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Taynor Tabbed
Assistant Football Coach and Strength Coach
Dave Taynor has been named an assistant football
coach and the director of strength and conditioning at the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point after serving in the same role for the past two
years at Culver-Stockton College (Mo.).
Taynor will be the Pointers� offensive line coach
and replaces Kevin Deates, who resigned to pursue opportunities in private
business after helping the Pointers lead the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference in defense in 2003 as the team�s defensive coordinator.
Rob Erickson, who coached the defensive backs last year, will assume
defensive coordinator responsibilities.
�Kevin was a very important part of our success in
football over the last five years,� UW-Stevens Point coach John Miech said.
�His camaraderie with our student-athletes and game day intensity will
greatly be missed.�
Taynor was the offensive coordinator at
Culver-Stockton and helped the Wildcats finish third in the NAIA in total
offense at 468.5 yards per game and second in passing offense at 316.3 yards
per game in 2002.
Prior to his stint at Culver-Stockton, Taynor
spent two years as a graduate assistant at the University of Louisville. He
was an All-American player and an Academic All-American at Urbana University
(Ohio) and also spent one season as the team�s strength coach while
completing a degree in Exercise and Fitness.
�I�m ecstatic that we have a highly qualified
offensive line coach joining our team,� Pointers� coach John Miech said. �I
had three NFL strength coaches call on his behalf, so it tells me we have a
great strength and conditioning coach for our whole athletic department.�
UW-Stevens Point finished 8-2 overall and placed
second in the WIAC last season. |
