COACHES
VARSITY COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Steve Kersten
This is Steve's 24th year as the Head Coach. Coach Kersten was recently inducted into the Michigan High School Football's Coach's Hall of Fame!
Offensive Coordinator: Jakob Gailitis
This is Jakob's 7th year coaching in Williamston coming from being a Head Coach in Pinckney. Our program has been to 2 semifinals games in his tenure here.
Offensive Box Coach: Joel Emmons
This is Joel's 22nd year of coaching HS Football and his 17th in Williamston. He was the Head Coach at Webberville for a few years and he played HS Football here in Williamston. He brings a wealth of knowledge to our program!
Special Teams Coordinator: Kyle Robinson
18 years coaching experience.
2007-2008 Albion College.
2009-2012 Chesaning.
2013-2020 Corunna. 6 years as head coach.
2022-Present at Williamston.
Defensive Box Coach: Nate Massa
Nate was a 2-way starter and a captain of our 2010 Football Team that went to Ford Field. He played football for 4 years at Hope College and is in his second year coaching here at his alma-mater.
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JV COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Ben McCann
Ben has been coaching with us for 7 years and he brings a lot of enthusiasm along with building great relationships with players.
Assistant Coach: Zach Painter
1st year coaching at Williamston. Zach graduated in 2023 and was a captain and leader for the Hornets as a Linebacker and H-Back
Assistant Coach: James Matthews
11th year at WHS, 20th year coaching HS Football
Assistant Coach: Cory Jorgensen
1st year coaching football at Williamston. Cory played Quarterback at Williamston and went on to play Division 1 at the University at Buffalo.