Mercyhurst University Men's Football

Ryan Riemedio mans the helm for the third year as the Head Coach at Mercyhurst University. He was named the Head Coach in waiting at the beginning of the 2021 season, taking on the head coaching duties in January 2022 after the retirement of 20-Year Head Coach Marty Schaetzle. Riemedio's second season with the Lakers saw the team go 2-9 while holding a record of 1-6 in the PSAC with Riemedio's first conference win proving to be a last-second win over Clarion on the road, 36-35. Coach Riemedio became the first coach in program history to have three games in which the Lakers score 40 or more points in three games over their first two seasons leading the charge after a 41-29 win over Lock Haven in their home opener on Septemebr 9th. The team's offensive success came in large part to their passing attack with their team completion percentage of 59.85 being the highest for a single season while having the fifth-most touchdowns with 23. In Riemedio's first season, the Lakers finished 2-9, going 0-6 in the PSAC. The sixth coach in program history won each of his first two games, defeating Alderson Broaddus 45-28 and Lock Haven 49-7, for a margin of 94-35 in his first to career games. The team had two All-PSAC team members in Dustin Shoaf and Jacob Holl with Holl being named to D2Football.com Top 100. The 2022 season marks 11 years for Riemedio at Mercyhurst. He led a defense this past season that ranked in the top 50 in all of Division II in Total Defense, Rushing Defense, Passing Yards Allowed, and 4th Down Conversions. The Defense had four PSAC West All-Conference Defensive Players (Keith Brickman (DB), Jehrod Gregory (DL), Jacob Holl (LB) and Tommy Zacharyasz (LB)). Along with his Defensive Coordinating duties, Riemedio will continue his role as the Assistant Head Coach and Coordinate Social Media, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, & Community Engagement opportunities for the football program. In 2020, Riemedio was named the Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach. The Lakers had an abbreviated COVID season in the Spring 2021. Even without a full season, Coach Riemedio was busy off the field. He was selected for the NCAA Leadership Collective in January of 2021. The Collective serves as a tool to progress towards an environment of diverse representation in collegiate coaching and athletics administration. After the Spring Season, Riemedio was one of 36 participants selected to participate in the NCAA | NFL Coaches Academy. The NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy provides current, full-time intercollegiate football coaches at NCAA member institutions an educational opportunity to build connections and develop leadership acumen to pursue their career aspirations, expand their knowledge and insight into the world of intercollegiate and NFL coaching. Riemedio also holds seats on multiple committees across the Mercyhurst campus. He served on the Presidential Search Committee, the Equity, Inclusion and Justice Initiative Committee, and Mercyhurst BEYOND Scholarships Committee. He is also a member of the Staff Senate and chairs the AthL.E.A.D. (Learn, Educate & Advocate for Diversity) Student-Athlete committee. In his eighth season, Riemedio lead the defensive line in 2019 that ranked 13th Nationally vs the Rush giving up 96.2 yards per game. Under his tutelage, Bradley Burrows and Ayron Thompson were named PSAC West All-Conference Players. In 2018, he helped the defense that ranked 2nd in the PSAC / 35th in NCAA in Scoring Defense which allowed only 20.4 points per game. The defense also ranked 3rd in the PSAC / 44th in NCAA for total yards allowed with 331.7 yards per game. Following the season, Riemedio was selected by the PSAC to participate in the Minority Opportunities in Athletic Administration (MOAA) / D2 Governance Academy at the annual the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Conference. The MOAA/D2 Governance Academy provides intense training on Division II governance issues and strategic initiatives, introduce attendees to NCAA committee work and prepare young minority administrators for Division II committee service. In his sixth season, Riemedio was a part of the Defensive Unit turnaround with first year Defensive Coordinator - David Kotulski. The 2017 defensive unit vastly improved giving up 14.2 less Points per Game and 40 less 1st Downs from 2016. In Rushing Defense, Mercyhurst gave up 12 less rushing touchdowns, 25.3 Less Rushing Yard Averaged per Game, and -1.2 Yards per carry compared to the 2016 season. Following the season, Riemedio was elevated to the Assistant Head Coaching Position by Head Coach Marty Schaetzle. The 2016 season started a few weeks earlier for Riemedio as he had the opportunity to be an NFL Coaching Intern through the Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship Program with Super Bowl LII Champion Philadelphia Eagles. During his coaching fellowship, Riemedio gained valuable knowledge and experience while assisting with the Defensive Line and Special Teams. During the 2016 season, Riemedio help guide Defensive Linemen Ryan Carroll to an All-PSAC West Second Team Selection. Riemedio was elevated in the Spring of 2015 to the Recruiting Coordinating Position along with Kickoff, FG, and FG block Special Teams responsibilities by Head Coach Marty Schaetzle. He will also be responsible for the Programs Social Media Campaign and Community Service Programing. In 2014, Riemedio was elevated to the full-time defensive line coach succeeding previous DL Coach Matt Gueguen who moved on to St. Francis Universitys (DI FCS) Football Program. The 2014 Lakers were Co-PSAC West Champions and was the only team in the country (FBS, FCS,Division II, Division III) to start the season with four losses in its first four games and then win out the rest of the season to finish with a 7-4 overall record. In his second year as a Graduate Assistant (2013), Riemedio guided R.J. Miller and John Matarazzo to breakout campaigns. Miller was second on the team in receptions and was third on the team in receiving yards, earning a First Team All-PSAC West Team Selection and an ECAC All-Star Selection. Matarazzo excelled both in the classroom and on the field, he finished third on the team with Yards per Catch while splitting time with Miller at the tight end position. Matarazzo also maintained a 4.0 GPA and was named to the Capital One Academic All-America® Second Team and Capital One Academic All-District First Team. Offensively, Mercyhurst saw its first back-to-back 1000 yard rusher when Brandon Brown-Dukes surpassed the milestone once again. Mercyhurst finished the year with 2,616 yards rushing as RB Allen Jones II also surpassed the 1000 yard mark and selected as an All-PSAC West Second Team Member. Riemedio was hired as a Graduate Assistant working with the Tight Ends, Full-Backs, and assisted with the Offensive Line in the Spring of 2012. Riemedio also took on the role as the programs strength and conditioning coordinator. The 2012 Lakers finished 9-2 and was Co-PSAC West Champions and named the ECAC Division II Team of the Year. Offensively, RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Surpass 1000 yards rushing and named PSAC West Freshmen of the Year and First Team All-PSAC West. The Marina/Seaside, California native came to Mercyhurst after spending three years coaching at Monterey Peninsula College (JUCO) in Monterey, California. With the Lobos, Riemedio was involved with many aspects of the football program- coaching the defensive backs, linebackers, defensive line, and coordinating the punt return & kickoff special teams. He also was involved with the strength & conditioning program. In his final season, Riemedio was promoted as the defensive coordinator and helped lead the defense to a Coast-Conference Championship and a berth in the Sierra Central Credit Union Bowl in Yuba, California. Monterey Peninsula finished in the Top 25 in the state and had a #12 ranking in Northern California. In three years coaching at MPC, Riemedio coached two All-State and 12 All-Coast Conference defensive players. He has also helped place more than 40 players to four-year colleges. In addition to coaching at MPC, Riemedio was a physical education instructor and an instructors aide with the Adaptive Physical Education programs. Riemedio graduated from Minot State University with a bachelors degree in corporate fitness. While at Minot State, he was a two-year starter at inside linebacker, as well as the long/short snapper on special teams. In his two years at MSU, Riemedio was part of a Dakota Athletic Conference Championship team and named a team captain his senior year. Before heading to Minot State, he earned an Associates Degree in General Education and played two years of junior college football at Monterey Peninsula College. Riemedio was part of MPCs 19-3 record, two Coast Conference Championship (2004, 2006), two Bowl Appearances (2004 Graffiti Bowl, Modesto, Ca and 2006 Holiday Bowl in Butte, California), a State-Section Title (2004 Graffiti Bowl, Modesto, Ca), and named a Team Captain (2006). He is also a member of the American Football Coaches Association. Riemedio resides in Erie with his fiancé Morgan, 10-year-old daughter, Amelia (Boogie), and 2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog, Kona.

