HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata College Athletics Department is pleased to announce six new assistant coaches for the 2018-19 season.
Juniata welcomes new assistant coaches for the following sports: football, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's soccer, and strength & conditioning.
Will Marable joins Juniata football for his first season as an assistant coach, he will be assisting with defensive backs. Coach Marable came to the Eagles from North Carolina Wesleyan College. Prior to North Carolina Wesleyan College, Will Marable was the defensive backs coach at Elizabeth City State University in 2016. While at ECSU he mentored cornerback Malcolm Cherry who earned first-team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors. Cherry finished the season second in the nation with 17 pass break-ups, along with 49 solo tackles, three tackles for loss, and four interceptions; one being returned for a touchdown. Marable's cornerbacks accounted for a total of 102 tackles, 26 pass break-ups, six interceptions (80 return yards), 3.5 tackles for loss, and a touchdown. Prior to ECSU, he spent the 2015 season as defensive line/strength and conditioning coach at Ellsworth Community College. Under Marable's tutelage, three defensive line players were all Iowa Community College Athletic Conference honorees (Louy Compton, Brandon McCracken, and Tyler Chaudoin). Also, the entire defensive line produced 24 sacks for the season; while helping the Ellsworth defense finish top 20 in the NJCAA in rush defense. Prior to coaching at Ellsworth, Marable played defensive back for three years at West Virginia University from 2011-2013. At West Virginia University, he was part of winning an Orange Bowl and Big East Championship.
Kenneth Kuzmuk will also be joining the Juniata football program for his first season as a defensive assistant coach. Kuzmuk graduated from Western New England University where he studied sports management and athletic coaching. While at Western New England University, Kuzmuk was a four-year member of the football team. He was a member of the 2015 and 2016 New England Football Conference championship team and a member of 2017 Commonwealth Coast Conference championship team. While at WNE, Kuzmuk played defensive back, quarterback, and wide receiver. In the spring of 2018, Kuzmuk was an intern assistant coach for defensive backs.
Jacob Fleegle will join the men's basketball program. Fleegle comes to Juniata from Carnegie Mellon where he was in charge of recruiting and opponent scouts. He was also in charge of player development with the guards and he coached an all-conference shooting guard last season. Before coaching at Carnegie Mellon, Fleegle was at Waynesburg University where he was the Yellow Jackets graduate assistant for two seasons. Fleegle received dual bachelor degrees in secondary education/social studies and political science in 2015 from Waynesburg before earning his master's in education with an athletic administration/coaching concentration in May of 2017 from Waynesburg. While a student-athlete for the Yellow Jackets, Fleegle started 102 of the 110 games in which he appeared. He became the 33rd player in Waynesburg's history to record 1,000 career points and finished with 1,070 points. Fleegle also recorded 438 rebounds, 50 blocks, 171 assists and 86 steals while shooting 79.7% from the foul line for his career. Fleegle, a native of the Jennerstown, Pennsylvania, was a three-time member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Academic Honor Roll and a member of the Waynesburg Dean's List every semester. Following the 2015 season, he was named to the Capital One Division III Academic All-District Men's Basketball Team sponsored by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Melissa Mascari will enter her first year as the women's soccer assistant coach. Mascari is a recent graduate of Southern Vermont College where she played four years as a soccer goalie. In 2014, Mascari was named the NECC Rookie of the Year, NECC Goalie of the Year, and was named All-NECC first team. In 2015, she was named All-NECC second team and in 2016 Mascari was named All-NECC third team. In 2017, Mascari was again named NECC Goalie of the Year and was named All-NECC first team. Mascari holds every SVC all-time goalkeeping records: wins (37), shutouts (26), saves (552), goals against average (1.28), and winning percentage (.549).
Mark Feiler enters his first year as the Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach and has a USAW Level 1 Sports Performance certification. Before Juniata, Feiler worked in IT support for three years. While at Juniata, he studied information technology and communication. Feiler was also a member of the men's volleyball team. While playing for the Juniata men's volleyball team, Feiler played in 76 matches and 195 total sets. He recorded 304 kills over his four years and totaled 187 digs and 63 total blocks. In 2014, Feiler was a CVC Player of the Week, he was a member of the CVC championship team, and he helped the Eagles advanced to the NCAA Division III national championship match.
Abigail Wemhoff enters her first year as the Assistant Women's Basketball Coach. Prior to Juniata, Wemhoff was a graduate assistant at Waynesburg University for two years. While at Waynesburg, she coached practices and games with an emphasis on working with the post players and recruited prospective student athletes. Wemhoff's other duties as a graduate assistant included acting as the game manager for men's and women's soccer, facilitating SAAC in their roles and responsibilities, and supervising intramurals and the student referees. In 2016, Wemhoff graduated from the University of Mount Union with her Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education. She was a three-time letter winner and a four-time Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) honoree during her time with the Purple Raiders. She was also a part of the 2016 OAC championship-winning squad.
