The Mike Cragg coaching tree has grown to an impressive number over the years, with former Statesmen such as Scott Yoder '01 and Kevin DeWall '00 taking over their own programs at Shenandoah University and Endicott College, respectively.
Several former Statesmen players have joined the staffs of each program including Art Garvey '12, Tom Elder '13 and Drake Woodard '12. With five Hobart graduates working as coaches (the latest being newly minted WR Coach Jack Pfohl '17), there will certainly be plenty of familiarity and continuity for Hobart student athletes going into the 2017 season.
Backhaus joined Cragg's coaching staff in 2004, working part-time while also pursuing a Master's in Education at Alfred University and working full-time as a counselor in Geneva. He has participated in Hobart's rise to a perennial Top 25 program during that time, producing some of the greatest LBs in Statesmen history. A link the announcement, and Backhaus' strong resume, can be seen here.
Congratulations to Coach Backhaus!
In other news, Coach Kory David has apparently landed at Muhlenberg College where he was named "interim DC" to fill in while current and long-time HC Mike Donnelly battles leukemia. A link to that announcement can be seen here.
You can read about Coach Donnelly and his fight, named #DigInForDuke, to raise awareness as part of the "Be The Match" and the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation to encourage individuals ages 18 to 44 to join the national marrow registry.
I'd like to wish all three of these men the best, but especially Coach Donnelly, as he awaits a bone marrow transplant and undergoes treatment in Buffalo.
That's all the news for now. Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!
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