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

Athletic Department Phone: (304) 766-3165
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
	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
	Riley Westbrooks '24	Athletics Graduate Assistant	304-766-5760
	Stevie Larson	Sports Information Director	304-766-5760
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
	Mike Wilson	Running Backs/Strength & Conditioning Coach
Baseball
	Sean Loyd '95	Head Coach \| Baseball	304-766-3238	wvsu_baseball
	Greg Keaton	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator \| Baseball	803-840-2012
	Steve Crosier	Assistant Coach \| Baseball	304-807-0535
	Kyle Waters '25	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
	Lester Raines	Assistant Coach \| Men's Basketball
	Sam Gasaway	Nations of Coaches Character Coach \| Men's Basketball
	Joel Brokenbrough	Graduate Assistant \| 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	Interim Assistant Coach \| Women's Basketball	304-766-4247
	Karley Walker	Volunteer Assistant Coach \| Women's Basketball	304-766-4247	@CoachKarleyWVSU
	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	Defensive Coordinator \| Defensive Backs Coach \| Football
	Brian Reynolds	Co-Defensive Coordinator \| Linebackers/Strength & Conditioning Coach
	Connor Walsh	Offensive Line Coach
	Nate Baker '24	Tight Ends Coach \| Football
	Travaris Ephraim	Inside Receivers Coach \| Football
	Ben McCallister	Safeties Coach \| Football
	Jason Pratt	Assistant Linebackers Coach \| Football
	Corlyn Witcher '24	Defensive Line Coach \| Football
	Mike Wilson	Running Backs/Strength & Conditioning Coach
	Jeff Woods	Team Pastor \| Football
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
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
	Ryan Mullins	Volunteer Assistant Coach \| Men's Tennis
Tennis, Women's
	Andre Cunningham	Director of Tennis	304-444-9741
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
	Martina Melicherova	Graduate Assistant \| Women's Volleyball
	Eric Gerencir	Volunteer Assistant Coach \| Women's Volleyball	304-766-5750