Sydeski enters his first season with the Lakers ahead of the 2024 season with him acting as the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach. Prior to his time in Erie, Sydeski began his time on the sidelines in 2018 when he joined the coaching staff at Old Dominion, acting as the team's Offensive Quality Control Coordinator for Quarterbacks where he assisted the QB coach as well and running Ron Whitcomb's QB School during the summer. He then took his talents to south beach in July of 2018 where he served as the Offensive Quality Control Coordinator for the Offensive Line at Florida International University. From there, he became the Quarterbacks Coach at Bryant University in January 0f 2019, serving in that positions for four years before moving on on the University of West Georgia in February of 2023. Sydeski helped FIU to a superb season in the trenches with the team allowing the third fewest sacks in the nation while their tackles for a loss was third with the team's passing efficiency coming in at 155.16 for the 13th-best in the country. His success continued at Bryant in 2021 where the team set a program record for points in a game while having 50 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time ever. Sydeski helped lead the team to being one of the better offenses in the NEC that season as they came in first in total offense while coming in second in scoring offense. In 2022, Bryant finished within the top 10 nationally in passing offense, third down conversion rate, and passing touchdowns while their quarter back, Zevi Eckhaus set program records for total offense in a season, passing yards in a game, and total offense in a game. Sydeski earned his Bachelor's in Business Administration in 2017 from Hartwick College and currently resides in Erie, Pa.

