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Keith James is in his seventh Cup for the team with the highest grade point average for the third seasons on the football staff at Coastal consecutive year. Prior to his time at WSSU, he spent two years CarolinaC University, serving as the at Mount Tabor High School, where his team improved five games runningr backs during his tenure. coach,c as well The 42-year-old James graduated from as the program’s Winston-Salem State in 1989 with a bachelors in academic coordinator. Recently, he had his first mass communication. As a quarterback, James CCU back into the NFL, as fullback Mike Tolbert led his team to the 1988 CIAA Championship starts the year with the San Diego Chargers. game, where he was named the game’s Most James arrived at CCU from Winston- Valuable Player. He then attended North Salem State University, where he coached Carolina A&T, earning a master’s in adult for the six previous years. During his time at education in 1998. Winston-Salem State, the program won two A three-sport letterwinner at Dudley consecutive CIAA Championships in 1999 and Senior High School, James was the Most 2000 and were victorious in the 2000 Pioneer Valuable Player and Outstanding Offensive Bowl. During his time at WSSU, he also was Player on the football squad. James also played the coach, leading the Lady Rams to and ran track, graduating in 1984. a 49-18 record in two seasons. His softball Born in Greensboro, , team was also awarded the school’s Director’s James lives in Conway with his wife, Phyllis. MIKE CASTELLANO COORNERBACKSRNERBACKS CAATAWBATAWBA ’’9797 - SIIXTHXTH YEEARAR AATT COOASTALASTAL CAAROLINAROLINA

Mike Castellano is starting his in December 1997. He also earned his master’s in education in sixths year on the football coaching 2000 from Delta State. staffs at Coastal Carolina University, Born in Somerset, New workingw with the secondary. Jersey, Castellano was The 33-year-old Castellano a three-sport standout at spent the last four years as a high Delaware Valley High School, school defensive coordinator, the last two seasons at Millbrook playing football, and High School and the 1999-01 seasons at North Wilkes. During his basketball during his career. two seasons at Millbrook, he also worked with the special teams, as Castellano resides in he helped lead the team to a pair of state playoff appearances. Myrtle Beach. Castellano spent one year with Delta State University as a graduate assistant, working with the tight ends and offensive line in the fall of 1998, helping the squad to their first-ever conference championship and the national playoffs. In the spring, he shifted to working with the wide receivers and quarterbacks. Castellano is very familiar with CCU head coach David Bennett, working for three seasons as a student assistant coach at Catawba. A 1997 graduate of the school, he received his bachelor’s in history

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Grant Cain starts his fourth year Coordinator Curtis Walker. While he was a student-athlete at Catawba, ono the Coastal Carolina University Cain lettered as a defensive back and served as team captain his footballffo staff, his second as a full-time senior season. He also helped the Indians to four national playoff staffs member coaching the inside appearances, including a berth linebackers.lli He has spent the prior in the national semifinals. Cain twot seasons as a graduate assistant earned his bachelor’s degree with the Chanticleers. in business administration in Cain spent the 2005 spring and summer as a defensive 2003. assistant with the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League. Cain played his high school Cain helped the Crush win its first AFL title in just its third season football at Harrison High School of play with a victory over the Georgia Force in Arena Bowl XIX in in Kennesaw, Ga. At Harrison, Las Vegas. he was an All-County performer Prior to that Cain spent the previous two years at Catawba, and helped the Hoyas to three working under Head Coach Chip Hester. While at Catawba, Cain state playoff berths and a regional worked with the cornerbacks, outside linebackers and special teams. title. He is married to the former He also assisted with the strength and conditioning and Academic Shauna Koontz and they reside Success programs. in Conway. Cain is very familiar with the style of Coastal football, having played for current CCU Head Coach David Bennett and Defensive

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Viktor Boyd is starting his Prior to that, Boyd attended Southern Wayne Senior High School, sevenths season as the football lettering in football, and track. Graduating in 1996, he strengths and conditioning coach at was named Lineman of the Year as a senior and held the school CoastalC Carolina University. record in the shot put and discus. The 30-year-old Boyd Born in Okinawa, Japan, Boyd was married in the summer of previously served as the assistant 2005 to wife Terah and lives in Socastee with their son King (2). strength coordinator at Catawba College in 2000, helping develop a team that went 14-1 and advanced to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals. Following that, he served as a graduate assistant at Clemson for the 2001-02 school year, working primarily with the women’s soccer and men’s team and assisting with several other teams, including the football and track teams. A 2000 graduate of Catawba College with a degree in recreation, Boyd lettered in football for current CCU Head Coach David Bennett.

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Wilson Beaver is in his seventh season as the football equipment coordinator at Coastal Carolina University. The 28-year-old has 16 years of experience as an equipment manager. Prior to Coastal Carolina, he worked for four years at Catawba College, serving as a student equipment manager for David Bennett’s football team. During his time, the Indians won two conference titles and made three appearances in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. He was also honored with South Atlantic Conference Student Service Awards for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. He graduated from Catawba in 2002 with a bachelor’s in physical education. A native of Albemarle, North Carolina, Beaver also spent four years as a student equipment manager and athletic trainer at Albemarle High School. A 1998 graduate, he was given the Athletic Service Award for his work, as well as having an award named for him. Certified by the Athletic Equipment Manager’s Association, Beaver serves as the District III Internet Chairperson. Beaver resides in Myrtle Beach.

