1984 Fort Hays State
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1991 Barton CC (assistant)
1991–1996 Fort Hays State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1987–1991 Barton CC (media relations)
1991–1996 Fort Hays State (assistant AD)
1996–1998 Great Bend HS
1998–2003 Butler CC
2003–2004 Newman (Kansas)
2004–present Fort Hays State
Head coaching record
Overall164–81 (.669)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
RMAC regular season championship (1995)
RMAC Tournament championship (1995)
Awards
1 Louisville Slugger Coach of the Year (1995)
RMAC Coach of the Year (1995)

Curtis J. Hammeke is an American university sports administrator and former college baseball player and coach. Hammeke is currently the director of athletics at Fort Hays State University. Prior to his current position, Hammeke served as an athletic director at a high school and two colleges, as well as the baseball coach for Fort Hays State prior to that.

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Career

Early career

Hammeke, a Great Bend, Kansas native, played baseball for Barton Community College from 1981 to 1982, and finished his collegiate baseball career at Fort Hays State University from 1983 to 1984. [2] Two years after graduating from Fort Hays State, Hammeke began his career in athletics in 1987 as the Barton Cougars baseball assistant coach and Sports Information Director. [3]

Fort Hays State University

In 1992, Hammeke was hired as the head coach at his alma mater, Fort Hays State Tigers baseball, as well as an assistant athletic director. During his five seasons as the head coach, Hammeke led the Tigers to an overall record of 164–81 (.669), winning the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships in 1995. [4]

Three jobs in eight years

Following a successful five seasons as a head coach, Hammeke became the Great Bend High School director of athletics, a position he held from 1996 to 1998. [5] In 1998, Hammeke left his Great Bend to become Butler Community College's director of athletics. [6] Hammeke was responsible for hiring the National Junior College Athletic Association winningest football coach, Troy Morrell, who won three out of seven national championship appearances, and 12 conference championships. [7] In 2003, Hammeke left Butler CC to become the athletics director at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas. [8]

Return to Fort Hays State as AD

In May, 2004, Hammeke was named Fort Hays State University's athletics director. [9] During his time as the athletic director, Lewis Field Stadium has seen numerous renovations – including an artificial field – along with an indoor training facility. [10] Hammeke has hired several successful coaches at Fort Hays State including head Tiger football coach, Chris Brown, and head women's basketball coach, Tony Hobson.

Head coach record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Fort Hays State Tigers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1992–1996)
1992Fort Hays State 24–22
1993Fort Hays State 34–12
1994Fort Hays State 33–18
1995Fort Hays State 34–13
1996Fort Hays State 39–16
Fort Hays State:164–81 (.669)
Total:164–81 (.669)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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