Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Phone E-Mail
David Norman
Athletics Director
903.813.2499 dnorman@austincollege.edu
Michelle Filander
Head Women's Basketball Coach/Senior Woman Administrator/Asst. Athletic Director for Student Welfare/NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Designee
903.813.2404 mfilander@austincollege.edu
Rodney Wecker
Head Men's Basketball Coach/Asst. Athletics Director for Operations/Asst. Prof. ESS
903.813.2318 rwecker@austincollege.edu
Sheila Smith
Office Coordinator
903.813.2499 sjsmith@austincollege.edu
Kara Garrett
Head Athletic Trainer
903.813.2520 kgarrett@austincollege.edu
Jeff Kelly
Director of Athletics Communications/SAAC Advisor
903.813.2275 jkelly@austincollege.edu
Cece O'Day
Coordinator for Student-Athlete Academic Success
coday@austincollege.edu
JR Ohr
Executive Director of Major Gifts
903.813.2597 jrohr@austincollege.edu
Zachary Sullivan
Adjunct Instructor in Kinesiology/Strength & Conditioning Coach
903.813.2313 zsullivan@austincollege.edu

Athletics Communications

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jeff Kelly
Director of Athletics Communications/SAAC Advisor
903.813.2275 jkelly@austincollege.edu
Brooke Swift
Brittany Simpson Endowed Women's Basketball Asst. Coach/Athletics Communications Asst.
bswift@austincollege.edu
Gracie Ore
Asst. Softball Coach/Athletics Communications Asst.
gore@austincollege.edu

Athletic Training

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Kara Garrett
Head Athletic Trainer
903.813.2520 kgarrett@austincollege.edu
Courtney Hood
Asst. Athletic Trainer
903.813.2514 chood@austincollege.edu
Jarrett Blankenship
Asst. Athletic Trainer
903.813.2514 jblankenship@austincollege.edu

Baseball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Shawn Counts
Head Baseball Coach
903.813.2516 scounts@austincollege.edu
Justin Lambright
Asst. Baseball Coach/Pitching Coach
903.813.2516 jlambright@austincollege.edu

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Rodney Wecker
Head Men's Basketball Coach/Asst. Athletics Director for Operations/Asst. Prof. ESS
903.813.2318 rwecker@austincollege.edu
Joc Lyons
Asst. Men's Basketball Coach
jlyons@austincollege.edu
Collin King
Asst. Basketball Coach

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Michelle Filander
Head Women's Basketball Coach/Senior Woman Administrator/Asst. Athletic Director for Student Welfare/NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Designee
903.813.2404 mfilander@austincollege.edu
Brooke Swift
Brittany Simpson Endowed Women's Basketball Asst. Coach/Athletics Communications Asst.
bswift@austincollege.edu
David Simpson
Recruiting Coordinator

Cheer & STUNT

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Alyssa Freeman
Head Cheer Coach / Coordinator of Recreational Sports
903.813.3047 afreeman@austincollege.edu
Devin Tomlinson
Asst. Cheer Coach

Football

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Tony Joe White
Head Football Coach
903.813.2403 tjwhite@austincollege.edu
Chad O'Melia
Asst. Football Coach / Offensive Coordinator
comelia@austincollege.edu
George Love
Asst. Football Coach / Defensive Coordinator
903.813.2303 glove@austincollege.edu
Bob Connelly
Asst. Football Coach / Offensive Line
bconnelly@austincollege.edu
Bobby Briones
Asst. Football Coach / Defensive Line
rbriones@austincollege.edu
Bennet New
Asst. Football Coach / Linebackers
bnew@austincollege.edu
Tom Thompson
Volunteer Asst. Coach / Kickers
tom@91kick.com
Nick Hackett
Asst. Football Coach
Noah De La Torre
Student Asst. Coach
Grayson Brautigam
Student Asst. Coach

Softball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Brandon Johnson
Head Softball Coach
903.813.2394 bejohnson@austincollege.edu
Gracie Ore
Asst. Softball Coach/Athletics Communications Asst.
gore@austincollege.edu

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Taylor Goyen
Head Men's Soccer Coach
903.813.2412 tgoyen@austincollege.edu
Pedro Gallaga
Asst. Men's Soccer Coach
903.813.2033 pgallaga@austincollege.edu

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Kevin Gregory
Head Women's Soccer Coach
903.813.2280 kgregory@austincollege.edu
Mireya Del Abra
Asst. Women's Soccer Coach
mdelabra@austincollege.edu
Don Gregory
Asst. Women's Soccer Coach
Hailey Woodard
Asst. Women's Soccer Coach

Men's Swimming & Diving

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Lauren Olivier
Head Swimming Coach
903.813.2319 lolivier@austincollege.edu

Women's Swimming & Diving

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Lauren Olivier
Head Swimming Coach
903.813.2319 lolivier@austincollege.edu

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Syvoney Ybarra
Head Tennis Coach
903.813.2400 sybarra@austincollege.edu

Women's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Syvoney Ybarra
Head Tennis Coach
903.813.2400 sybarra@austincollege.edu

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Ed Garza
Head Volleyball Coach
903.813.2515 egarza@austincollege.edu
Anthony Graham
Asst. Volleyball Coach
903.813.2515 angraham@austincollege.edu

Men's Water Polo

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Mark Lawrence
Head Water Polo Coach
903.813.2003 mlawrence@austincollege.edu
Kendall Katusak
Asst. Water Polo Coach
Will Koelzer
Asst. Water Polo Coach
903.813.2499

Women's Water Polo

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Mark Lawrence
Head Water Polo Coach
903.813.2003 mlawrence@austincollege.edu
Kendall Katusak
Asst. Water Polo Coach