The 2014 Coaching Staff
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fter spending more than three years away from the state of Florida, Longwood native Brad Lokey has returned home to serve as the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Stetson University. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, Lokey will oversee the strength and conditioning program for all 19 of Stetson’s varsity sports. Lokey is a certified Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association as well as by the National Strength & Condi-
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itch VanSumeren has served as a student assistant coach for both football and lacrosse for two seasons. He is studying sports business and will graduate in 2015. A native of Flushing, Mich., he graduated from Flushing HS in 2010. While in high school he was actively involved with the football team, student leadership organization, city youth council and the Mid-Michigan Rural Football League. Much of his previous coaching experience is in football. He was a head coach in the Mid-Michigan Rural Football League for two seasons (2009-10). During that time he compiled a 12-0 record and was the youngest coach in league history to win a championship. After arriving in DeLand in 2011, he accepted a job with St. Barnabas Episcopal School as an assistant football coach. The Crusaders went 8-0 and went on to win the Athens Athletic Conference title.
tioning Association. He is also certified as a personal trainer. Lokey comes to Stetson from Cumberland University in Tennessee where he was the Director of Strength & Conditioning. Before that, he spent six months working in the Georgia Tech Strength and Conditioning department – primarily working with the football, softball, swimming and diving and cheerleading squads for the Yellow Jackets. It was during his time at Georgia Tech when Lokey completed his practicum and internship hours to earn his certification as a strength and conditioning coach. He also spent time working with the football, men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling teams at UT-Chattanooga. Lokey was the first head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Fitness Center Manager at Webber International University in Babson Park, Fla., working in that position for two years. He was responsible for the 19-sport Warriors program, designing and implementing workout programs for all sports, implementing and analyzing results to test the effectiveness of the programs and creating a computer
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eyrick Lamb will transition to a role as a student assistant coach after injuries curtailed his playing career. A native of Mount Carmel, Pa., Lamb attended Mount Carmel Area High School where he finished his career with 3,650 yards rushing. He was a member of the 2009 and 2011 District 4AA Championship and 2010 2A Eastern Conference Championship teams and also competed in wrestling and track. He was a National Honor Society member and on the Distinguished Honor Roll as well as being a member of SADD, the Ski Club, the Art Club and the Chess Club. Full name is David Meyrick Lamb Jr. He was born on December 15, 1992, in Mount Carmel, Pa., to Tracy Berkoski and David Lamb. He has one brother, Travis Berkoski. Is a Sport Management major.
data base for workouts for student-athletes. Lokey was born in Shelbyville, Tenn., but grew up in Florida, graduating from Lyman High School in Longwood. He received his bachelor’s degree in Recreational Administration with minors in Biology and Coaching from Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo., in December of 2006. He played football for four years at LHS and two years at CMU before spending four years of honorable military service in the Marine Corps prior to completing his scholastic-athletic endeavors. He earned a master’s degree in Business Administration and Sport Management from Webber International in 2009. Lokey is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa). Lokey possesses three credentials from the NSCA including; Registered Strength & Conditioning Coach (RSCC), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Personal Trainer (CPT). He is also Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) and is recognized as an approved mentor by the CSCCa.
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ustin Reynolds will transition to a role as a student assistant coach after injuries curtailed his playing career. A native of Winter Haven, he attended Lake Region High School in Eagle Lake, Fla. , where hlayed fullback and linebacker. He was a four-time honorable mention All-County selection and was named team Player of the Year in 2011. Received the Scholar-Athlete Award for football at his school as well as the FACA Academic Award. Full name is Justin Patric Reynolds. He was born on April 17, 1993, in Roswell, Ga., to June and Steve Reynolds. He has one brother, Stephen Jr., (39), and two sisters, Stephanie McNamara (41) and Brittni Reynolds (23). His father is a high school football coach. Has plans to serve in the Air Force after college. Is a Psychology major.