Football Coaches

Oberlin College Athletics

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address
John Pont	Head Football Coach	jpont@oberlin.edu
Ben Hammer	Associate Head Football Coach	bhammer@oberlin.edu
Jay Peterson	Assistant Football Coach	apeters7@oberlin.edu
Dante Reynolds	Assistant Football Coach	dreynol1@oberlin.edu
Craig Zies	Assistant Football Coach	czies@oberlin.edu
Sam Harkness	Assistant Football Coach	sharknes@oberlin.edu
Zach Opsal	Director of Recruiting and Alumni Engagement	zopsal@oberlin.edu

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Natalie Winkelfoos	Associate Vice President for Athletics Advancement and Delta Lodge Director of Athletics & Physical Education	natalie.winkelfoos@oberlin.edu	440-775-8840 440-775-8840
Joseph Cieszynski	Assistant Athletic Trainer	ct_jcieszynski@oberlin.edu	440-775-8589 440-775-8589
Justin Blankenburg	Assistant Athletic Trainer	jblanke1@oberlin.edu	440-775-8592 440-775-8592
DK Thomas	Strength & Conditioning Coach	ct_dthomas@oberlin.edu
Brooke Daniel	Manager of Facility & Equipment Operations (Outdoors)	bdaniel@oberlin.edu	440-775-8148 440-775-8148
John Harshbarger	Psychologist and Director of Student-Athlete Wellness	jharshba@oberlin.edu	440-775-8470 440-775-8470
Kellen Wells-Mangold	Compliance Coordinator	ct_kwellsmangold@oberlin.edu	773-315-4547 773-315-4547
Madlynn Libao	Director of Student Success & Success Coach	mlibao@oberlin.edu	440-775-8881 440-775-8881
Amanda Phillips	Director of Athletics Communications and Game Day Operations	amanda.phillips@oberlin.edu	440-775-8503 440-775-8503