Central College Athletics

Tanner Schminke (SHMINK-ee) joined the Central football staff as an assistant coach in 2022, taking over as wide receivers coach in 2024 after two seasons working with the defensive ends.

A 2021 Central graduate, Schminke received first-team Division III all-America honors from the Associated Press and D3fooball.com as a wide receiver. 
           
Schminke, a Boone, Iowa native, served as head boys and girls golf coach at Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School in spring 2022 and was also the golf course superintendent at Oakleaf Country Club in Reinbeck at that time.
           
At Central, Schminke was a part of two American Rivers championship clubs and helped the Dutch post a 12-1 record in 2021, reaching the NCAA Division III quarterfinals and finishing with a No. 6 ranking. He led Division III in touchdown receptions (19) and receiving yards (1,536), ranked fifth in receiving yards per game (118.2), 11th in scoring (114 points) and 16th in receptions per game (7.2). 
           
Schminke set school season records for most receiving yards and touchdown receptions and ranks second in receiving yards in a game (255), season (19) and career (29). He ranks third in career pass receptions (163) and fourth in career receiving yards (2,491).
           
A 2021 first-team all-conference pick, Schminke was twice named to the D3football.com Team of the Week in 2021.

Coaching achievements

Central College

• Team had 23-7 (.767) record in his first three seasons 
• Three all-conference performers in his position group

Athletics career

Central College

• Team had 39-8 (.830) record, 29-5 (.853) mark in conference games in his five seasons
• (4) varsity letters earned
• (1) Associated Press Division III All-America, first team
• (1) D3football.com All-America, first team (2021)
• (1) D3football.com All-Region 5, first team (2021)
• (1) American Rivers All-Conference, first team (2021)
• (1) D3football.com team of the week, special teams (Sept. 4, 2021); wide receiver (Oct. 9, 2021)
• (1) Conference special teams player of the week (Sept. 30, 2018)