Hemie Collier (Luther '07) was named as the third head coach in Augsburg University’s women’s lacrosse history in July 2024.
Prior to coming to Augsburg, Collier served as associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Cornell College (Iowa) from 2018 to 2024. The Rams had double-digit win totals in each of his last two campaigns, finishing 13-4 overall and 3-2 in Midwest Lacrosse Conference play in 2024. Collier coached a Cornell defense that has ranked in the top-30 among all NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse programs nationally in several categories. In 2024, the Rams finished the season ranked No. 4 nationally in ground balls per-game, No. 7 in total ground balls, No. 18 in caused turnovers, No. 20 in caused turnovers per-game, and No. 28 in scoring defense.
Two of his defenders earned MLC Defensive Player of the Year honors (2023, 2024), and teams he coached have produced 13 All-MLC honorees in his seven seasons.
In addition to his coaching role, Collier served as Senior Diversity Officer and Director of Intercultural Life at Cornell, a college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He has chaired the Cornell Diversity Committee and served as co-chair of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Diversity Officials Committee.
Collier has a wide variety of coaching experience, not only in lacrosse, but also in football and track and field. He served as an assistant coach for both track and field and football at Simpson College (Iowa) from 2010-13, as a football assistant coach at Concordia University-Ann Arbor (Mich.) from 2013-15, and as a football assistant coach at St. Cloud State (Minn.) in 2015. He moved to Cornell as Assistant Director of Intercultural Life in 2016.
Collier played on the football and track and field teams at Luther College (Iowa), where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history in 2007. He also served as an assistant coach in football and track and field there for two seasons. He earned his master’s degree in educational leadership from Concordia-Ann Arbor, and is currently pursuing his doctorate in higher education at Concordia University-River Forest (Ill.).
