Staff Directory

Administration

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Matt Pope	Vice President for Athletics	865-471-4822	mpope@cn.edu
Adam Cavalier	Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations and External Operations	865-471-3513	acavalier@cn.edu
Tom Griffin	Head Coach/Assistant AD for Coaching Development	(865) 471-3465	tgriffin@cn.edu
Jeff Boschman	Director of Sports Performance		jboschman@cn.edu
Camden McElhaney	Director of NCAA Compliance	865-471-4983	cmcelhaney@cn.edu
David Needs	Director of Eagle Club and Athletics Development	865-471-3360	dneeds@cn.edu
Kelsey Petz	Director of Sports Medicine/Senior Women's Administrator	865-471-4162	kpetz@cn.edu
Jackson White	Director of Operations, Facilities and Events	423-802-9639	jwhite@cn.edu
Allen Morgan	Vice President for Athletics, Emeritus
Bob Trentham	Faculty Athletic Representative	(865) 471-3253	btrentham@cn.edu
Ashleigh Bales	Administrative Assistant to the VP and Director of Athletics	865-471-4822	abales@cn.edu

Athletic Communications/External Operations

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Adam Cavalier	Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations and External Operations	865-471-3513	acavalier@cn.edu
Ian Johnson	Assistant Director for Media Relations Director/Creative Video	865-471-4744	ijohnson@cn.edu
Andrew Rogers	Assistant Director for Media Relations	865-471-4744	arogers@cn.edu
Jay West	Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant/Creative Video	865-471-4744	jawest@cn.edu
Rheanna DeCrow	Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant/Broadcasting	865-471-4744	rkdecrow@cn.edu
Matt Scalzo	Athletic Communications Graudate Assistant/Broadcasting	865-471-4744	mmscalzo@cn.edu

Compliance

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Camden McElhaney	Director of NCAA Compliance	865-471-4983	cmcelhaney@cn.edu
Christa Spoon	Data Manager and NCAA Compliance Assistant	865-471-3469	cspoon@cn.edu

Eagle Club/Ticketing

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
David Needs	Director of Eagle Club and Athletics Development	865-471-3360	dneeds@cn.edu
Taylor Kilgore	Director of Ticketing and Sponsor Relations	865-471-4813	tpkilgore@cn.edu
Olivia Blakely	Community and Member Relations Coordinator	615-979-6057	ogblakely@cn.edu

Facilities and Operations

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Jackson White	Director of Operations, Facilities and Events	423-802-9639	jwhite@cn.edu
Joel McDevitt	Director of Football Equipment/Coordinator of Operations and Facilities	865-471-3466	rjmcdevitt@cn.edu
Lucas Triplett	Athletic Operations, Marketing & Fan Engagement	423-967-2411	lwtriplett@cn.edu

Sports Medicine

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Kelsey Petz	Director of Sports Medicine/Senior Women's Administrator	865-471-4162	kpetz@cn.edu
Rebecca Speight	Associate Director of Sports Medicine	865-471-3498	rspeight@cn.edu
Rachel Young	Head Football Athletic Trainer	865-417-2071	ryoung53@cn.edu
Hayden Sturgell	Athletic Trainer	865-471-7155	hsturgell@cn.edu
Nick Peters	Athletic Trainer	865-471-3419	npeters@cn.edu
Dylan Walker	Athletic Trainer	865-471-7155	dwalker55@cn.edu
Rachel Jackson	Athletic Trainer	865-471-2074	rjackson@cn.edu
Colby Reed	Athletic Trainer	865-471-3498	creed@cn.edu
Claudia Pope	Insurance Coordinator	865-471-3359	cpope@cn.edu
Matt Rappe'	Medical Director/Orthopedist	865-558-4400
Benson Scott	Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician	865-558-4400
Ward Phillips	Internal Medicine Physician	423-581-7040
Don Reagan	Performance Physical Therapist	865-558-4400
John McGraw	Orthopedic Consultant	865-558-4400

Sports Performance

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Jeff Boschman	Director of Sports Performance		jboschman@cn.edu
Ryan Henry	Assistant Director of Sports Performance		rhenry@cn.edu
Logan Tomlinson	Assistant Director of Sports Performance		litomlinson@cn.edu
Carson Brengle	Graduate Assistant Sports Performance Coach		cjbrengle@cn.edu
Lukas Campbell	Graduate Assistant Sports Performance Coach		lacampbell@cn.edu

Baseball

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Tom Griffin	Head Coach/Assistant AD for Coaching Development	(865) 471-3465	tgriffin@cn.edu
Jason White	Pitching Coach	865-471-3526	jwhite1@cn.edu
Brendan Krob	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	865-471-3526	bkrob@cn.edu
Brock Bollinger	Graduate Assistant Coach
Alex Duarte	Graduate Assistant Coach
Luke Goforth	Volunteer Assistant Coach
Trey Miller	Volunteer Assistant Coach

Men's Basketball

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Chuck Benson	Head Coach	865-471-3371	cbenson@cn.edu
Luke Brenegan	Assistant Coach	865-471-4151	ltbrenegan@cn.edu
Case Roach	Assistant Coach	865-471-4151	wcroach@cn.edu
Dave Gorman	Assistant Coach

