Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Rick Baker
Director of Athletics
828-689-1373 rbaker@mhu.edu
Elle Grier
Asst. AD/Senior Woman Administrator/Director of Compliance
828-689-1595 elle_grier@mhu.edu
Allen Shelley
Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Sports Medicine (XC, SWIM, TEN, T&F)
828-689-1176 ashelley@mhu.edu
Marty Gilbert
Faculty Athletics Representative
828-689-1195 mgilbert@mhu.edu
Cortez Huckleby
Director of Internal Operations
828-689-1219 cortez_huckleby@mhu.edu
Adam Williams
Director of Athletic Communications
828-689-1363 awilliams@mhu.edu

Athletic Training

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Allen Shelley
Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Sports Medicine (XC, SWIM, TEN, T&F)
828-689-1176 ashelley@mhu.edu
Kelly Ottie
Associate Athletic Trainer (VB, FFB, GOLF)
828-689-1217 kottie@mhu.edu
Jeremy Bramlett
Associate Athletic Trainer (MBB, WEIGHT, ACRO)
828-689-1741 jeremy_bramlett@mhu.edu
Courtney Nall
Associate Athletic Trainer (FB, WBB)
828-689-1714 courtney_nall@mhu.edu
Beth Walker
Associate Athletic Trainer (MSOC, MLAX)
828-689-1108 elizabeth_walker@mhu.edu
Charles Franklin
Associate Athletic Trainer (FB, WLAX)
828-689-1245 buddy_franklin@mhu.edu
Jordan Tomberlin
Associate Athletic Trainer (FB, SB)
828-689-1143 jordan_tomberlin@mhu.edu
Bailey Boniface
Associate Athletic Trainer (WSOC, BSB, SPIRIT)
828-689-1266 bailey_boniface@mhu.edu
Courtney Anderson
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Acrobatics and Tumbling

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Olivia Kincaid
Head Coach
828-689-1714 olivia_kincaid@mhu.edu
Samiyah Hope
Team Manager

Baseball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Zach Honeycutt
Head Coach
828-689-1573 zachary_honeycutt@mhu.edu
Cole McGee
Assistant Coach
cole_mcgee@mhu.edu
Dallen Turner
Pitching Coach
dallen_turner@mhu.edu
Trey Wright
Assistant Coach
ronald_wright@mhu.edu

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
KT Carter
Head Coach
828-689-1370 kt_carter@mhu.edu
Isaiah Sulack
Assistant Coach
isaiah_sulack@mhu.edu
Drew Cox
Graduate Assistant Coach
Rob Davidson
Team Manager

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
NaJarius Green
Head Coach
828-689-1229 najarius_green@mhu.edu
Haley Moore
Assistant Coach
Stacy Beugnot
Team Manager
Natalie Boone
Growth Coach

Men's Cross Country

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Carter Benge
Head Cross Country Coach/Asst. Track & Field Coach
828-689-1213 carter_benge@mhu.edu
Mike Dunlap
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Women's Cross Country

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Carter Benge
Head Cross Country Coach/Asst. Track & Field Coach
828-689-1213 carter_benge@mhu.edu
Mike Dunlap
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Esports

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jamie Nickell
Head Coach
828-689-1510 jamie_nickell@mhu.edu

Flag Football

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Max Switzer
Head Coach
max_switzer@mhu.edu

Football

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Kevin Barnette
Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
828-689-1423 kbarnette@mhu.edu
Chuck Phifer
Defensive Line Coach/Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
828-689-1374 cphifer@mhu.edu
Jonathan Sarratt
Offensive Coordinator/RB's/QB's Coach
828-689-1372 jsarratt@mhu.edu
Luke Goodwin
Linebackers Coach
828-689-1175 luke_goodwin@mhu.edu
Brady Moyers
Wide Receivers Coach
828-689-1174 brady_moyers@mhu.edu
Thomas Hearn
Offensive Line Coach
thomas_hearn@mhu.edu

Men's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Bryan Greenway
Head Coach
charles_greenway@mhu.edu

Women's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Bryan Greenway
Head Coach
charles_greenway@mhu.edu

Men's Lacrosse

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Josh Coons
Head Coach
828-689-1441 josh_coons@mhu.edu
Griffin Stechmiller
Assistant Coach
828-689-1449 griffin_stechmiller@mhu.edu

Women's Lacrosse

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Melissa Scichilone
Head Coach
828-689-1560 melissa_clapsaddle@mhu.edu
Cameron Hayward
Assistant Coach
cameron_hayward@mhu.edu

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Gregg Munn
Director of Soccer Operations/Head Coach
828-689-1227 gmunn@mhu.edu
Jaron Hulme
Associate Head Coach
jaron_hulme@mhu.edu
Rhys Thomas
Assistant Coach
rthomas@mhu.edu
Tomas Mejia Botero
Graduate Assistant Coach
tomas_mejiabotero@mhu.edu

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Gene Smith
Head Coach
828-689-1171 gene_smith@mhu.edu
Gregg Munn
Director of Soccer Operations/Head Men's Soccer Coach
828-689-1227 gmunn@mhu.edu

Softball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Dexlie Inman
Head Coach
828-689-1320 dexlie_inman@mhu.edu
Kayla Gallagher
Assistant Coach
kayla_gallagher@mhu.edu
Luna
Team Wellness Manager

Spirit Teams

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Danielle Plimpton
Director of Bailey Mountain Cloggers/Head Spirit Teams Coach
828-689-1113 dplimpton@mhu.edu
Dallas Moffat
Assistant Coach
DallasMoffat1@mhu.edu

Strength & Conditioning

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Malgorzata Andersohn
Director of Strength & Conditioning/Head Coach
828-689-1418 malgorzata_andersohn@mhu.edu
Chieh-Hsin Yu
Asst. Director of Strength & Conditioning/Asst. Weightlifting Coach
chieh-hsin_yu@mhu.edu

Men's Swimming

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Sara Duarte
Head Coach
828-689-1215 sara_duarte@mhu.edu
Maria Tirulli
Graduate Assistant Coach

Women's Swimming

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Sara Duarte
Head Coach
828-689-1215 sara_duarte@mhu.edu
Maria Tirulli
Graduate Assistant Coach

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jim Lavender
Head Coach
james_lavender@mhu.edu
Elyse Lavender
Assistant Coach
elyse_lavender@mhu.edu

Women's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jim Lavender
Head Coach
james_lavender@mhu.edu
Elyse Lavender
Assistant Coach
elyse_lavender@mhu.edu

Men's Track & Field

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Richard Clarke
Head Coach
828-689-1317 richard_clarke@mhu.edu
Carter Benge
Head Cross Country Coach/Asst. Track & Field Coach
828-689-1213 carter_benge@mhu.edu
Jackie Shelton
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Michael Summers
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Women's Track & Field

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Richard Clarke
Head Coach
828-689-1317 richard_clarke@mhu.edu
Carter Benge
Head Cross Country Coach/Asst. Track & Field Coach
828-689-1213 carter_benge@mhu.edu
Jackie Shelton
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Michael Summers
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Mike Smith
Head Coach
828-689-1497 michael_smith@mhu.edu

Weightlifting

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Malgorzata Andersohn
Director of Strength & Conditioning/Head Coach
828-689-1418 malgorzata_andersohn@mhu.edu
Chieh-Hsin Yu
Asst. Director of Strength & Conditioning/Asst. Weightlifting Coach
chieh-hsin_yu@mhu.edu