Krahe returns to the Lakers coaching staff after spending time as the defensive line coach from 2005-07. Krahe joined the Lakers staff after an outstanding playing career where he was a defensive end from 2000 to 2004. He was a three-year starter and a team captain during his final season.   Krahe was the head football coach at nearby Cathedral Preparatory where he led the Ramblers to a record of 22-11 over three seasons, making a trip to the PIAA State Quarterfinals twice. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at Cathedral Prep from 2013 to 2019. Over that span the Rambler football program won three state championships and amassed a 90-10 record.   Prior to his time at Cathedral Prep, he was the defensive coordinator at Lake Erie College (2008-2011). As a player for the Ramblers, he was part of the 1999 state runner-up team that finished the season ranked ninth in the nation.   He and his wife, Valerie, have three children: Carolina 17, Kendall 13, and Dalson 11

Tom Herman will begin his 54th year of coaching and his 27th season at Mercyhurst in 2025 - the longest-tenured coach on the staff. During his career, Herman has coached on both sides of the ball but has concentrated on the offensive line and tight ends in recent years. From 2017-22, Herman helped coach at least one All-PSAC Offensive member in each season including three First Team members. Two of the All-PSAC honors were accumulated by tight ends with Bryce Mostoller in 2017 and Jason Armstrong in 2021. Armstrong's 2021 campaign was one in which he was named to the PSAC West Offensive First Team with a team-high 37 receptions with 400 yards and a total of four touchdown catches. During the 2016 season, the Laker offensive line blocked for an AFCA All-America Second Team all-purpose player who was also All-PSAC West First Team. In 2015, the Laker offensive line allowed just 10 sacks in 11 games - the second-lowest total in the conference. The Lakers gave up 17 in 2012, fifth best in the PSAC. Mercyhurst had allowed at least 28 sacks in the previous two seasons. Last season, Ben Gysin was chosen was named to the All-PSAC West First Team while Dustin Rogalla was selected ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year. Herman’s offensive line allowed the fewest sacks in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in 2009 -ten - and allowed just 18 (tied for third) during the 2010 campaign. In 2013, the offensive line also helped to pave the way for running back Brandon Brown-Dukes to become the first player in school history to have back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. The Lakers, in fact, finished second in the conference (behind only Bloomsburg) in yards rushing after averaging 237.8 yards on the ground. That figured included 407 rushing yards against Gannon - the highest total by a Laker team since becoming a Division II program and the third-highest total in school history. The native of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, joined Mercyhurst after serving the previous ten years as the head football coach at Gannon University. There, he was responsible for resurrecting the Gannon football program. The Knights progressed quickly and compiled a 6-3 record in Herman’s second season. Herman began his coaching career as an assistant at Cambridge Springs High School and at Edinboro University in 1972. At Edinboro, Herman coached spring football, performed in-season film breakdowns, scouted opponents, and led off-season workouts. He was also an assistant coach at Cambridge Springs during that time. Herman moved to Marshall University in 1974, where he served as a graduate assistant and earned his Master’s degree in health and physical education. He returned to Edinboro in 1975 as a defensive line coach and was moved to offensive line coach the following year. In 1979, he was promoted to Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator where he stayed until 1985. After serving as Edinboro’s interim head coach in the spring of 1985, Herman accepted a position at the University of New Hampshire as linebackers’ coach and recruiting coordinator. A 1972 graduate of Edinboro, Herman received his bachelor’s degree in secondary social studies. He was a two-and-a-half year starter with the Fighting Scots and participated on both the offensive and defensive lines. Herman and his wife Trisha reside in Millcreek with their daughters Lindsey and Amanda.

