Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame
Chad Kohagen, who graduated with a degree in physical education, is being inducted into the Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame as an athlete. A three-year letterman in football from 1994-96, he played for Coach Paul Rudolph.
Kohagen had an outstanding career as a linebacker for the Peacocks earning All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Second Team honors as a sophomore and junior and First Team as a senior. He was twice named as a preseason Division III All-American and earned the honor of Division III District Player of the Week in both 1995 and 1996.
The Denver High School alum served as team captain for UIU in 1995 and 1996 and was one of the leaders on the Peacock football team that finished third in the IIAC with a 7-3 record. While playing for the Cyclones of Denver, he was named to the Des Moines Register Class 3A All-State team as a linebacker.
Kohagen is currently in his 17th year in education with the Oelwein Community School District. He has served as a teacher and athletic director and is now in his eighth year as high school principal.
He resides in Oelwein and is married to Casey Angle-Kohagen, a 1998 graduate of Upper Iowa. They are the parents of four children; Scout and five-year old triplets Addy, Laney and Ryker.
