Nate Hancock was born in Arlington Heights, IL a suburb of Chicago.  He graduated from Western Illinois University with a degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration along with minors in Psychology and Spanish.  After graduating from Western Illinois, he became a Police Officer with Wood Dale Police Department.  In late 2004, he moved with his wife Christie and daughter Hannah to Omaha.  He continued working in law enforcement for another 15 years and got involved with coaching wrestling and baseball.

During his time coaching wrestling and baseball, he decided to pursue going back to school to obtain his teaching certification.  He graduated from Buena Vista University with endorsements for Social Sciences.  He has coached the Nebraska AAU and USA national wrestling teams several times along with coaching baseball at the select and high school level.  In August of 2019, he became the head varsity wrestling coach at Concordia along with becoming the JV head baseball coach.

Nate and his wife Christie have been married since 2002 and have been blessed with three wonderful kids: Hannah, Trevor, and Lucy.  His wife Christie is a Senior Microbiologist with ConAgra Brands.  Mr. Hancock enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, rock climbing, and visiting National Parks and MLB stadiums with his family.  He is a die hard Chicago Cubs fan along with all Chicago sports teams besides the White Sox and he is also a die hard Illini fan.