Northwestern College Athletics

Kirkeby was named the Red Raiders assistant baseball coach in the summer of 2016. Now in his fifth season, the Red Raider pitching staff saw immediate improvement under his direction. 

    "My family and I are extremely excited about the opportunity to come back to Northwestern" said Kirkeby. "Northwestern is a place where I feel I can continue to grow spiritually and professionally. To be able to give back as a coach to the program I played at is something that I am very grateful for."

Family: wife - Heather; children - Jocelyn, Elyse

Alma Mater: Northwestern (2012)

Playing Career: 
    standout pitcher for the Red Raiders (2009-12)
    ranks 9th in program with 18 wins; 182 innings (18th)
    Red Raiders went 112-85 during playing career
    won 2010 GPAC Tournament 2010; GPAC Regular Season Title in 2011
    
Coaching Career:
    2017 - Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach at Northwestern
    2016- Assistant Coach Cherokee High School

All GPAC Pitchers under Kirkeby:
Brady Roberts - 2019 Honorable Mention
Tanner Ortlund- 2018 2nd Team
Noah McBride- 2018 2nd Team
Mitchell Kresnik- 2018 Honorable Mention
Raphael DeHoyos- 2018 Honorable Mention
Victor Mena- 2018 Honorable Mention
Isaac Horigan- 2017 Honorable Mention
Alec Rickabaugh- 2017 Honorable Mention

"I am really excited to have Jared back on campus," said head coach Brian Wede. "Jared was the type of player that had an infectious personality who got the most of out of his ability. He was very mentally strong and willing to be used in whatever role was best for the team. Ever since he left the program I have been thinking of ways to get him back on campus because I think he can be a very good asset for our program moving forward."

"Adding Jared to the staff also allows me to work with our position players/hitters on a more regular basis, something I am very excited for," said Wede. "In the 10 years I've been a head coach, we carry a 0.309 team batting average and have averaged 6.19 runs per game in 500+ games. I have no doubt we will continue that offensive production."

Kirkeby will have an office in the Bultman Center and can be reached at 712-707-7417 or jared.kirkeby@nwciowa.edu.