Upper Iowa University Athletics

Jack Schroeder, class of 1970, is being inducted into the Upper Iowa University Hall of Fame in the officials category.  He was a four-year letterman in baseball (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970) as a catcher, and played on the Iowa Conference championship team in 1967, which also competed in the NAIA regional playoffs.  Schroeder was an offensive guard in football, lettering in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.
His interest in officiating started during his collegiate days at Upper Iowa under Dr. Andre Nadeau.  He continued interscholastic officiating in basketball, football and baseball, moving to the varsity level in 1979.  As a football official, Schroeder has worked state playoff games for 14 years, including the Class 4A State Championship in 2001.  The winter months have Schroeder on the court as a basketball official.  His distinguished career has included working 17 years of tournament games for both the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.  In 1999 and 2001, he has worked the championship games.
A native of Elma, Iowa, Schroeder is a 1966 graduate of Crestwood High School in Crestwood, Iowa, where he excelled in athletics.  Schroeder is in his 33rd year of teaching.  He spent his first five years at M-F-L Monona and is currently at Hampton-Dumont.
Schroeder and his wife Denice reside in Hampton, Iowa.  They are the parents of Laura and Kyle.