Head Coach Rod Huber
(513) 244-4896     Rod_Huber@mail.msj.edu

Rod Huber begins his eighth season as the Lions’ head coach for the College’s 18th football season. The Lions head coach will also direct the team’s defense in 2007. Huber led the program to a third straight HCAC championship last fall, as the Lions went 7-0 in conference play. The Mount became the first team in HCAC history to record three straight conference titles.

The HCAC title enabled the Lions to return to the NCAA Division III playoffs for the third straight season, as they took on Wheaton College in the first round. The Mount had 15 players selected all-conference (best in the conference), the HCAC Offensive Most Valuable Player and the HCAC Defensive co-Most Valuable Player. The Lions also had one of the top overall and rushing defenses in the nation again last season. In addition, the Mount was ranked among the top teams in 2006 in various national polls. Huber is a two-time HCAC Coach of the Year and has the most wins of any Mount football coach in program history, sporting a 41-32 record.

Under Huber’s direction in 2004, the Lions went 10-0 during the season, won the HCAC, and qualified to their first NCAA post-season game, playing against Wheaton College. The Lions, after a 2-18 mark in Huber’s first two years, posted five straight seasons of a .500 or better, including going 28-5 the last three years. Over that three-year span, the Mount is 28-2 in the regular season and 18-1 in conference play.

Huber has 25 years of coaching at the high school and college level and has been on the Mount football staff since the program’s inception in 1990. Prior to becoming the third head coach in Lions’ football history in 2000, Huber was a defensive position coach and spent four years as the Lions’ defensive coordinator. He also coached the College’s wrestling program for four seasons. During the 1999-2000 season the team garnered Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament and NCAA Division III Midwest Regional championships. Huber was named conference and regional coach of the year that season.

Huber has continued to build upon the concept of the “student-athlete” philosophy set by past Lions’ head coaches John Pont and Ron Corradini, Sr. Huber oversees the entire program with an emphasis on academic success, recruiting and retention of all football players.

Huber also has strong ties to the Cincinnati community and oversees his players’ involvement in community service projects. In 2002, the players helped build homes for Habitat for Humanity, which was featured in the NCAA News. In 2003 the Lions were part of a neighborhood clean-up program in Delhi Township. The Mount football team works on various community and campus service projects each school year.

Coach Huber played football and wrestled at Glen Este High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Upon graduation he entered the United States Army, where he played football and spent time in Germany and the U.S. After leaving the Army, Huber enrolled at the University of Cincinnati where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in social studies education in 1988. He began his coaching career at Lloyd Memorial High School (Kentucky) in 1982, moved on to Glen Este for one season (1986) and later coached outside linebackers at C.A.P.E. High School (1987-1988).

Coach Huber received his master’s degree in education from the Mount in 1999. Coach Huber is an active member in the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association (SWOFCA), the American Football Coaches Association and is a member of the Jason Foundation. He also runs youth football camps and clinics in the Cincinnati area every year. Huber has been the featured speaker at many events in the Cincinnati area and he serves as an advisory board member for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (Clermont County). The Lions head coach also speaks at regional and national football events. Hobbies he enjoys include playing the guitar, gardening and fishing.

He and his wife, Sandy, have four children: Jillian, Jake (deceased), Jenna, and Jessica. The Huber’s reside in Amelia, Ohio.

Mount Head Football Coaches’ Records                                        

Coach	Yrs.	Seas.	G	W	L	T	Pct.	W. Sea.	L. Sea.	Even Sea.
John Pont	1990-92	3	29	9	20	0	.310	0	3	0
Ron Corradini	1993-99	7	69	25	43	1	.370	1	4	2
Rod Huber	2000-	7	73	41	32	0	.562	4	2	1
Totals	1990-	17	171	75	95	1	.442	5	9	3

Assistant Coach Vince Suriano
(513) 244-4422     Vince_Suriano@mail.msj.edu

Vince Suriano joins the Mount for his first season as the full-time assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Suriano will also be the College’s coordinator of strength and conditioning.

Suriano came to the Mount from Anderson High School, where he served as the varsity head coach since 1987. During that time, Suriano had a record of 147-61 and led his team to three undefeated regular seasons. In addition, Suriano directed Anderson to five, nine-win seasons and a conference championship in 12 of 15 seasons. Since 1992 Anderson has gone to the state playoffs nine times, including four of the past five seasons. Suriano, who also has experience as a head strength coach, head wrestling coach and teacher at the high school level, was named conference Coach of the Year eight times while at Anderson.

The Mount’s new coach earned his bachelor’s degree in 1974 from West Liberty State College and his master’s degree in 1981 from the University of Dayton. He first coached high school football at Martins Ferry (Ohio) High School as an assistant (1974-1984) and then was the head coach at Cadiz (Ohio) High School (1984-1987), where he compiled a 21-9 record.

He is a member of the Ohio High School Coaches Association, Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association, American Football Coaches Association, National Education/Ohio Education Association, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Suriano and his wife Crystal have two sons, Michael and Christopher. Michael and his wife Sharon are parents of the Suriano’s two grandchildren, Avery and Addison. The Surianos live in Anderson Township in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Assistant Coach Jeff Hill
(513) 244-8597     Jeff_Hill@mail.msj.edu

Jeff Hill returns for his second season with the Mount’s football coaching staff. Hill directed the Lions’ wide receivers last season and will help coach the teams defensive secondary this fall. Coach Hill was previously at the Mount as the team’s linebacker coach (2000) and as the wide receiver coach (2001-2003). Hill is also an assistant coach with the Lions’ men’s and women’s track & field teams.

