CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Jon Wiemers was promoted to offensive coordinator at Southeast Missouri, head coach Tom Matukewicz announced Thursday.
 
Wiemers was Southeast's offensive line and assistant head coach the last two seasons prior to his promotion. He will also coach the quarterbacks in his new role.
 
In 2015, Wiemers coached an offensive line that paved the way for the Ohio Valley Conference's second-best rushing offense. Southeast averaged 182.9 yards per game in 11 contests. Garret Baker, who started every game at left guard, earned Second-Team All-OVC honors under Wiemers.
 
"I'm really excited about Coach Wiemers leading our offense," said Matukewicz. "I talked to our offensive players and interviewed several other candidates. We chose Jon because of his ability to lead young people and his success at coordinating other offenses in the past."
 
Wiemers officially joined Southeast's coaching staff on Jan. 8, 2014.

In his first year with the Redhawks in 2014, his offensive line allowed only eight sacks, fewest in the OVC. The offensive line also had a big hand in helping the Redhawks lead the conference in both third and fourth-down conversions.

Wiemers was offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for one season at William Penn before coming to Cape Girardeau.

Prior to William Penn, Wiemers served a two-year stint as head coach at Arkansas City High School in Arkansas City, Kan. In 2012, Wiemers led Arkansas City to its first district championship and playoff berth in 16 years. He was named the 2011 Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Coach of the Year after leading his team to its first winning season in 10 years.

Before that, Wiemers was offensive coordinator at both Coffeyville Community College (2009-10) and NCAA Division II Concord University in West Virginia (2007-08).

While at Coffeyville CC, he was part of teams which made two Jayhawk Conference playoff appearances and reached two bowl games (winning one). Wiemers' quarterbacks in 2009 and 2010 ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in all-time single-season passing, respectively.

Wiemers' longest tenure, however, was at Emporia State, where he served as a coach in several areas. He began his career as a graduate assistant in charge of the tight ends from 1999-2000 and moved to offensive line coach in 2001.

Wiemers was then offensive coordinator for his final three campaigns (2004-06).

Emporia State flourished with Wiemers on staff, as the 2002 and 2003 teams finished with identical 9-3 records which rank among the top-three in program history.

The Hornets won the Mineral Water Bowl title in 2002 and claimed the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association title and advanced to the national playoffs for the first time in school history in 2003.

Also an accomplished college player, Wiemers was a two-time All-Conference linebacker at NCAA Division II Saginaw Valley State (Mich.). He was a team captain and defensive Most Valuable Player, as well.

Wiemers graduated with a degree in history from Saginaw Valley State in 1998 and is working towards his master's.

He and his wife, Sandy, have two sons, Gage and Cooper. Sandy works in Southeast's Department of Athletics as an Academic Services Assistant.