Lee enters his second season as running backs coach in 2026 following coaching stops at Samford, Bryant, and Presbyterian.   In his first season with the Lakers, Lee coached First Team All-NEC running back Brian Trobel who totaled over 1,000 all-purpose yards and led the conference in rushing touchdowns with 12.   Prior to Mercyhurst, Lee served as an Offensive Analyst at Samford, working with the tight ends and offensive line.   At Bryant, Lee coached in multiple roles, including Assistant Offensive Line Coach and Assistant Quarterbacks Coach. He contributed to the development of Big South-OVC Offensive Player of the Year Zevi Ekhaus and helped guide nationally ranked passing offenses, including a unit that finished No. 4 in the nation and another that ranked among the Top 20.   Lee also spent time at Presbyterian as Assistant Wide Receivers Coach and Assistant Recruiting Coordinator, helping lead the nation’s top-ranked passing offense (415.0 yards per game, 44 touchdowns). He mentored freshman wide receiver Jayln Witcher, an FCS All-American and Jerry Rice Award finalist.   Lee began his coaching career at Attleboro High School (Mass.) He earned a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies from Southern New Hampshire University.  

O'Neill served as Special Teams Coordinator at Tiffin University in 2025-2026.  The Dragons finished the season ranked 26th in the country in Special Teams efficiency according to D2 Football Special Teams Composite Rankings, while finishing with a 7-4 record.  Punter Joeseph Weiers earned 1st Team All GMAC accolades. O'Neill served as Special Teams Coordinator for the Limestone Saints in 2024-25. He joined the Saints after two successful seasons as the Wide Receiver Coach at Michigan Tech University. The Saints were 12th nationally in Net Punt and 48th nationally in Kickoff Returns in 2024. Punter Bryan Frey was a 2nd team All SAC recipient. During his tenure at Michigan Tech, O’Neill coached three All-GLIAC wide receivers. Darius Willis set a new all-time receptions record and earned both first and second team All-GLIAC honors. Ethan Champney and Brandon Michalak also received accolades, with Champney making the second team and Michalak earning honorable mention. Before his time at Michigan Tech, O'Neill served as the tight ends coach at Division II Gannon University, where the Knights finished with a 5-6 record, including 4-4 in the PSAC. In 2019, he was the Wide Receivers Coach at Findlay, leading the Oilers to a 7-4 record. Under his guidance, Ruben Flowers was named an All-GMAC selection, and Marlin Richardson received honorable mention. O’Neill’s coaching journey also includes a stint at Duquesne University starting in 2017 as the Wide Receiver Coach. He helped the Dukes achieve a 7-4 record, with standout receiver Nehari Crawford earning first-team All-Northeast Conference honors and leading the Football Championship Subdivision with 15 receiving touchdowns. Crawford recorded 65 receptions for 1,026 yards, becoming just the eighth player in Duquesne history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a season. In 2016, O’Neill returned to his alma mater, Edinboro University, as the Running Backs and Special Teams Coach. He played a pivotal role in the Fighting Scots' historic turnaround, finishing 9-2 after a winless previous season. Running back Walter Fletcher had a record-breaking season under his mentorship. O’Neill’s coaching career began at Division I UAlbany, where he served as an assistant coach in 2014 and 2015. He also contributed as an assistant boys basketball coach at General McLane High School in 2012-13. A 2013 graduate of Edinboro University with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies, O’Neill lettered three seasons as a wide receiver for the Fighting Scots. He also holds a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Edinboro.  