Coach Hill came to the Mount from Union Central Life Insurance in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked as an account specialist. Hill also was employed as a physical education director at the Clem and Ann Buenger Boys and Girls Club in Newport, Kentucky. In addition he has worked as a new business coordinator and account associate at Pension Corporation of America in Cincinnati and was a physical education director at the Kenton County (Kentucky) Boys and Girls Club.

Hill, who holds a bachelor’s of arts degree in communications from Purdue University, played football in college and was a member of the NFL Cincinnati Bengals (1994-96). He is a graduate of Mt. Healthy High School.

Coach Hill resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Assistant Coach Ron Woyan

Ron Woyan returns for his eighth season on the Lions’ staff and will oversee the team’s running backs and special teams.

Woyan had a long career in prep coaching, coming to the Mount after spending seven years as an assistant varsity coach at Mariemont High School. Prior to joining the Mount, Woyan was an assistant coach at Glen Este High School for 16 years, head coach at Glen Este for four years, assistant coach at Anderson High School for six years, and assistant head coach at Bethel-Tate for three years. Coach Woyan was a teacher for 35 years in the Greater Cincinnati area and is a member of the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association.

The Wilmington College graduate and former football player obtained his master’s degree in education from Xavier University in 1969. He and his wife, Gloria, have two children, Vince and Tim. The Woyans live in Anderson Township in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Assistant Coach Stu Shestina

Stu Shestina returns to the Lions for his second season as an assistant coach. Shestina, who earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Bowling Green State University, will coach the Mount’s wide receivers this season.

Shestina taught and coached in Cincinnati for 17 years. He coached at Withrow High School, Walnut Hills High School and the Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education (C.A.P.E.). He was the offensive coordinator at C.A.P.E. when they won back-to-back state championships.

Shestina was also a high school athletic director for 13 years, spending one year at Hughes High School, four years at Walnut Hills High School and eight years at Loveland High School. He was inducted into the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame in October of 2005.

In addition, Shestina is a member of the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association and is currently employed by Trophy Awards Manufacturing.

He and his wife, Janey, live in Anderson Township. They have two children, Brad and Lindsay.


Assistant Coach Dick Nocks

Dick Nocks joins the Lions staff for his first season as an assistant coach. He will coach the team’s offensive line. Nocks has 31 years of teaching and coaching football in the area and has taught Comprehensive science at Harrison High School since 1986.

Coach Nocks was Harrison High School varsity assistant football coach from 1982-1992 and the head coach at Harrison from 1993-2005. He left Harrison with the most career wins in school history. He also was an assistant coach at Anderson High School under Lions offensive coordinator Vince Suriano.

He received his bachelor’s degree in comprehensive science education in 1976 from Miami University and his master’s degree in athletic administration in 1986 from Xavier University. In addition, he is a member of the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association, the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association and the National Education/Ohio Education Association.

Coach Nocks lives in Harrison with his wife Kathy. They have two daughters Katie (Baker) and Kelsey.


Assistant Coach Ben Osborne

Ben Osborne begins his first season on the Lions’ staff and will work with the offensive line. Coach Osborne is a 2002 graduate of the Mount where he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in middle childhood education. He played two seasons for the Lions’ football team.

Osborne was most recently an assistant coach at Anderson High School, where he spent the last five years coaching the offensive line. In addition, he was an assistant high school wrestling coach for six years before becoming the head wrestling coach for three years at Anderson High School. He has also worked as a middle school track coach (shot put and discus) for six years at Nagel Middle School and Glen Este Middle School, and was a volunteer coach at Bethel-Tate High School for one year.

Coach Osborne has taught four years in the West Clermont School District, most recently at Glen Este Middle School, as an eighth grade Language Arts teacher. He is a member of the Southwest Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association and the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association.

He and his wife, Megan, and their son Peyton reside in Amelia, Ohio.


Assistant Coach Brad Phillips

Brad Phillips joins the Lions’ staff for his first season as an assistant coach. He will coach the Mount’s defensive line. Coach Phillips is a graduate of Moeller High School and Miami University.

Prior to joining the Mount, Phillips was the defensive line coach at Loveland High School before returning to Moeller to coach the defensive line. He has coached six players in his career that have gone on to play Division I college football, seven all-conference players and two defensive players of the year in their respective conferences. Coach Phillips is a member of the Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association and is currently employed by Countrywide Home Loans.

Coach Phillips and his wife, Meghan, reside in Milford, Ohio.


Full-time Intern Assistant Coach Brenton Eisenhard

Brenton Eisenhard joins the Lions’ staff for his first season as a full-time internship assistant coach. He will be an offensive assistant with the Mount, helping coach the team’s wide receivers.

Eisenhard played for the Mount for three seasons (2003-05) and saw time at wide receiver, quarterback and punter. In 2005, Eisenhard was the team’s starting punter with 62 punts, a 35.7-yard average, a long punt of 68 yards, four touchbacks, and 15 punts inside the 20-yard line. He was sixth in the HCAC during that campaign with a 35.1-yard average.

Eisenhard was an assistant coach at Turpin High School last season, helping them to a state semifinals appearance. He is a 2006 graduate of the Mount.