Ripon College Athletics

Steve Wammer is in his fourth year serving as Associate Athletic Director.  Prior to Ripon, Wammer served as Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Athletics at Northland College. While at Northland he guided the school to membership in NCAA Division III. In 2022 he was inducted into the Northland College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Wammer was the 11th head softball coach in Ripon program history, serving in that capacity for seven season (2018-24) and accumulating the third-most wins in program history.

Prior to his time at Northland, Wammer served as the Assistant Director of Athletics and Student Activities at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Ill., where he was also Head Men's Basketball and Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach. He has also spent time at UW-Barron County, where he coached basketball and soccer, and at Concordia (Minn.), where he coached baseball and basketball.

Wammer received a B.A. in Physical Education from Concordia College (Minn.), before earning his Master's in Kinesiology with Coaching Emphasis from Texas Woman's University. He is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Athletic Administrators (NACDA).

Wammer and his wife Debbie, a second grade teacher in the Berlin Area School District, reside in Ripon. They are parents to adult triplets, Emily ‘21, Samuel, and Jacob.