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West Virginia State University
Department of Athletics
210 Fleming Hall
P.O. Box 1000
Institute, WV 25112-1000

Athletic Department Fax: (304) 766-5728

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Image	Name	Title	Phone	Twitter
Administration
	David Hicks	Athletic Director	304-204-4354
	Sean McAndrews	NCAA Compliance Director	304-766-4122	WVSTATEU_NCAA
	Kelly Shepherd	Assistant Athletic Director	(304) 766-3165
	Dr. Aaron Settle	Faculty Athletics Representative	304-766-3367
	Mattie Best '14	Head Coach \| Softball (Senior Woman Administrator)	951-537-8124	CoachBest_WVSU
	Shannon Gerencir	Head Coach \| Women's Volleyball - ADID & Deputy Title IX Coordinator	304-766-5750
	Stevie Larson	Sports Information Director	304-766-5760
	Harrison Yergey	Graduate Assistant \| Athletics
Sports Information
	Stevie Larson	Sports Information Director	304-766-5760
	Robbie Mounts	Associate Sports Information Director	304-766-5760
Sports Medicine
	Kaleb Curtis	Director of Sports Medicine
	Seth Taylor	Assistant Director of Sports Medicine
	Hayley Bassett	Assistant Director of Sports Medicine
Strength and Conditioning
	Brian Reynolds	Co-Defensive Coordinator \| Linebackers/Strength & Conditioning Coach \| Academic Coordinator
Baseball
	Sean Loyd '95	Head Coach \| Baseball	304-766-3238	wvsu_baseball
	Steve Crosier	Assistant Coach \| Baseball	304-807-0535
	Mason Bell	Assistant Coach
	Michael Bittinger '26	Graduate Assistant \| Baseball
Basketball, Men's
	Bryan Poore '87	Head Coach \| Men's Basketball	304-766-3226	@CoachPoore
	Marcus Reed	Associate Head Coach \| Men's Basketball	304-766-5703	@MarcusReed_3
	Lester Raines	Assistant Coach \| Men's Basketball
	Sam Gasaway	Nations of Coaches Character Coach \| Men's Basketball
	Ajani Sanni	Graduate Assistant \| Softball - Volunteer Assistant \| Men's Basketball
Basketball, Women's
	Whitney Bays	Head Coach \| Women's Basketball	304-766-3227
	Earl 'EJ' Reed	IAssistant Coach \| Women's Basketball	304-766-4247
	Karley Walker	Volunteer Assistant Coach \| Women's Basketball	304-766-4247	@CoachKarleyWVSU
	Imani Hickman	Student Assistant \| Women's Basketball
	Clinton Arnold	Support Staff \| Women's Basketball
Cheerleading & Dance
	Ziyan Harris	Head Coach \| Cheerleading & Dance
Football
	John Pennington	Head Coach \| Football	304-766-5187	CoachPenn
	Matt Cavallaro	Offensive Coordinator \| Wide Receiver Coach \| Football
	Rashad Jackson	Assistant Head Coach \| Defensive Coordinator \| Defensive Backs Coach
	Brian Reynolds	Co-Defensive Coordinator \| Linebackers/Strength & Conditioning Coach \| Academic Coordinator
	Connor Walsh	Offensive Line Coach \| Recruiting Coordinator
	Nate Baker '24	Wide Receivers Coach \| Assistant General Manager
	Ben McCallister	Safeties Coach \| Football
	Jason Pratt	Assistant Linebackers Coach \| Football
	Corlyn Witcher '24	Defensive Line Coach \| Assistant Director of Football Operations
	Quincy Wilson	Assistant Coach
	Zakk Keiffer	Offensive Assistant
	Robert Lee Williams	Assistant Coach
	Jeff Woods	Team Pastor \| Football
	Bryan Hastings	Tight Ends Coach
Golf, Men's
	Sonny Anderson '93	Head Coach - Men's Golf	304-415-4458
Softball
	Mattie Best '14	Head Coach \| Softball (Senior Woman Administrator)	951-537-8124	CoachBest_WVSU
	Ajani Sanni	Graduate Assistant \| Softball - Volunteer Assistant \| Men's Basketball
	Emily Bechtel '26	Graduate Assistant \| Softball
Soccer, Women's
	Jacob Edwards	Head Coach \| Women's Soccer	304-766-5119
	Delaney Day	Graduate Assistant \| Women's Soccer
Tennis, Men's
	Andre Cunningham	Director of Tennis	304-444-9741
	Clara Sobius	Graduate Assistant \| Men's and Women's Tennis
Tennis, Women's
	Andre Cunningham	Director of Tennis	304-444-9741
	Clara Sobius	Graduate Assistant \| Men's and Women's Tennis
Track & Field/Cross Country
	Devonte Nesby	Head Coach \| Track & Field/Cross Country	251-508-2152
	Javien Ralph	Assistant Coach \| Track & Field/Cross-Country	860-281-3799
Volleyball, Women's
	Shannon Gerencir	Head Coach \| Women's Volleyball - ADID & Deputy Title IX Coordinator	304-766-5750
	Rick Spear	Graduate Assistant \| Women's Volleyball
	Eric Gerencir	Volunteer Assistant Coach \| Women's Volleyball	304-766-5750