Western Illinois University Athletics

Luke Ogren is entering his 4th season at the helm in the 2026-27 year. In his time at WIU, Ogren has led the Leathernecks to a drastic improvement. After a 2-16 record in his first season, the Leathernecks followed it up with a 12-9 record the following year, including their first conference win since the 2018-19 season. WIU was able to finish second in the conference with a 5-1 record. In a season with many improvements, the Leathernecks were also able to receive many individual accolades. WIU had 3 representatives at national level competition including Chloé Routier, Anna Trush and Paige Grice. Richardlyne Francois was a standout in the 2024-25 season as well, receiving first team all-conference and freshman of the year honors. 

Ogren was able to maintain a high level in his third year with another strong conference showing. The Leathernecks were able to finish tied for second with a 3-2 conference record. This led to many more individual accolades for WIU. Mana Fawcett and Jessica Hess were an all-conference doubles team, in singles, Fawcett was first-team and Routier repeated as a second-team selection.
Ogren joined Western Illinois after a successful tenure as the head men's and women's tennis coach at Lake Superior State University, his alma mater. 

In his time at Lake Superior State, Ogren was able to lead his men's team to their first conference tournament appearance in 9 years, with the program becoming a mainstay in the following years. Ogren coached 4 first team and 2 second team all-conference honorees for his men's team at LSSU.
Ogren led his women's team to their first conference tournament appearance in 7 years. In his time with the women's program he coached the conference player of the year, 2 freshmen of the year, 5 first team and 4 second team all-conference selections.

Outside of collegiate tennis coaching, Ogren has spent time as an assistant tennis professional at the Querbes Tennis Center in Shreveport, Louisiana as well as being the Head Tennis Professional at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He is a Professional Tennis Registry and United States Professional Tennis Association certified tennis professional. Ogren was a member of the 2024 class of the prestigious ITA CoachUp Program.
A native of Escanaba, Michigan, Ogren earned an associate's degree in business from Bay College in 2013 before going on to receive a bachelor's degree in business management from Lake Superior State University in 2015 where he was a 2 year letter winner in men's tennis. Ogren is currently pursuing a master's degree in Sports Management at WIU.