SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Nate Cole, Edison State Community College Director of Athletics & Student Life, was voted as the Michael Rickard OCCAC Athletics Director of the Year for 2019-20. This accolade comes after Cole guided the Chargers to their first OCCAC All-Sports Award in school history.
“I am truly honored to be named the OCCAC Athletics Director of the Year,” said Cole. “This award belongs to the great coaches, student-athletes and support team we have at Edison State.
“We had fantastic teams this year and were able to be successful in all sports. Our coaches and student-athletes received numerous awards from the OCCAC.”
Edison State was impressive across the board, finishing inside the D-II top-3 for all three completed sports seasons, including a shared championship for women’s basketball led by OCCAC Coach of the Years Tim McMahon. Sarah Pothast, a two-sport star for the Chargers, was selected for the All-OCCAC First Team in both volleyball and basketball.
Previous Charger AD’s to corral this distinction include Chip Hare (2006-07) and Larry Leffel (1993-94).
COMPLETE LIST of previous conference honorees.