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Staff Directory

The University of Virginia's College at Wise Athletic Department
1 College Avenue
Wise, VA 24293
Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Phone Twitter
Administration
Kendall Rainey Director of Athletics (276) 376-4584 KRainey_4
Erik Lemley Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (276) 328-0204
Kristen Salyer Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development/Senior Woman Administrator (276) 376-3423
Bill Porter Director of Sports Information (276) 328-0188
Chris Davis Director of the Prior Center (276) 376-4505
Tabitha Smith Associate Vice Chancellor for Advocacy and Opportunity/Title IX Coordinator/ADID (276) 328-0131
Samuel Wharton III Director of Athletic Giving (276) 328-0259
Matthew Williams Faculty Athletic Representative
Advancement
Bill Wendle Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement & Alumni Engagement (276) 376-3434
Samuel Wharton III Director of Athletic Giving (276) 328-0259
Corey Sanchez Director of Alumni Engagement (276) 328-0128
Athletic Communications
Bill Porter Director of Sports Information (276) 328-0188
Sports Information General All Sports Information Communications (276) 328-0188
Facilities and Streaming
Chris Davis Director of the Prior Center (276) 376-4505
Nick Marshall Associate Director of the Prior Center (276) 328-0246
Kaeleigh Wertz Assistant Director of the Prior Center and Livestreaming
Sports Medicine
Emily Atkinson Associate Athletic Director for Sport Medicine / Head Athletic Trainer (VB, MBB, WBB, Tennis) (276) 376-4591
Adam Cook Head Football Athletic Trainer (FB, LAX) (276) 376-4591
Christine Tchalikian Associate Athletic Trainer (BASE, FB, XC/Track)
Samantha DesJardine Associate Athletic Trainer
Strength and Conditioning
Patrick Fisher Director of Strength and Conditioning
Baseball
Brandon Costa Head Coach (276) 376-3426
Bill Steven Recruiting Coordinator/Hitting Coach
Mike Miller Assistant Pitching Coach
Christian Smith Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach
Devon Moring Assistant Pitching Coach / Baseball Operations
Men's Basketball
Blake Mellinger Head Coach (276) 376-3425 BlakeMellinger
Joe Adgate Assistant Coach (276) 328-0207
Andrew Sharpe Assistant Coach (276) 328-0207
Gavin Thompson Student Manager
Women's Basketball
Jamie Cluesman Head Coach (276) 328-0205
Kalee Johnson Assistant Coach
Caitlyn Ross Assistant Coach
Cheerleading
Chasity Milgrim Head Coach
Alyssa Hurley Assistant Coach
Cross Country
Lorenzo Rodriguez Assistant Coach
Andrew Howard Head Coach {276} 376-3479
Football
Gary Bass Head Coach/Tight Ends (276) 376-1064 CoachGaryBass
Tim Ladd Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach_Ladd
Michael Gould Defensive Coordinator -- Defensive Backs Coach CoachGouldLB
Peter Hartley Football Strength & Conditioning Coordinator/Running Backs Coach CoachPHartley
Ed Collins Wide Receivers edcollins26
Jarrod Buckley Linebackers Coach Coach__Buckley
Riley Bodine Recruiting Coordinator / Tight Ends / Community Service CoachR_Bodine
Max Bryant Defensive Line Coach CoachM_Bryant
Cameron Keene Director of Football Operations
Golf
Evan Sturgill Director of Golf
Jacob Sowers Assistant Coach
Olivia Baker Assistant Coach
Lacrosse
Meghan Dennehy Head Coach (276) 328-0191 UVA_Wise_Lax
Lexie Sackett Assistant Coach
Jen Boa Leadership and Character Development Coordinator
Olivia Toomer Assistant Coach
Softball
Karen Bitter Co-Head Coach UVaWiseSB
Nick Bitter Co-Head Coach UVaWiseSB
Lamar Steele Assistant Coach
Taylor Kelly Assistant Coach
Tennis
Alex Hunt Head Coach (276) 376-4693
Track and Field
Andrew Howard Head Coach {276} 376-3479
Lorenzo Rodriguez Assistant Coach
Volleyball
Alexis Ivey Head Coach (276) 376-3441
To Be Announced Assistant Coach
Kya Moore Assistant Coach