WIAC (Division III) Women’s Basketball Coach Salaries
Head coach pay at the eight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women’s basketball programs, all NCAA Division III, for 2026–27. All eight schools are in the Universities of Wisconsin system, so pay is public record, but the state payroll database was not reachable for this report. Every dollar figure below is therefore labeled Unconfirmed (last reported for 2025–26). Men’s programs: WIAC men’s basketball coach salaries.
Key numbers
- Four of eight programs have a new head coach. UW–Eau Claire (Hannah Iverson), UW–Oshkosh (Lindsay Bronson Schultz), UW–Stevens Point (Matt Hockett) and UW–Stout (Sam Clayton) all changed coaches in 2026. We found no pay for any of them.
- Unconfirmed figures cover only four continuing coaches, from $64,500 to $88,500 in base pay. The top figure belongs to Whitewater’s Keri Carollo, who is also an assistant athletic director.
- Three departing coaches had figures on file: Eau Claire’s Tonja Englund (retired after 26 seasons, $78,500), Oshkosh’s Brad Fischer ($68,000, left for the Nebraska staff) and Iverson, who moved from Stout to Eau Claire ($73,000 at Stout).
- La Crosse won the 2026 WIAC tournament under fourth-year coach Moran Lonning.
Head coach pay by school
| School | Head coach | Pay | Basis | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UW–Whitewater | Keri Carollo | $88,500 | Base (about $96,000 total) | Unconfirmed | 24th season; also assistant athletic director. Inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame in 2026 |
| UW–La Crosse | Moran Lonning | $67,000 | Base (about $70,000 total) | Unconfirmed | Fourth season; won the 2026 WIAC tournament |
| UW–Platteville | Kelly McNiff | $66,500 | Base (about $69,500 total) | Unconfirmed | Coach since 2019. We found no change announced for 2026–27 |
| UW–River Falls | Shelby Lyman | $64,500 | Base (about $67,500 total) | Unconfirmed | Permanent coach since April 2023. We found no change announced for 2026–27 |
| UW–Eau Claire | Hannah Iverson | Not disclosed | — | — | Hired from Stout in spring 2026. Predecessor Tonja Englund retired after 26 seasons (last reported $78,500) |
| UW–Oshkosh | Lindsay Bronson Schultz | Not disclosed | — | — | Named July 2026. Predecessor Brad Fischer’s last reported pay: $68,000 |
| UW–Stevens Point | Matt Hockett | Not disclosed | — | — | Succeeded Leah Earnest, who stepped down in May 2026 |
| UW–Stout | Sam Clayton | Not disclosed | — | — | Named April 2026, from Michigan Tech. Predecessor Iverson’s last reported pay at Stout: $73,000 |
Sorted by pay, then by school. “Unconfirmed” means we found no payroll record, contract or news report behind the figure; it comes from a compiled conference file that lists these as 2025–26 amounts.
What the numbers show
- Carollo is the outlier. Her $88,500 base is more than $20,000 above the other three figures, which sit within $2,500 of each other. Her role as assistant athletic director likely explains the gap.
- Half the league turned over in one offseason, including the retirement of Eau Claire’s Tonja Englund after 26 seasons and a 427–265 record.
- Federal data shows the same pattern at the top. Averaged across all women’s teams, Oshkosh ($84,923) and Whitewater ($71,857) pay head coaches the most; Platteville ($55,110) pays the least.
Assistant coach pay
We did not find a payroll record or report for any WIAC women’s assistant coach. A compiled file lists full-time assistants at roughly $31,000 to $44,000, but we could not confirm any of it, so no assistant figures are published here.
School-wide averages (federal data)
Every college that offers athletics reports average coach pay to the U.S. Department of Education. These are averages per full-time coach across all women’s teams at each school (2024–25 reporting year), not basketball only and not individual salaries.
| School | Average head coach, women’s teams | Average assistant coach, women’s teams |
|---|---|---|
| UW–Oshkosh | $84,923 | $59,153 |
| UW–Whitewater | $71,857 | $44,665 |
| UW–Stout | $63,826 | $45,092 |
| UW–Stevens Point | $59,422 | $33,731 |
| UW–Eau Claire | $58,893 | $32,725 |
| UW–La Crosse | $58,698 | $49,186 |
| UW–River Falls | $56,711 | $42,117 |
| UW–Platteville | $55,110 | $49,003 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data, 2024–25 (ope.ed.gov/athletics).
Data notes
- All eight schools are public, and their pay is searchable in the state’s OpenBook Wisconsin database. We could not reach it, so we could not check the figures above.
- Coaching changes were checked against school and news announcements through November 2026. UW–Superior does not sponsor WIAC basketball and is not covered.
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