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COACH CHAD WILKES

Chad Wilkes grew up in Cheraw, SC, and graduated from Cheraw High School in 2010. He lettered in 4 sports while winning two 2A state championships in Football. Coach Wilkes played college football at the University of New Hampshire where he won the CAA Commissioner’s Award and was named to the CAA All-Academic team before transferring and finishing his degree at Clemson University.

Coach Wilkes has been a Head Coach for seven years at C.E. Murray High School, Lamar High School, and Oceanside Collegiate Academy winning 6 regional championships, 6 upper and lower state appearances, 2 state championship appearances, and 1 State Championship. He has won Region Coach of the Year 7 times, Charleston Post and Courier’s Lowcountry

Coach of the Year 2 times, and was named the inaugural All-Friday Night Lights Coach of the Year this year. Coach Wilkes celebrated his second wedding anniversary to his wife Joy and welcomed his first child, daughter Lily Anne Wilkes on February 18th, 2024. He spends his free time playing golf and going to as many sporting events as possible.

“I am very thankful to my coaching staff, the players, the parents, the school administration, and the Black & Blue Club for the support I had leading our team to the school’s first state championship title last year. Oceanside continues to prove that it’s an exceptional place centered around helping kids develop on the field and in the classroom. I’m thrilled to continue to give my all to the 2024-2025 season and continue to build on the success of Oceanside football, as well as the athletic program as a whole, and work to help each individual kid reach his full potential. ”

Position

VARSITY HEAD COACH
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR COACH
RUNNING BACK COACH

COACH JOHN PATTERSON

Patterson has close to 40 years of coaching experience. Primarily he was an offensive line coach, but he has also been the offensive coordinator, strength coach, special teams coach, & recruiting coordinator. John was the head coach in the indoor professional league, as well as the head football coach at 3 high schools & has been an athletic director at the high school level. This will be Coach Patterson’s 2nd year at Oceanside.

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OFFENSIVE LINE COACH

COACH ANDREW NIEMEYER

Andrew Niemeyer is a Summerville native and attended Pinewood Preparatory School. He graduated The Citadel in 2017 where he worked in the strength program and studied Business Administration. This is his 5th season with the Landsharks. Andrew will be coaching tight ends, and is also the JV head coach.

Position

JUNIOR VARSITY HEAD COACH
TIGHT END COACH
HALF-BACK COACH

COACH DAVID MOORE

Moore is a former Division 1 starting QB at Central Michigan University, and CFL QB for the Ottawa Redblacks. Moore started his private QB training company out of Charleston called DMQB training, where he coaches over 50 QBS throughout the Lowcountry. Moore brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the offense. This is Moore’s 2nd year at Oceanside.

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QUARTERBACK COACH

COACH MARK HARTMAN

Hartman played college football at Davidson College. He was a DB Defensive Coordinator at Southlake Christian School. Hartman has been a DB coach at the following schools: Harding High School (4A state champions), Hickory Ridge High, & Providence Day School (Private school state champions twice). He is a retired orthopedic spine surgeon. This is Hartman’s 2nd year at OCA.

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WIDE RECEIVER COACH
DEFENSIVE BACK COACH

COACH SIMS BENNETT

Bennett, a 2019 graduate of Oceanside, was a two-year starter at wide receiver under head coach Chad Grier. Bennett continued his playing career at Wingate University for a year before returning home to coach the Landshark receivers in 2020. He later transferred to the University of South Carolina, where he majored in Sports and Entertainment Management graduating in 2024. This will be his third year coaching at Oceanside.

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WIDE RECEIVERS COACH

COACH BRENT LAPRAD

LaPrad was an All-Region football player & team captain while at Summerville High School, playing for legendary Coach McKissick. Brent continued playing football for the NC State Wolfpack & graduated with a business management degree. LaPrad coached at Fort Dorchester where he led them as DC to the 2015 5A State Championship. In 2022 as OC, he led the Patriots to the State Championship. This is LaPrad’s 2nd year at Oceanside.

Position

CO DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
LINEBACKER COACH

COACH JOHN DRUMMOND

John Drummond was born & raised in Ottawa, Canada, where he spent 20 years playing & coaching football. In his final year in high school, he played WR in the Senior Bowl All-Star game. During his tenure as a WR/DB coach, his teams made several trips to the finals, winning the City Championship twice. This is Drummond’s third year at Oceanside & first year with the football team, & he is looking forward to the new opportunity.

Position

RUNNING BACK COACH

COACH JAMES PRYOR

Pryor grew up in Irmo, SC & played football at Dutch Fork H.S. He attended Southern Virginia University on a football scholarship & transferred to Seattle Pacific University where he finished college. Pryor played semi-professional football for 8 years. He has been a defensive backs coach at Ballard H.S. & also at Ontario Christian H.S. In 2020. Pryor works at his practice in Mt. Pleasant. This will be Pryor’s 2nd year at OCA.

Position

DEFENSIVE BACK COACH

COACH BRIAN COLEMAN

Coach Coleman is a certified strength coach & teacher with over 23 years of experience. He has held similar roles at Dillon High School, Northwestern High School & Upper Arlington High School. Before dedicating his life to helping young people, he started at Defensive Tackle for Syracuse University helping them win the 1996, 1997 & 1998 Big East Conference Championship. This will be Coleman’s 1st year at OCA.

Position

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE / DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE / DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

BRIAN COLEMAN

Hard Work Pays Off!

Words to live by for Oceanside Collegiate Academy’s new Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Brian Coleman. It was that blue collar work ethic he first learned growing up in Northeastern Ohio. At Cuyahoga Falls High School he earned All-Ohio honors in Football & Wrestling while Bigger Faster Stronger Magazine named him All-American and “the nation’s strongest football player”.   

Next, he attended Syracuse University on a full athletic scholarship. While there, he worked himself into a three-year letter winner and two-year starter at defensive tackle on the Orange football team while playing in four bowl games and winning three Big East Conference Championships.

He graduated from Syracuse in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and minor in Coaching.

Coach Coleman started his Strength & Conditioning coaching career in 2000 as Head Strength Coach at Nordonia High School in Macedonia, Ohio. He later became the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, Ohio, where he oversaw all forms of athletic development for their 32 varsity and club sports.

After helping the Golden Bears to more than 25 individual and team State Championships, he decided to move to South Carolina for its beautiful weather.

After landing at Georgetown High School in 2018 he became Head Strength Coach at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill and, most recently, Head Strength Coach and varsity defensive line coach Dillon High School.

Coach Coleman is a Certified Strength & Conditioning teacher with more than 23 years of high school experience in three states. He has an enthusiastic and high energy approach towards helping high school students reach their individual athletic potential while learning how to prepare for a lifetime of fitness. 

Hard Work in the weight room has paid off for Coach Coleman and the student-athletes he works with. 

It always does.

Position

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE / DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

KATIE NIEMEYER

This will be Katie’s 3rd year with the program at Oceanside. Katie was born and raised in Charleston. She attended West Ashley High School where she played softball and volleyball for 4 years. Katie earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Winthrop University in 2018, and has been working in the high school setting since. Katie is looking forward to the pregame meals and getting another State Championship.

843-330-1803

katelyn.niemeyer@rsfh.com

Position

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER