Southeast Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame
Dr. Rademaker has been a mainstay in the SEMO Track and Field family for decades and once represented the program as a top athlete in the pole vault and as its team captain. He is an outstanding events coach, particularly and certainly not limited to the pole vault. Rademaker has produced numerous MIAA and OVC champion athletes as well as NCAA national champions throughout the years either as a paid or volunteer assistant coach. In all, he coached 18 OVC pole vault champions and one OVC high jump champion. All of SEMO's pole vault records have come with Rademaker as coach of that event. He has been a great recruiter for the track and field and cross country programs during his coaching tenure. In addition to coaching, Rademaker has been a clinician presenter and has published articles in journals regarding the pole vault and methods in the teaching and coaching profession. As an educator, he taught in the physical education and recreation department for many years and continues to be a positive influence, role mode and mentor to countless teachers, coaches and students at SEMO.
