Sam Sewell joined Curt Mallory’s staff in 2017 as the teams running backs coach.
He saw LeMonte Booker earn Honorable Mention All-MVFC in 2017 after the senior racked up 1,086 all-purpose yards. He led the team and is second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference during the regular season with 941 yards on the ground and accounted for a team best five rushing touchdowns. He averaged 85.5 rushing yards per game and finished with 4.7 yards per carry which was seventh best in the MVFC among ball carriers with 100 or more attempts. Booker put together three games with 100 or more yards rushing including 167 yards against YSU and 104 yards against the top rush defense in the country in NDSU.
The ThunderWolves had the sixth-best rushing attack nationally in 2015 with 291 yards per game. The tandem of brothers Cameron and Bernard McDondle combined for 3,674 yards to establish the new NCAA record for rushing yards by two backs on the same team. Cameron finished third in Harlon Hill voting after he ranked second nationally in rushing yards, rushing yards per game and rushing touchdowns, while brother Bernard was first in NCAA Division II in rushing yards per carry. The two helped the Pack become just the fourth team in NCAA Division II history to produce both a 2,000-yard rusher and a 1,000 yard-rusher in the same season.
While at McKendree, Sewell coached two all-conference selections one of which led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in yards per carry.
Sewell helped improve the special teams unit in nearly every statistical category, which included the Bearcats finishing second in the nation in the regular season in punt return average. He served as the recruiting coordinator for the 2013 class and assisted in the signing of 50 incoming freshmen in back to back years under a restricted budget and staff.
Before his time at McKendree, Sewell served as tight ends coach and special teams assistant while at CSU-Pueblo (2010-12). He helped lead the ThunderWolves to back-to-back RMAC championships in 2011 and 2012 and a combined record of 23-2. He coached All-American tight end Koby Wittek and all-region tight end Roger Pfannenschmid.
Sewell coordinated the kickoff return unit, prepared weekly scouting and game plans and also oversaw the high school, individual and youth camps.
Sewell played tight end at University of Northern Colorado (2006-10) where he was a two-year starter.
Sewell earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in recreation tourism & hospitality in 2010.
