Mace joins the Eagle staff this season after a stop at the University of Sioux Falls (S.D.), where he was the Offensive Line Coach from 2020-22 and promoted to add Offensive Coordinator responsibilities in 2022.
Under his guidance, the Sioux Falls offense improved in nine statistical categories in 2022, including points per game, yards per game, 3rd down conversions and red zone scoring. They ranked in the top three in the conference in PPG, YPG and yards per play, while leading the conference in rushing for the second-straight year (12th in all of D-II). Sioux Falls, an NCAA Division II program and member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), went 8-3 last season. Four USF players earned All-NSIC honors, including RB Thuro Reisdorfer who led the conference in rushing, was a Second Team All-American and Harlon Hill Award nominee for D-II National Player of the Year.
This is Mace’s second stint at Eastern as he was with the program from 2017-19, working in quality control for OL, TE and QB position groups. He was a graduate assistant at Utah State from 2019-20.
As a student-athlete, he played center for D-III powerhouse Linfield College from 2008-11, where he was voted Team Captain and twice earned All-NWC honors. The Wildcats went 37-7 during his career, including 19-3 during his junior and senior years combined. They reached the D-III playoffs in 2009, 2010 and 2011, winning at least one game in each year and reaching the semifinals in 2009.
Mace earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance with a minor in Communications from Linfield in 2012.
