Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Men's Golf

Lester has helped the Fightin' Engineers rewrite their golf record book in his first two seasons as head coach.  Sanders Park graduated in 2016 as the all-time leader in career scoring average at 75.25 strokes per round.  The teams has also recorded five of the top 14 rounds in school history under Lester, highlighted by a school record 66 from Park in the fall of 2014. Other strong golf results over the past two years have included four consecutive wins over Wabash in the Little Giant-Engineer Cup match, and one first-team all-conference award for Park. In men's basketball, Lester has been part of a coaching staff that has recorded back-to-back winning seasons, two HCAC Tournament appearances and one trip to the conference tournament championship game.  The Fightin' Engineers stand 32-22 since Lester came aboard at Rose-Hulman, and the team has recorded six straight winning seasons and six consecutive HCAC Tournament trips entering the 2016-17 season. Lester spent the previous three seasons as assistant men's basketball coach at NCAA Division III Millikin University in Illinois. His efforts included recruiting, coordination of practice and travel schedules, fundraising, budget management, film exchange, and monitoring academic progress. Lester also served as assistant coordinator for the Big Blue Golf Outing which featured 120 players annually.   Lester's prior experience includes serving as assistant instructor at Decatur Golf Academy in Illinois.  His knowledge areas include skill development, fundamentals, life skills and nutrition for youth players. Prior to his time in Illinois, Lester served as assistant basketball coach for one year at NCAA Division III Eastern University in Pennsylvania.  The squad opened the season with its best start in school history (9-1). Lester has also volunteered to work several summer basketball camps at NCAA Division I programs, including Duke, Villanova, Clemson and George Mason. Other stops in Lester's career included serving as in multiple roles at Delaware County Christian School in Pennsylvania.  His two years featured roles as assistant basketball coach, athletic assistant, physical education teacher and guidance teacher.  Lester earned a bachelor's degree in history and secondary education at Grove City College in 2009 and completed a master's degree from the US Sports Academy in sports management in 2016.