Thiel College Athletics

MATEO RENTERIA at a Glance

Career HIGHLIGHTS - COACH

• Helped guide Thiel's passing offense to the fourth-highest completion percentage in the PAC in 2024
• Coached quarterback Daniel Rennie to a Thiel single-season record for completion percentage (66.8%) in 2024

Career HIGHLIGHTS - PLAYER

• Four-year starting quarterback at Wooster
• Wooster's all-time leader in total offense (10,614 yards), passing yards (10,083), touchdown passes (78), completions (770) and pass attempts (1,270)
• Two-time All-NCAC selection, earning First Team honors in 2019 and Honorable Mention recognition in 2021

At Thiel

Mateo Renteria enters his third season at Thiel and his first as wide receivers coach in 2026 after being quarterbacks coach in his first two seasons.

2025 

• Completed his second season at Thiel
• Mentored freshman quarterback Keller Herzberger as he set the single-game passing yards record (447 yards) and had the second most touchdown throws (five) in school history in his first collegiate start in 2025
• The Thiel offense scored 38 points against Geneva on Oct. 11, its most since 2016
• The Cats notched 133 points in 2025, its most since 2017 (156)

2024

• First season as QBs coach in Greenville
• Helped guide Thiel's passing offense to the fourth-highest completion percentage in the PAC
• Coached quarterback Daniel Rennie to a Thiel single-season record for completion percentage (66.8%) in 2024

Coaching Experience

Education

Wooster
Bachelors Degree