Support Staff Jacob Flint Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning Jacob Flint is in his third year as assistant director of strength and conditioning at the University of Notre Dame. He is a registered strength and conditioning coach by the NSCA and certified by USAW as a level one sports performance coach. Prior to joining Notre Dame’s staff in January 2010, Flint was a member of the strength and conditioning staff at the University of Cincinnati from 2007-09. While at Cincinnati, Flint helped the Bearcats to a 33-6 record, while winning back-to-back BIG EAST championships in 2008 and 2009. Flint played for Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly at Central Michigan University as a walk-on and was rewarded for his dedication to the football program with a scholarship in his last season in 2005. Following his senior season, Flint worked as a staff assistant, serving primarily in the weight room while also assisting with the development of the running backs in the 2006 Mid-American Conference championship season. Flint competes in the 85-kilogram weight class of USA weightlifting and is a national level lifter. A native of Shepherd, Mich., Flint was a four-sport letterwinner at Shepherd High School and was twice named an all-league running back. He graduated with honors from Central Michigan University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in education. Flint is married to the former Katie Schafer and they have two daughters.
valedictorian at his senior year commencement. Grimes resides in South Bend.
Julie DeBuysser Senior Staff Assistant, Assistant Coaches A 30-year employee of the University of Notre Dame, Julie DeBuysser is in her 29th season as the secretary for the assistant coaching staff in the Irish football office. In her role, DeBuysser serves as the primary assistant to Notre Dame’s assistant coaches. A native of South Bend, DeBuysser is married to Denny DeBuysser and the couple has a son, Chris Martin, a 2003 Notre Dame graduate, and two daughters: Cara DeBuysser and Deanne Burton.
Joy Schosker Senior Staff Assistant Joy Schosker is in her fifth year in the Irish football office and her 13th year overall at the University of Notre Dame. She serves as the primary contact for all general communication and donation requests at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Prior to joining the Irish football office, Schosker worked at Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library for five years and the Chemistry/Physics Library for three years. A native of Lakeville, Ind., she has three sons: Kyle, Kayne and Michael.
Sarah Lawless Recruiting Services Coordinator Sarah Lawless enters her first year as the recruiting services coordinator for Notre Dame’s football program. In her current role, Lawless assists recruiting coordinator Tony Alford and director of player personnel Tim McDonnell in the recruiting department. She organizes all official and unofficial visits by prospective student-athletes, manages compliance and academic records for recruits, oversees student workers and helps organize and direct gameday recruiting efforts. Lawless worked for the football program as the assistant to director of operations Chad Klunder from 2010-12 while she attended graduate school at Notre Dame. Lawless assisted Klunder with daily logistics, travel preparations plus organization and management of football summer camps. Lawless earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Notre Dame. She graduated with a finance degree in 2008 and earned a Master’s in non-profit business administration in July 2012. While an undergraduate, Lawless was a student manager all four years. She worked with the football team in her first three years at Notre Dame and was the senior manager for the women’s basketball team in 2007-08. Lawless was also involved in hall government and the student international business council at Notre Dame.
David Grimes Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
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Former Notre Dame football captain David Grimes returned to the Fighting Irish football family in 2011 as an intern in the player development department and will serve as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2012. In his current role, Grimes works with Paul Longo and Jake Flint as a member of the strength and conditioning staff that works with the Irish football team. As the player development intern in 2011, Grimes reported to Tim McDonnell and served as a resource for the current Notre Dame football players. Grimes acted as a liaison between the players and coaching staff and served as a primary contact between Notre Dame’s student welfare and development office and academic services for studentathletes department. Through the student welfare and development office, Grimes helped coordinate community service projects through the “Irish Around the Bend” program. He also helped coordinate and monitor the study hall sessions at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Grimes graduated from Notre Dame in 2009 with a degree in marketing and participated in the training camps of the Denver Broncos in 2009 and Kansas City Chiefs in 2010. Voted one of three team captains as a senior, Grimes played wide receiver for the Irish from 2005-08 and caught 90 passes for 900 yards with seven touchdowns. He played in 45 games during his Notre Dame career and started 24 contests. Grimes played in three bowl games, including two Bowl Championship Series games (2006 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl), and he helped the Irish snap their nine-game bowl losing streak by winning his final collegiate game in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (defeated Hawaii 49-21). Born in Los Angeles, Calif., Grimes graduated from St. Martin DePorres High School in Detroit, Mich., and was
Senior Managers Andru Creighton, Sean Hannon and Case Sketch Three senior managers lead the Notre Dame student managers who work with the 2012 Irish football team. Andru Creighton, the head manager for equipment, is from Indianapolis, Ind., and is an economics major. Sean Hannon, the head manager for personnel, is from Pittsburgh, Pa., and is majoring in finance. Case Sketch, the head manager for administration, is from Independence, Ky., and is an accounting major. The three senior managers are responsible for overseeing the Student Manager Organization as well as tending to all matters regarding players and coaches. A group of seven junior managers and 14 sophomore managers will assist the team this fall. The seven junior managers are: Scott Aufderheide (Phoenix, Ariz.), Dan Bryne (Bettendorf, Iowa), Allison DeLuna (San Antonio, Texas), Scott Grimes (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Quinn White (Havertown, Pa.), Kevin Wildey (Comstock Park, Mich.) and Bethany Young (Hayesville, Ohio). The 14 sophomore managers are: Justin Cunningham (Lawerenceville, N.J.), Andrew Eckert (Maple Glen, Pa.), Mary Clare Fonesca (St. Louis, Mo.), Maddie Gore (Glade Park, Colo.), Ryan Harvey (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Kat Landers (Woodstock, Ill.), Kevin Leuck (Saint Charles, Mo.), Elizabeth Lombard (Western Springs, Ill.), Alexis Lopez Medina (Trinadad, Colo.), Brian Maloy (San Diego, Calif.), Maggie McGonigle (Minnetonka, Minn.), Lindsay Renz (Plymouth, Ind.), Robert Uhl (Dallas, Texas) and Ted Williams (Pasadena, Calif.).
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