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2008-09
Football
Coaching Staff
Mark McNellie
Head Coach
2nd Season |
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(ph): 440.375.7488
(fax)
440.375.7474
mmcnellie@lec.edu
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Mark McNellie joined the Lake Erie College coaching staff in August 2006 as he accepted the responsibility of building the Storm football program from the ground up. At that time, the football program was announced as a club sport with plans to become a varsity team in just one year’s time. Coach McNellie developed a staff, roster and schedule from scratch and then led the team to a 7-2 record against a combination of junior varsity and club competition in 2007. Now one year later, McNellie makes history as the program takes the field for its first-ever varsity contest on August 28 as an NCAA Division II competitor.
McNellie arrived at Lake Erie by way of Mercyhurst College, where he spent 17 years on the football coaching staff - the last four as assistant head coach. McNellie, 42, worked his way up the Mercyhurst staff, beginning as the defensive line coach in 1990 before taking over the linebackers in 1991 and becoming the defensive coordinator in 1992. He served as the offensive coordinator in 2001 and returned to oversee the defense the following year when he was elevated to assistant head coach. He was also involved with Mercyhurst's transition to scholarship football in 1998 and has overseen defenses which have been nationally ranked in several categories during his tenure. McNellie served as the recruiting coordinator for Mercyhurst football with his main recruiting area having been Northeast Ohio.
Before his tenure at Mercyhurst, McNellie spent two years at Fairmont State University where he served one year each as the offensive line and defensive line coach. He is a 1988 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, where he was a three-time football letterman. He earned his master's degree from West Virginia University in 1990. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children, Calvin (10), Carson (7) and Raegan (4). They reside in Concord.
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Gerald Hazzard
Offensive Coordinator
2nd Season |
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(ph): 440.375.7491
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440.375.7474
ghazzard@lec.edu
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| Recruiting Area |
| Dayton, Ohio |
| Cincinnati, Ohio |
Gerald Hazzard joined the Storm as a full-time member of the coaching staff in January 2007 as the offensive coordinator. His first year with the Storm was during its club status, with this season marking his second with the team and his sixth in the collegiate arena. He came to Lake Erie College with a combined four years coaching experience as a student assistant at the nearby Baldwin-Wallace College, as well as an offensive assistant at Gettysburg College. While at Gettysburg, he coached the Centennial Conference rushing champion and the all-purpose champion in 2005 and 2006, in addition to the scoring champion in 2006.
Prior to coaching, Hazzard was a four-year letterman and also served as team captain at B-W where he was the 2002 recipient of the Eloise Tressel "Jacket" award. He graduated in 2003 with a bachelor of arts degree in sport management and then earned a master's of science degree in athletic administration from McDaniel College in 2007.
A 1999 graduate of North Olmsted High School, he was a three-year varsity fullback and linebacker. The lifelong resident of Cleveland married in June 2007 and he and his wife, Emily, reside in Painesville.
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Ian Formaz
Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
2nd Season |
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(ph): 440.375.7490
(fax)
440.375.7474
iformaz@lec.edu
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| Recruiting Area |
| Youngstown, Ohio |
| Akron/Canton, Ohio |
Ian Formaz became the third full-time member of the Storm football staff in July 2007 and is in his second season with the program. Now in his fourth year of collegiate coaching, Formaz came to Lake Erie after serving as an offensive and defensive line coach with Concord University for two years, in addition to working with the offensive line for the junior varsity program at Baldwin-Wallace College for one year.
His playing career included four years at B-W – two as a starting lineman. He earned the Yellow Jackets’ 2003 Offensive Lineman of the Year award and was also voted First-Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference, Second-Team All-North Region, First-Team SID All-America and Second-Team Associated Press All-American.
He holds a bachelor of arts degree from B-W which he received in 2005, as well as a master of arts degree from Concord University in 2007. The Wadsworth native currently resides in Painesville.
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Mike Krahe
Assistant Coach - Linebackers
2nd Season |
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(ph): 440.375.7493
(fax)
440.375.7474
mkrahe@lec.edu
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| Recruiting Area |
| Columbus, Ohio |
| Erie, Pa. |
Mike Krahe was originally hired as an assistant defensive coach with the Storm program in December 2007, before transitioning into a linebackers coach for the 2008 season, which is his first official season with the team. Krahe joined Lake Erie by way of Mercyhurst College where he was both a player and a coach.
While a full-time assistant coach at Mercyhurst, he was responsible for coaching the defensive line and overseeing the team’s strength and conditioning. Prior to this position, he was a graduate assistant where he worked specifically with the defensive line from 2005-06.
As a player, Krahe was a defensive end from 2000-04, earning All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Honorable Mention in 2004. He was a three-year starter and was a team captain during his final season.
The Erie, Pa., native earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in sport business. He and his wife, Valerie, have a daughter named Carolina.
