Athletics
April 2, 2014
Hester Resigns from Catawba, Accepts Coaching Position at N.C. A&T
Chip Hester has resigned his position in Catawba College's Development Office to accept a job at North Carolina A&T as assistant football coach.
He will serve under N.C. A&T head coach Rod Broadway who announced Hester's hiring on April 1.
Hester has been Catawba's director of athletic development since November 2012, after he resigned as Catawba's head football coach at the end of the 2012 season. His job at Catawba included oversight of the Chiefs Club, the athletics' booster club.
Catawba President Brien Lewis wished Hester "tremendous success and fulfillment" in his new role at N.C. A&T and noted how much members of the college community "admire and appreciate Chip and the work he has done on Catawba's behalf."
Hester served as head football coach at Catawba from December 2001 through November 2012. He coached the Indians to a 70-49 record during his tenure. His Catawba squad was South Atlantic Conference champions in 2003 and 2007, and earned NCAA Division II playoff berths in 2002, 2004 and 2007.
The 70 victories under Hester rank second all-time at Catawba, behind legendary coach Gordon Kirkland's 107. Hester's tenure of 11 seasons ties him for second all-time with Harvey Stratton (1962-72), and again, behind Kirkland's 14 seasons.
Hester's teams compiled an overall winning percentage of .588, which follows only David Bennett (1995-2001, .787), Kirkland (1934-48, .762) and Charlie Moran (1930-33, .645).
Hester was named Coach of the Year in the SAC and America Football Coaches Association Region Coach of the Year in 2007.
Hester joined the Catawba staff under Bennett in 1995 and coached wide receivers on a staff that won back-to-back SAC titles in 2000 and 2001. He became passing game coordinator under Bennett and followed as head coach when Bennett left for Coastal Carolina. Simultaneously to joining the football program, Hester also entered the classroom at Catawba, teaching in the Physical Education Department for the past 18 years.
Hester also served as head golf coach at Catawba in 1996-98, prior to the golf position becoming full-time. Under Hester, the Indians' golfers won the 1998 SAC championship and received an NCAA regional berth.
A native of Raleigh, Hester was a standout student athlete at Millbrook High School. He went on to Guilford College, where he was a four-year letterman at wide receiver, before graduating in 1992. Hester earned a master's degree at Georgia Southern University in 1993.
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| 1 April 1 Tennis (W) @ Newberry 0-7 Soccer (W) @ Coker 1-0 Soccer (M) @ Coker 2-1 | 2 April 2 Baseball @ Mars Hill 12-1 Softball NEWBERRY 5-4 Baseball @ Mars Hill 12-6 Softball NEWBERRY 8-7 | 3 April 3 Lacrosse (M) @ Mars Hill 16-8 Baseball @ Mars Hill 13-1 Baseball @ Mars Hill 11-0 | ||||
