Coach Peterson, entering his 18th year coaching at Bethel, is beginning his seventh year coordinating Bethel’s offense. As the Royals wide receiver coach, he has coached six of Bethel’s top 10 all-time receivers and has been instrumental in developing a high caliber offense.
Peterson is in his 22nd consecutive year of being a part of Bethel football and has been either played or coached in 217 straight games. He has been with Head Coach Steve Johnson as a player or coach for all of Coach Johnson's head coaching career at Bethel.
A four-year starter on the Bethel offense from 1988-91 and a member of the Royals’ basketball team, Peterson graduated from Bethel in 1992 with a degree in elementary education and in 2004 earned his master’s degree in organizational leadership. In addition to his coaching duties, Peterson is Bethel’s assistant athletic director.
He and his wife Alison live in White Bear Lake with their two sons Gunnar, 6, Wyatt, 4, and daughter Marin, now 1.
