Shawn Ruml is from Letcher, South Dakota and is majoring in Secondary Education in History with a minor in English Education and an endorsement in coaching football. His hobbies include playing Madden football video games, watching his favorite team the Minnesota Vikings, and spending time with family and friends. His professional goals are to graduate from the University of South Dakota, get his teaching license, find a teaching job, earn a master's degree, and in 10 years be well established at a school he enjoys while still coaching football and valuing things beyond money.