Burke started at Mercyhurst in the fall of 2022 as a graduate assistant, coaching the defensive line, and in the summer of 2024 was elevated to Assistant Coach while continuing to oversee the defensive front for the Lakers. In 2023, Burke helped Mercyhurst turn up the pressure on pass plays, allowing the Lakers to claim the seventh-fewest passing yards among any team in the PSAC. She once again helped White to another successful campaign with the defensive end being named the PSAC Second Team while interior defensive lineman, RJ Tillman, was recognized to his ability to affect both the run and pass games on his way to a First Team nod. In 2022, Burke helped the Lakers be one of the more opportunistic fronts in the PSAC with the team forcing 11 fumbles on the year to be tied for the third-most in the conference. The team also managed to be one of the more disruptive units in the passgin games with team's throwing for only 1,911 passing yards, the second-fewest in the conference. Her work with defensive end Camden White proved to be fruitful as well as one of Mercyhurst's top defensive options finished with six sacks on the year, tied for the seventh most in the conference. Prior to coming to Mercyhurst, Burke was a student manager from 2018-2022 for the defensive line at the University of Notre Dame, helping with day-to-day responsibilities for the Fighting Irish. Burke currently resides in Erie. 

Forman joins Mercyhurst as the Defensive Backs and Pass Game Coordinator in spring of 2026   Prior to his time at Mercyhust, Forman served as the Outside Linebackers Coach at Tufts University where he was responsible for the development of the room.    Prior to his time at Tufts Forman worked at Massachusetts as a Defensive Analyst.   Prior to his time at UMass, Forman worked as a Graduate Assistant/Analyst for the University of Miami, where he worked with the defensive backs.    Prior to his time at the University of Miami, Forman was a running backs coach at Bryant University. Before Bryant, Forman worked as the tight end coach and video coordinator for Stonehill College.    Forman also served in a volunteer player personnel role at Boston College, where he assisted with on campus recruiting.    Forman earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Buffalo and earned his Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from the University of Miami. 

Williams joins the Lakers after spending the 2025 season at Murray State as an assistant receivers coach. During his time with the Racers, he played a key role in the development of the wide receiver room, guiding receivers who accumulated over 2,500 yards, with two posting seasons of 500 yards each.   Williams mentored redshirt sophomore wide receiver Darius Cannon, a Missouri Valley Conference First Team All-Newcomer selection. Cannon caught 77 passes for 737 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 10 yards per punt return and finished with over 800 all-purpose yards.   In 2024, Williams served as the wide receivers coach and director of recruiting at Faulkner University at the NAIA level. He helped lead a group of receivers that gained more than 2,000 yards, with two receivers, Laderrick Bell and Cam Bulluck, earning Mid-South Conference First and Second Team honors.   During the 2022-2023 season, Williams was the Associate Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator at (6A) Columbia High School, where the Eagles posted the second-best offensive season in school history.   Williams began his coaching career at Grissom High School from 2020 to 2022, working with the wide receivers. He coached and developed Elijah Johnson, who recorded over 49 receptions and 632 yards, ranking third in 7A football, and earned All-State Honors.   Williams is also a veteran who served in the United States Army from 2015-2019. A former receiver and return specialist at Jacksonville State University from 2011-14, Williams led the Ohio Valley Conference in kick return average in 2014, with 32.3 yards, and totaled over 640 all-purpose yards. He was part of two OVC conference championships. As the OVC leader in kick return average, Williams received an invitation to the Cleveland Browns rookie minicamp.   He earned his degree in General Studies from Jacksonville State University in 2014 and obtained his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Alabama in 2022.

Bardol joins the Lakers with 2024 acts as her first year as the Director of Football Operations. Mackenzie graduated from Saint Mary's College with a Bachelor's in Communication Studies in the spring of 2022 with her being an active member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program over the course of the last five years. Bardol worked in several different roles for Notre Dame, seeing time as an equipment manager, personnel manager, and equipment intern. Her impact on the Irish's program was felt thanks to her professionalism and enthusiasm and Riemedio and his staff now bring that to Erie. Bardol was moved to the Football Equipment Intern for Notre Dame in the spring of 2023 and served as such for the 2023 and 24 seasons. Over the course of those two years, she inventoried and issued new apparel to coaches, staff, and players and oversaw and collaborated with 27 plus student football managers on a daily basis. Bardol also assisted in day-to-day tasks such as setting up for practice drills and giving her time at youth summer camps. At the beginning of 2021, Bardol was elevated to Senior Personnel Manager where she demonstrated strong leadership skills in evaluating and training new staff, delegating tasks to ensure streamlined operations, and being proactive in preparing for upcoming practices. Bardol proved to be an integral part of Notre Dame's interior process with her overseeing up to 50 equipment managers in their tasks to ensure efficient operations during all practices Bardol's first position with the Fighting Irish was as the Equipment Manage from 2018 to December 2020 where she collaborated with coaching staff to provide and set up the necessary equipment during practices and supported the team by assisting on the sidelines of home games, away games, and Pro Days. 