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Nick Postma
Assistant Coach - Secondary
1st Season |
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(ph): TBA
(fax)
440-375-7474
npostma@lec.edu
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Nick Postma came on board in July 2008 to oversee the Storm secondary. A graduate of Saginaw Valley State University, he has a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. While at Saginaw, he lettered four years as a strong safety, starting for three. During that time, the Cardinals appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament each season, while earning Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships in two of the seasons. The team compiled an overall record of 39-9 and a GLIAC record of 34-6 during his career. In 30 games played, Postma recorded 110 tackles with 55 his senior season. That year he ranked fourth on the team in the category and earned GLIAC Honorable Mention.
After graduation, Postma served as a graduate assistant for one year each at MacMurray College, Gannon University and Grand Valley State University. He coached the defensive backs and was the strength and conditioning coach at MacMurray. At Gannon, he oversaw the outside linebackers in the fall and the defensive backs in the spring. Most recently, he coached the wide receivers at Grand Valley.
The Rudyard, Mich., native currently resides in Painesville.
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Sean Allgood
Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers
2nd Season |
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(fax)
440.375.7474
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| Recruiting Area |
| Ashtabula County |
Sean Allgood is in his second season with the Storm football program as a wide receivers coach. He was the assistant head coach at Lakeside High School and is a former assistant coach at Ashtabula High School. His experience with the two programs includes working with special teams, wide receivers and conditioning. A 1995 graduate of Northern Illinois University, he was a four-year starting wide receiver. He was a team captain, earned Special Mention All-Big West, and was a four-time player of the week during his collegiate career. He is currently employed as a child accounting officer with the Ashtabula County Counseling Center and resides in Ashtabula.
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John Kinch
Assistant Coach - Defensive Ends
2nd Season |
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(fax)
440.375.7474
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| Recruiting Area |
| Lake County |
John Kinch is in his second year with Lake Erie College as a defensive line coach. A varsity coach at Riverside High School since 1996, he was a four-year player at Youngstown State University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in 1983. He also spent five years in the Canadian Football League as a running back for the Hamilton Tigercats, the Toronto Argonauts and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In 1995, he was inducted in the YSU Athletic Hall of Fame. He is currently employed by the Lake County Juvenile Court and resides in Painesville.
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Bud McNellie
Assistant Coach - Tight Ends
2nd Season |
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(fax)
440.375.7474
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Joining the Storm for his second season as a tight end coach is Bud McNellie. He has 15 years of coaching experience at the high school level, serving five as head coach at Bedford, three as head coach at Cloverleaf, and one year each as an assistant at Olmsted Falls and Defiance. As a player, he was an offensive lineman at nearby Geneva High School before moving on to play at Baldwin-Wallace College. He earned a bachelor’s degree from B-W in 1961, a master’s degree from Kent State University in 1966 and an education specialist degree from Kent in 1975. He and his wife Judy, who reside in Chagrin Falls have three children, Beth, Mark and Debbie.
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Brett Weidig
Assistant Coach - Quarterbacks
2nd Season |
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(fax)
440.375.7474
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Brett Weidig signed on to work with the quarterbacks when the Storm program began as a club team and is now in his second season with the Lake Erie program. A graduate of nearby Chardon High School, he played quarterback for the Hilltoppers from 1994-97. He then went on to be the quarterback at Mercyhurst College where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing in 2002. Currently he is employed as a sales representative for American Roll Form. He resides in Chardon.
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Frank Feola
Assistant Coach - Linebackers
2nd Season |
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(fax)
440.375.7474
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Frank Feola is in his second season as a member of the Lake Erie College coaching staff as a linebackers coach. A player at Geneva College, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the institution in 1972. He is a certified financial planner with Eagle Strategies, LLC, a subsidiary of New York Life. He volunteers as a treasurer for Legatus of Cleveland, a chairperson for the City of Mentor and as a co-chair for the Project Hope Walk/Run for It's Better in Mentor Festival.
A native of New Castle, Pa., he currently resides in Mentor with his wife of 35 years, Marsha. They have three children, Frank, Ryan and Lauren, as well as one grandson.
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Bob Francis
Assistant Coach - Defensive Tackles
1st Season |
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(fax)
440.375.7474
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Bob Francis is one of the newest additions to the Storm football staff, beginning his duties with the defensive tackles in the spring of 2008. A longtime coach within the Chardon High School football program, he served in various capacities from 1990 -2007, most recently as the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. During that time, Chardon earned one state championship, one state runners-up, five Region V Championships, three Region V Runners-Up and made nine playoff appearances.
A graduate of Hiram College, Francis has a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree from Cleveland State University in education administration. While at Hiram, he was a member of the rugby team.
Francis has worked within Chardon Schools since 1990 as a teacher, assistant principal and athletic director. He currently teaches health and is the voting coordinator for the Geauga County Touchdown Club, a position he's held since 2004. He and his wife Kathy reside in Chardon with their two children, Sam (4) and Will (3).
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