LAMAR CARDINAL SPORTS · COACHING STAFF

ALL SPORTS COACHING STAFF

Meet the coaches leading the Lamar Cardinals programs.

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Women's Volleyball

Ariel Apolinario

Women's Volleyball

Ariel Apolinario was named Lamar University volleyball head coach in January 2024. A coaching veteran with nearly 15 years…

Associate Head Coach

Women's Volleyball

Andrew Strick was added to the Lamar University volleyball staff in May 2025 as the associate head coach.…

Assistant Coach

Women's Volleyball

Kiki Reyes joined the Lamar University coaching staff prior to the 2023 season. She was promoted to the…

Football

Pete Rossomando

A highly decorated coaching veteran, with three decades of coaching experience, Pete Rossomando was named Lamar University head…

Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator

Drew Christ was named Lamar University defensive coordinator in January 2023. Christ’s hiring is a reunion of sorts with…

Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends

Andrew Sparano moved to the Golden Triangle in February 2023 and was tasked with coaching the Cardinal tight…

Assistant Coach/Co-Coordinator/Offensive Line

Named co-offensive coordinator in January 2026, Matt Cannata is entering his fourth season working with the Cardinals offensive line.…

Assistant Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/ILBs

Daryl Daleen joined the Cardinals’ coaching staff in February 2023. He works directly with Big Red’s inside linebackers…

Assistant Coach/Safeties

Wayne Cordova is in his seventh season with Lamar after making the move from Baton Rouge, La., where…

Assistant Coach/Running Backs

Todd Macon joined the Cardinals coaching staff in February 2023 and was given the task of working directly…

Assistant Coach/Outside Linebackers

Morgan Ford was named assistant coach in March 2024. He was hired to work with the Cardinals’ outside…

Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers

Jacob Diaz was named Lamar University receivers coach in July 2025, a promotion from his previous role as…

Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks

Brett Kean joined the Lamar University football coaching staff in January 2026 and will take over coaching the…

Reggie Marshall

Assistant Coach/Defensive Line

Reggie Marshall joined the Lamar University football coaching staff in April 2026 as defensive line coach. Marshall makes…

Director of Strength & Conditioning

Mike Gardner joined the Lamar University football staff as the director of strength and conditioning in January 2026.…

Director of Player Development

Director of Football Operations

Soccer

Nathan Kogut was named Lamar University head soccer coach on April 15, 2022. He comes to the Golden…

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Colton Bryant enters his third season as assistant coach to Lamar University’s women’s soccer team. Previously, Bryant has…

Cross Country

Director of Track & Field and Cross Country

When fans think of Lamar track and field and cross country programs, the first person that has to…

Cross Country Coach

Men's & Women's Golf

Director of Golf

Men's & Women's Golf

Jessie Mudd joined the Lamar University community when he was named head men’s golf coach on July 27,…

Associate Head Coach

Men's & Women's Golf

Former Lamar golfing great, Julie Aime was named associate head coach in May 2026. Aime returns to her…

Women's Tennis

Alexandra Starkova

Alexandra Starkova was named Lamar University head women’s tennis coach in May 2026 after building a nationally ranked…

Elizaveta Gnilozubova

Assistant Coach

Elizaveta Gnilozubova joined the Lamar coaching staff in August 2026. A native of Astana, Kazakhstan, Gnilozubova moves to the sidelines…

Men's Tennis

After building successful programs at both Sam Houston and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Scott Shankles…