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Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Phone Email Address Twitter
Athletic Administration
Chuck Burch Interim Vice President and Director of Athletics (704) 692-1485
Pam Scruggs Associate Athletic Director, SWA (704) 406-4341
Kevin Jones Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training and Head Athletic Trainer (704) 406-3926
Jeffrey Merrill Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance (704) 406-3329
Matthew B. Farris Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Communication (FB, MSOC, MBB, LAX, BB, GOLF, TEN) (864) 761-8624
Carrie Drake Baker Director of Academic Support For Student-Athletes (704) 406-3239
Compliance
Jeffrey Merrill Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance (704) 406-3329
Gabriel Balard Compliance Graduate Assistant
Athletic Training
Kevin Jones Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training and Head Athletic Trainer (704) 406-3926
Kat Ayotte Associate Athletic Trainer (704) 406-3912
Dylan Brown Assistant Athletic Trainer (704) 406-3242
Sarah Musselwhite Assistant Athletic Trainer (704) 406-3889
Logan Sprinkle Assistant Athletic Trainer (704) 406-4425
Athletic Performance
Sam Schroeder Director of Athletic Performance
Chris Palmer Assistant Director of Athletic Performance
Grayson Smith Athletic Performance Graduate Intern
Thomas Wurtsbaugh Athletic Performance Graduate Intern
Nate Inige Athletic Performance Undergraduate Intern
Athletic Communications
Matthew B. Farris Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Communication (FB, MSOC, MBB, LAX, BB, GOLF, TEN) (864) 761-8624
Michael Covil Assistant Director of Strategic Communication (WSOC, VB, WBB, SB, XC, WRESTLING, SWIM) 704-406-2026
Connor Gilchrist Director of Broadcasting (203) 810-9822
Baseball
Jim Chester Head Coach (704) 406-4421 @CoachJChester
Tom Cockill Assistant Coach @tomc_28
Curtis Robison Assistant Coach
Cam Medic Director of Baseball Operations @MedicCam
Avery Bridges Director of Player Development
Tripp Hamrick Assistant Director of Player Development
Dakota Hawxwell Creative Content
Men's Basketball
Jeremy Luther Head Coach @CoachJLuther
Jake DeLaney Associate Head Coach
Adam Sweeney Assistant Coach
Christian Turner Assistant Coach
Mitch Hollis Assistant Coach
Christian Hoey Graduate Intern @Christianhoey2
Gabe Schmitt Graduate Intern @GLS_24
Gabe Schmitt Graduate Assistant
Cam Lyons Graduate Assistant
Women's Basketball
Terri Williams Head Coach
RubyLee Wright Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Alasia Smith Assistant Coach/Director of Basketball Operations
Madison Green Assistant Coach
Cheerleading
Lenea Brewton Walker Head Coach (704) 406-3211
Andrew Day Assistant Coach (704) 785-0508
Cross Country
Greg Thiel Head Coach
Roman Wright Assistant Coach
Bre Clayton Assistant Track and Field/Cross Country Coach
Football
Cris Reisert Head Coach
Tyler Johns Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Tim Cooper Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
Pete Bennett Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends
Payton Veraldi Quarterbacks/Co-Recruiting Coordinator
Dean Cullison Offensive Line/Co-Recruiting Coordinator
Tyus Alcorn Wide Receivers/Academic Coordinator
Darius Pinnix Running Backs
MyQuon Stout Defensive Line Coach
Steve Gardiner Linebackers/Pro Football Liason
Ty Holder Cornerbacks
Sam Schroeder Director of Athletic Performance
Michael Walker Offensive Graduate Assistant
Teddy Gassert Offensive Graduate Assistant
Fred Proesel Director of Football Operations/On-Campus Recruiting
Garrett Maheux Director of Creative Content
Dakota Hawxwell Creative Content
Peyton Campbell Equipment Manager
Trey Nichols Equipment Manager
Devin Turner Equipment Manager
Chyna Rutledge On-Campus Recruiting
Senai Greene On-Campus Recruiting
Noah Abernathy Student Equipment Manager
Men's Golf
Tee Burton Head Coach (704) 406-3986
Heather Munro Assistant Coach
Zack Byers Volunteer Coach
Women's Golf
Tee Burton Head Coach (704) 406-3986
Heather Munro Assistant Coach
Zack Byers Volunteer Coach
Women's Lacrosse
Chris Harris Head Coach
Ellie Rumbaugh Assistant Coach
Hannah Barth Athletics Graduate Intern
Paige Harman Graduate Assistant
Men's Soccer
Scott Wells Head Coach (704) 406-3856
Carl Reynolds Associate Head Coach
Daniel Babbert Assistant Coach (908) 800-3076
Ben Goddard Assistant Coach
Calum Erlenborn Assistant Coach
Women's Soccer
Erik Solberg Head Coach
Mallory Coleman Assistant Coach
Softball
Bailey Wigness Head Coach
Nick Puglisi Assistant Coach
Hayley Keever Student Manager
CiCi Bundy Student Manager
Sylvia Kirk Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach
Swimming
Mike Blum Head Coach (704) 406-2053
Michael Southward Assistant Coach
Ashley Kaminski Assistant Coach
Men's Tennis
Mike Griffith Head Coach (704) 406-4639
Tyler Macy Assistant Men's Tennis Coach
Stefano Puga Volunteer Assistant Coach
Matt Parker Volunteer Coach
Sebastian Harris Assistant Coach
Women's Tennis
Jim Corn Head Coach (704) 406-4288
Track & Field
Greg Thiel Head Coach
Roman Wright Assistant Coach
Bre Clayton Assistant Track and Field/Cross Country Coach
Volleyball
Alex Hinsey Head Coach
Matt Hamilton Assistant Coach
Ashleigh Nicoll Graduate Assistant
Wrestling
Daniel Elliott Head Coach (704) 406-2139
Keaton Kluever Assistant Coach
Vincent Scollo Graduate Assistant