Aaron Vlcko

Sport: Football
Year: 4th Season
Position: Interim Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator

Aaron Vlcko will take over as interim head coach of the Truman football team on July 1, 2009. He will become the 21st Head Coach in Truman history after spending the previous four seasons as the team's offensive coordinator. In 2007, quarterback Matt Ticich, tight end Ryan King and offensive lineman Jon Frantz were named all conference after the Bulldogs averaged 366.5 yards of total offense. The breakout game was against Upper Iowa when Truman amassed 653 yards of total offense and Ticich set a new conference and school record with 493 yards passing. Following the 2006 season, Ticich and running back Jake Cunningham earned all-conference honors when the Bulldogs finished with a 6-3 conference record and in a tie for fourth place. In his first year, Vlcko had the difficult task of taking over an offense that lost its all-MIAA quarterback from the year before. Under Vlcko, the Bulldog offense showed improvement throughout the year, including averaging 414.2 yards of total offense during the final five games of the year. In addition to his coaching duties, Vlcko coordinates the Bulldog Football Summer Team camps. Before Truman, Vlcko coached at his alma mater Coe College (Iowa) in 2003 and, prior to that, was an assistant coach at Bemidji State (Minn.) from 1996-2003. He coached the quarterbacks at Bemidji State and in 1998, was named the team’s offensive coordinator. His being named offensive coordinator coincided with the Beavers turning their program around. After averaging less than two wins a seasons since 1990, Bemidji State won six games in 1998, eight games in 1999 and nine games in 2000. In each of those three seasons, the program finished third or better in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Over Vlcko’s last five years at Bemidji State, the Beavers’ offense averaged over 30 points and 400 yards of total offense a game. He coached over 20 all-conference players, one conference player of the year, several all-Americans and a regional Harlon Hill candidate. At Coe College, he coached the quarterbacks and running backs. Both his starting quarterback and running back earned first-team all-conference honors that season. Prior to his stint at Bemidji State, Vlcko was the running back coach at Lindenwood College (Mo.) from 1994-96. Vlcko lettered four years and started three seasons on the football team at Coe. He helped the team win three conference championships and earn two NCAA Division III playoff berths. Vlcko graduated from Coe in 1994 with a bachelor of arts in economics and business administration. In 1996, he earned a masters of business administration from Lindenwood, and in 1999 he earned a master of science in physical education from Bemidji State. Aaron and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Ashlyn, and a son, Brandon.