Kendrick Van Ackeren - Football Coach - Oregon State University Athletics

Kendrick Van Ackeren

Title:
Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach
Phone:
737-2614

Kendrick Van Ackeren was named the interim outside linebackers coach at Oregon State in November 2021.

He is in his fourth year with the Beavers after spending the first three as a defensive graduate assistant coach. This came after spending the 2017 season in a similar role at Montana State. He also was an assistant coach in 2016 at his alma mater of Bellevue High School in Washington.

Van Ackeren was a standout linebacker at Montana for three seasons after originally starting his collegiate career at Hawai’i. While with the Grizzlies, Van Ackeren played all three of his eligible seasons (2013-15) starting the last two. He was twice selected to the Big Sky Conference second team and as a senior set the school record for tackles in one season with 130. Off the field, Van Ackeren was a member of the Black Student Union at Montana, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Athletes in Action.

As a redshirt freshman at Hawai’i in 2011 he recorded 25 tackles and as a true freshman was named Defensive Scout Player of the Year.

Van Ackeren was the Seattle Times 3A Player of the Year at Bellevue High School. He was a two-time all-state honoree and led the team to its third straight state championship. He also earned all-league honors twice in basketball.

KENDRICK VAN ACKEREN
Appointment: Graduate Assistant Coach (Defense)
Education: Montana – Bachelor’s Degree in business finance, management and administration
Hometown: Bellevue, Washington
Football Staff History: 2017 Montana State, G.A. (defense); 2016 Bellevue High School, Defensive Coordinator and strength and conditioning coach

Van Ackeren Notables:
Player of the Year – Montana’s 2013 Special Teams Player of the Year and 2011 Hawai’i Scout Player of the Year.
All-America – Preseason All-America in 2015
27 – Number of victories at Montana
3 – FCS Playoff seasons at Montana
281 – Number of tackles as a Griz.
306 – Number of career tackles in college