Waring joined the Mercyhurst staff in February of 2022 and was named Offensive Line Coach and Recruiting Coordinator upon arrival and was elevated to the Associate Head Coach prior to the 2024 season. In 2023, the Lakers were able to take another step forward under Waring's tutelage with their points per game, yards per game, yards per play, and many more. One area in which the line took a major step forward was pass protection, helping to one of the better years through the air in recent history with 246.8 passing yards per game to go along with the one of the highest completion percentage ever in a single season at 59.85 and 23 touchdowns. The team allowed just 20 sacks all year for the fourth-fewest in the PSAC and proved to be their best mark since 2019. In 2022, his first season with the Mercyhurst Lakers offense, the offense saw an improvement in points per game, rushing yards, rush Yards per attempt, rushing touchdowns, total offense, and sacks allowed from the season before, while being one of the least penalized teams in the country. His offensive line paved the way with four games over 150 yards rushing and helped running back Dustin Shoaf be named to Second Team All-PSAC. Before Mercyhurst, Waring joined Lance Leipold and his staff in a Quality Control role working with the Defensive Line in the February of 2021. Waring was retained with Buffalo as a staff change brought Maurice Linguist in as the new Head Coach of the University of Buffalo in May of '21. Waring continued to work with the Defensive Line under Defensive Line Coach Cedric Douglas. In his lone season at the University at Buffalo the Bulls defense was a top-five unit in the MAC in rushing yards allowed and a top-five unit in the MAC in sacks and top 20 in the country in sacks. Which included a game where the Bulls had a program-record 11 sacks in the game, shattering the previous record of eight. He also helped with the development of 2nd Team All-MAC Defensive Lineman selection, Daymond Williams. Before Waring was at the University of Buffalo, he started his coaching career at Buffalo State. In 2019, Waring was part of the number three passing attack in the Liberty League which averaged 246.9 Yards per Game. His line helped protect for an offense that had a First Team All Liberty League Wide Receiver Jordan Evert who had recorded 92 receptions for 1182 yards and 11 touchdowns and a Second Team All Liberty League Running Back, Martin Bailey. In that season he helped coach Offensive Lineman Kyle Schreader to a 2nd Team All Liberty League selection and Tre Smith to Honorable Mention All Liberty League selection. In 2018, he helped coach David Lauer to a 2nd Team All-Empire 8 selection. In 2017, the Bengals ended the season with a bid to the ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl. In that season the Bengals were third in the conference in passing averaging 244.3 yards per game. That season he also helped coach a Kick Return unit that helped Jamar Rutledge be selected to the D3Football.com All-East Region Team and First Team All-Empire 8 as a Kick Returner. In 2016, his first season at Buffalo State, Waring was an assistant on Special Teams and with the Offensive Line. In that season the Bengals Offense averaged a total of 391.6 Yards per Game and 156.7 Yards per Game rushing while only giving up 23 sacks. Running Back Tre Jones was 4th in the conference in rushing with 932 yards. During that season he helped with the development of Honorable Mention Offensive Lineman selection, John Navarro. Waring is a 2014 Graduate from Wittenberg University where he was a two-year letter winner as an Offensive Lineman. In his time at Wittenberg, the Tigers accumulated 38 wins and three NCAC Conference Championships. His Sophomore season, he was part of the first ever Division III team to get to 700 program wins when Wittenberg beat Capital 45-28. In his junior season the Tigers went 10-2 and put together the largest comeback in NCAA Division III Tournament history, rallying from a 22-point first-half deficit to stun Heidelberg 52-38 in the first round of the 2012 playoffs. His senior season, he was part of an offense that averaged 511.5 Yards per Game which was good for fifth in the country and for four of the top ten performances in program history. He was part of an offensive line that helped protect one of the best passing attacks in program history. Waring now resides in Erie with his wife, Hannah.