| 4 | 5 April 5 Tennis (W) TUSCULUM 2-5 Soccer (W) WINGATE (SAC Tournament - Quarterfinals) 2-1 | 6 April 6 Baseball @ Wingate 0-8 Baseball @ Wingate 5-2 | 7 April 7 Softball WINGATE 3-4 Tennis (W) @ Wingate 0-7 Softball WINGATE 5-2 Lacrosse (M) COKER 12-13 | 8 April 8 Soccer (W) LENOIR-RHYNE (SAC Tournament - Semifinals) 0-1 | 9 April 9 Track/Field @ Flames Invitational - Day 1 Soccer (M) SHAW 3-2 Softball @ UVA Wise 10-6 Softball @ UVA Wise 2-3 | 10 April 10 Track/Field @ NC A&T Invite Track/Field @ Flames Invitational - Day 2 Tennis (W) vs. Carson-Newman (Lake Norman Tennis Center) 1-6 |
| 11 April 11 Baseball UVA WISE 1 p.m. Baseball UVA WISE 4 p.m. | 12 April 12 Golf (W) @ SAC Championships - Day 1 (Woodlake GC ) 8 a.m. Softball @ Carson-Newman 1 p.m. Baseball UVA WISE 1 p.m. Softball @ Carson-Newman 3 p.m. Baseball UVA WISE 4 p.m. | 13 April 13 Golf (W) @ SAC Championships - Day 2 (Woodlake GC ) 8:30 a.m. Baseball MOUNT OLIVE 4 p.m. | 14 April 14 Softball @ Queens 1 p.m. Softball @ Queens 3 p.m. Beach Volleyball SPARTANBURG METHODIST 4 p.m. Lacrosse (W) WINGATE 6 p.m. Beach Volleyball SPARTANBURG METHODIST 6 p.m. | 15 | 16 April 16 Beach Volleyball @ Small College Championships Softball COKER 3 p.m. Baseball ANDERSON 4 p.m. Softball COKER 5 p.m. Baseball ANDERSON 7 p.m. | 17 April 17 Beach Volleyball @ Small College Championships Baseball ANDERSON 2 p.m. Lacrosse (M) QUEENS 4 p.m. Baseball ANDERSON 5 p.m. Lacrosse (W) QUEENS 7 p.m. |
| 18 April 18 Beach Volleyball @ Small College Championships | 19 April 19 Golf (M) @ SAC Championships - Day 1 (Woodlake GC ) 8 a.m. Baseball v. Belmont Abbey (Atrium Health Ballpark) 6 p.m. | 20 April 20 Lacrosse (M) SAC Tournament (1st Round) Lacrosse (W) SAC Tournament (1st Round) Golf (M) @ SAC Championships - Day 2 (Woodlake GC ) 8:30 a.m. Softball BELMONT ABBEY 1 p.m. Softball BELMONT ABBEY 3 p.m. Baseball @ UNC Pembroke 6 p.m. | 21 April 21 Beach Volleyball ST. ANDREWS 5 p.m. Beach Volleyball ST. ANDREWS 7 p.m. | 22 April 22 Baseball @ SAC Tournament | 23 April 23 Softball @ SAC Tournemant Lacrosse (W) @ SAC Tournament (Semifinals) Baseball @ SAC Tournament Lacrosse (M) @ SAC Tournament (Semifinals) Beach Volleyball Erskine vs. CVCC 2 p.m. Beach Volleyball CVCC 5 p.m. | 24 April 24 Softball @ SAC Tournament Baseball @ SAC Tournament Track/Field @ SAC Outdoor Championships - Day 1 9 a.m. Beach Volleyball ERSKINE 9:30 a.m. Beach Volleyball Free Volleyball Clinic (Beach & Indoor) 11:30 a.m. Beach Volleyball ERSKINE 2:30 p.m. |
| 25 April 25 Baseball @ SAC Tournament Track/Field @ SAC Outdoor Championships - Day 2 9:30 a.m. Lacrosse (W) @ SAC Tournament (Championship) 1 p.m. Lacrosse (M) @ SAC Tournament (Championship) 4 p.m. | 26 April 26 Baseball @ SAC Tournament | 27 April 27 Beach Volleyball SANDHILLS CC 4 p.m. Beach Volleyball SANDHILLS CC 6 p.m. | 28 | 29 April 29 Beach Volleyball Tusculum vs. Carson-Newman 11 a.m. Beach Volleyball LINCOLN MEMORIAL 1 p.m. Beach Volleyball Carson-Newman vs. Lincoln Memorial 4 p.m. Beach Volleyball TUSCULUM 6 p.m. | 30 April 30 Beach Volleyball Lincoln Memorial vs. Tusculum 11 a.m. Beach Volleyball CARSON-NEWMAN 1 p.m. Beach Volleyball Tusculum vs. Carson-Newman 4 p.m. Beach Volleyball LINCOLN MEMORIAL 6 p.m. | |
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