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Jill Kingston is in her seventh year as the football administrative assistant, coordinating numerous events and functions for the Coastal Carolina football program. The 29-year-old Kingston was a four-year letterwinner at Campbell in basketball from 1997-2001, leading the Camels to the 2000 TAAC title and the NCAA Tournament. A graduate of South Rowan High School, she was a three-sport standout in basketball, softball and tennis. She was a four-time All-Conference and three-time All-County honoree in basketball. Kingston was married in 2005 to husband Eric and they reside in Little River with their infant daughter Claire.

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Josh Chesson is in his fifth year as the football video coordinator at Coastal Carolina University. He is responsible for producingp all video for Coastal Carolina’s football program, both for the coaching staff and opponents. Chesson worked with the footballffo team during the 2003 season on the video staff. Chesson has been a part of the video production staff at Coastal Carolina since 1997, serving as the assistant production manager.m He is responsible for various video productions for the University A 1997 graduate of Lander University with a bachelor’s in mass communications, Chesson has also spent time working for variousv television stations and cable operators in the Myrtle Beach area. 22008008 MEDIAMEDIA GUIDEGUIDE 5599 COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF LYNN MENTZER FOOOTBALLOTBALL OFFFICEFICE ASSSISTANTSISTANT COOASTALASTAL CAAROLINAROLINA ’’0505 - FOOURTHURTH YEEARAR AATT COOASTALASTAL CAAROLINAROLINA

Lynn Mentzer is in her fourth year in the administration of the football program at Coastal Carolina University. She will be assistinga in office operations, as well as in the equipment room. Mentzer is familiar with the football program, having been a student manager for the past three seasons, working with equipment managerm Wilson Beaver. There she helped with the Chanticleers since the first season of practice through the Chanticleers’ Big South ConferenceC Championship in 2004, including traveling on the road with the team. Mentzer is a 2005 graduate of Coastal with a bachelor’s degree in business management. She is a native of Kenton, Ohio, wherew she graduated from Kenton High School in 2000. She lives in Conway. JAMES HORNE FOOOTBALLOTBALL OPPERATIONSERATIONS//AASSSISTANTSISTANT EQQUIPMENTUIPMENT MAANAGERNAGER PEEMBROKEMBROKE STTATEATE ’’7474 - SEECONDCOND YEEARAR AATT COOASTALASTAL CAAROLINAROLINA

James Horne is in his second year as Football Operations/Assistant Equipment Manager at Coastal Carolina University after spending the previous two years as the Assistant Ticket Manager. Horne spent more than 30 years as a high school teacher and coach throughout the state of North Carolina, working at Garner, Enloe, Lumberton and Parkton High Schools during his career. A 1974 graduate of Pembroke State with a bachelors in health and physical education with a minor in biology, he coached numerous football, baseball, basketball, and track programs in his 30-year career, including serving as the head coach of basketball, baseball and golf during his tenures. Horne graduated from Lumberton Senior High School in 1970. He has been a high school basketball and baseball official and is currently certified as a NCAA Baseball Umpire, as well as a high school umpire. Horne resides in Myrtle Beach. MITCH ST. MARTIN ASSSISTANTSISTANT FOOOTBALLOTBALL STTRENGTHRENGTH & COONDITIONINGNDITIONING COOACHACH COOASTALASTAL CAAROLINAROLINA ’’0505 - THHIRDIRD YEEARAR AATT COOASTALASTAL CAAROLINAROLINA Mitch St. Martin is in his third year as the Assistant Football Strength and Conditioning Coach at Coastal Carolina University. Certfied by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, St. Martin graduated from Coastal Carolina in 2005 with a bachelor’s in political science. During his time as a student at the Conway campus, he was a part of the football program, first as a player and then working his way up as a student assistant before joining the strength and conditioning staff. Most recently, St. Martin earned his master’s in exercise science from California University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Orignially from Grand Rapids, Mich., St. Martin graduated from Austin High School in Sugarland, Texas in 1999. St. Martin resides in Myrtle Beach. LOUIS FRANCOIS ASSSISTANTSISTANT FOOOTBALLOTBALL VIIDEODEO COOORDINATORORDINATOR COOASTALASTAL CAAROLINAROLINA ’’0808 - FIIRSTRST YEEARAR AATT COOASTALASTAL CAAROLINAROLINA

Louis Francois is entering his third year at Coastal Carolina Universityand his first year as Assistant Video Coordinator for thetth football program. Francois worked the past two seasons as a student assistant, serving on the video staff and assisting the offensive line anda the tight ends. Francois was a student assistant at Catawba in 2004 and 2005, working as the assistant video coordinator and workingw with the offensive line and the tight ends. He worked as the offensive line/defensive line freshman coach at Gateway High SchoolS in Kissimmee, Fla. Francois was then promoted to varsity linebacker coach and helped the school to the most wins in school history.h Francois graduated from Coastal Carolina in May of 2008 with a bachelor’s in recreation and sports management.

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