Derrick Sheppard joins the Omaha Athletics ticketing staff as the assistant athletic director of athletic ticketing in July 2022. He was elevated to associate athletic director in the spring of 2023. Sheppard oversees season tickets, renewals, day-to-day operations for all Omaha athletic events.
Sheppard comes to Omaha following a five-year stint at South Dakota. He served in a variety of roles in the Coyote ticket office. In his most recent role, Sheppard led the department as the director of ticket sales and operations. He managed ticket sales, renewals, and game day ticket office operations.
Prior to his director role, Sheppard spent two years as an assistant director of ticket operations. He got his start with the Coyotes as a graduate assistant in 2018.
The Fremont, Nebraska, native graduated from Sioux Falls with a bachelor's degree in sport management in 2018. He was a member of the Cougars track and field program.
While throwing for USF, he won the 2017 NSIC Championship in the weight throw. During his time as a graduate assistant in the ticket office, he competed for the Coyote track & field team. At the 2019 Summit League Championships, he threw a personal-best of 186 feet, 8 inches, in the hammer throw.
Sheppard is joined by his wife Molly in Omaha.