Women's Basketball

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Mike Mincey	Head Coach	(865) 471-3366	mmincey@cn.edu
Dusty Nickles	Assistant Coach	865-471-3511	dnickles@cn.edu
Braelyn Wykle	Graduate Assistant Coach	865-471-3511	bgwykle@cn.edu

Beach Volleyball

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Cat Collins	Director of Volleyball	865-471-4216	clind@cn.edu
Jessica Moore	Assistant Volleyball Coach	865-471-4216	jmoore825@cn.edu

Cross Country

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Brent Borden	Head Cross Country Coach/Distance Assistant		bborden@cn.edu
Whitney Lee	Assistant Cross Country/Distance Assistant		wlee@cn.edu

Football

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Ashley Ingram	Head Coach	865-471-3466	aingram@cn.edu
Edgar Weiser	Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator	865-471-3362	eweiser@cn.edu
Chuck Petersen	Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers	865-471-3364	cpetersen@cn.edu
Tyler Almond	Defensive Coordinator/Safeties	865-471-4794	talmond@cn.edu
Antonio Goss	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks/Pro Liason	865-471-3504	agoss@cn.edu
Joe Ray	Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator	865-471-3373	jray1296@cn.edu
Tanner Fleming	Quarterbacks/B-Backs	865-471-3363	tfleming@cn.edu
Caleb Goins	Inside Linebackers	865-471-3466	cwgoins@cn.edu
Johnson Jamison	Defensive Line	865-471-3398	jtjamison@cn.edu
Mike Patrick	Slot Backs	865-471-3361	mpatrick@cn.edu
Jonathan Atchley	Outside Linebackers	865-471-3466	jdatchley@cn.edu
Tony Ierulli	Assistant Linebackers	865-414-2017	cn.tierulli@gmail.com
Brandon Brown	Graduate Assistant Coach/Defense	865-471-3466	btbrown25@cn.edu
Deuce Shreve	Graduate Assistant Coach/Offense	865-471-3466
Joel McDevitt	Director of Football Equipment/Coordinator of Operations and Facilities	865-471-3466	rjmcdevitt@cn.edu

Men's Golf

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Randy Wylie	Head Men's Golf Coach	865-471-4744	rwylie@cn.edu
Rachel Mathieson	Women's Golf Graduate Assistant Coach	865-471-4744	rkmathieson@cn.edu
John Wylie	Assistant Golf Coach		Wyliegolfpro@aol.com

Women's Golf

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Alyssa Montgomery	Head Women's Golf Coach	865-471-4744	amontgomery@cn.edu
Rachel Mathieson	Women's Golf Graduate Assistant Coach	865-471-4744	rkmathieson@cn.edu
John Wylie	Assistant Golf Coach		Wyliegolfpro@aol.com

Men's Soccer

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Stephen Lyons	Head Coach	865-471-4262	slyons@cn.edu
Kevin Cardona	Assistant Coach	865-471-4262	kcardona@cn.edu

Women's Soccer

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Simon Duffy	Head Coach	865-471-3520	sduffy@cn.edu
Kristopher Kirchhoff	Assistant Coach	865-471-4822	kkirchhoff@cn.edu
Jessica Cable	Graduate Assistant Coach	865-471-4822
Wayne Harvey	Volunteer Assistant Coach	(865) 471-4822

Softball

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Michael Graves	Head Coach	865-471-3424	mgraves@cn.edu
Holly Tucker-Vance	Pitching Coach	865-471-4289	hvance@cn.edu

Spirit

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Makyla Chollman Wyatt	Head Coach		mwyatt@cn.edu
Trea King	Dance Coach		tking@cn.edu
Hunter Grubb	Graduate Assistant Coach		hcgrubb@cn.edu

Men's Swimming

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Ben Young	Head Coach	865-471-4821	benyoung@cn.edu
Aaron Bauer	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	865-471-4157	abauer@cn.edu

Women's Swimming

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Ben Young	Head Coach	865-471-4821	benyoung@cn.edu
Aaron Bauer	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	865-471-4157	abauer@cn.edu

Men's Tennis

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Nate Gangelhoff	Head Coach	865-471-3367	ngangelhoff@cn.edu
Edisa Hot	Graduate Assistant Coach

Women's Tennis

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Nate Gangelhoff	Head Coach	865-471-3367	ngangelhoff@cn.edu
Edisa Hot	Graduate Assistant Coach

Track & Field

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Kieran Showler-Davis	Director of Track & Field	(865) 771-0366	kdavis@cn.edu
Brent Borden	Head Cross Country Coach/Distance Assistant		bborden@cn.edu
Sam Cleek	Jumps Coach		scleek@cn.edu
Whitney Lee	Assistant Cross Country/Distance Assistant		wlee@cn.edu

Volleyball

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Cat Collins	Director of Volleyball	865-471-4216	clind@cn.edu
Jessica Moore	Assistant Volleyball Coach	865-471-4216	jmoore825@cn.edu
Jordyn Hamm	Graduate Assistant Volleyball Coach	865-471-4216	jrhamm@cn.edu
Truth Hafey	Volunteer Assistant