Athletics

Hanover College Panther

The College Tour

Luke Eppler ’22 was attracted to Hanover by the opportunity to continue playing his favorite sport at a high level. Nearly 50 percent of all Hanover students are athletes on one of the College’s 23 intercollegiate sports teams. The Panthers compete at the NCAA Division 3 level and as a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Athletic Teams

Men’sWomen’s
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross Country
Cross CountryGolf
FootballLacrosse
GolfSoccer
LacrosseSoftball
SoccerSpirit
SpiritSwimming
SwimmingTennis
TennisTrack & Field
Track & FieldVolleyball

Athletic Facilities

Learn more about our athletic facilities.

Athletics Staff

Devan Acosta 812-866-7376 acosta@hanover.edu

Brandon Allwood Head Women's Lacrosse Coach 812-866-6821 allwood@hanover.edu

Grant Bellak Head Men's Baseball Coach 812-866-7374 bellak@hanover.edu

Ashley Birchmeier Assistant Athletic Director for Communications 812-866-7388 birchmeier@hanover.edu

Chase Burton Offensive Coordinator 812-866-7373 burton@hanover.edu

Angelo Butturi '16 812-866-7371 butturi@hanover.edu

Tony Carlton Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training and Sports Performance 812-866-7378 carlton@hanover.edu

Cori Collinsworth Head Women's Softball Coach 812-866-6822 collinsworth@hanover.edu

Jay Crawford Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach 812-866-6861 crawfordj@hanover.edu

Andrew Danford Assistant Football Coach 812-866-6830 danford@hanover.edu

Jamison Edwards Assistant Men's Soccer Coach 812-866-6806 edwards@hanover.edu

Mike Foy Assistant Football Coach 812-866-6829 foy@hanover.edu

Brittany Graham Assistant Athletic Trainer 812-866-6824 grahamb@hanover.edu

Lynn Hall '82 Vice President for Athletics 812-866-7385 hall@hanover.edu

Chris Hitchcock '97 Executive Director of Admission 812-866-7044 hitchcock@hanover.edu

Josh Hughes '21 Assistant Men's Soccer Coach 812-866-6806 hughesj@hanover.edu

Dave Johnson Assistant Athletic Trainer 812-866-7379 johnsond@hanover.edu

Molly Jones '86 Associate Athletic Director/Athletic Facilities Coordinator 812-866-7386 jonesm@hanover.edu

John Jones Head Women's Basketball Coach 812-866-7382 jjones@hanover.edu

Terry King Assistant Women's Basketball Coach 812-866-7382 kingt@hanover.edu

Eric LaRue Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach 812-866-7191 larue@hanover.edu

Kase Lawson Assistant Men's Baseball Coach 812-866-7374 lawson@hanover.edu

Jon Miller '97 Men's Head Basketball Coach 812-866-7387 millerjo@hanover.edu

Ryan Nowicki '13 Associate Men's Head Basketball Coach 812-866-7384 nowicki@hanover.edu

Lyndsay Piche 812-866-6862 piche@hanover.edu

Peter Preocanin Head Women's Volleyball Coach/Physical Therapist 812-866-6860 preocanin@hanover.edu

Ronald Rankin Assistant Football Coach - Defensive Coordinator 812-866-7375 rankin@hanover.edu

Rachel Sharpe '13 Head Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach 812-866-6817 sharpe@hanover.edu

Michael Sheffler Assistant Track and Field Coach 812-866-6817 sheffler@hanover.edu

Alex Smith Assistant Athletic Trainer 812-866-6825 smithale@hanover.edu

Daniel Stokes II Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 812-866-6828 stokesd@hanover.edu

Matthew Theobald '96 Head Football Coach 812-866-6829 theobald@hanover.edu

Sue Tilley '89 Athletic Administrative Assistant 812-866-6800 tilley@hanover.edu

Adrianne Vance '23 812-866-6860 vance@hanover.edu

Richard Warren Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing, Special Events, and Community Engagement 812-866-7315 warrenr@hanover.edu

James Watts Head Women's Soccer Coach and Director of The Panther Club 812-866-7389 wattsj@hanover.edu

Brady Wells '83 Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track Coach 812-866-7383 wellsb@hanover.edu

Matthew Wilkerson Men's Head Soccer Coach 812-866-6806 wilkerson@hanover.edu

Ashley Williams Assistant Women's Basketball Coach 812-866-6816 williamsa@hanover.edu