Mike Budziszewski is in his first season as a full time coach with the Warriors and his third season in the program. Budziszewski will work with the WSU running backs after spending the past two seasons as a Graduate Assistant.
In his two seasons with the Warriors, Budziszewski has tutored one of the best running back tandems in the nation. Curtis Dewberry and Rayon Simmons have both accumulated over 1,000 all-purpose yards in each of the last two seasons.
Simmons led the NSIC in rushing in 2010, gaining 1,252 yards on the season, and became the seventh player in Winona State history to reach 2,000 yards rushing. As a team, WSU averaged 203.8 yards on the ground per game, good for second in the league. Simmons was a First Team All-NSIC selection and Deweberry earned All-Region honors.
Prior to arriving in Winona, Budziszewski was a teacher and coach at New Berlin Eisenhower High School. Budziszewski was the football program’s offensive coordinator as well as the school’s head track and field coach. IKE averaged better than 40 points per game in his time with the program and produced multiple All-Conference athletes. New Berlin Eisenhower won the Woodland Conference title and advanced to the state playoffs in 2007.
Budziszewski also coached at his alma mater, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, tutoring wide receivers while coordinating all on-campus recruiting. Budziszewski played quarterback for the Titans, leading the team to a 7-3 mark as a senior. It was the program’s best overall record in 30 years.
Budziszewski graduated from Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a degree in Secondary Education in 2006. He also holds a Masters of Science degree in Educational Leadership from Winona State University.
