Mike DuFrane begins his first year as an assistant coach in 2013 after serving as a part-time assistant coach in 2011 and as a graduate assistant in 2010. In between Carthage stints, DuFrane was an assistant coach at Loras College for the 2012 season.
A native of Hortonville, Wis., Dufrane attended Augustana College (S.D.) for the three years before transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He was the starting nose tackle for the Warhawks’ NCAA Division III championship team in 2007 and their national-runner-up squad in 2008.
DuFrane graduated from Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2009 with a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism. He served as a defensive line coach and video coordinator at Minnesota-Morris in the 2009 season. DuFrane, who will complete work on his master’s degree in education at Carthage in 2013, lives in Kenosha, Wis., with his wife, Jillian, son, Jordy and daughter, Reese.
