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| Michael Vite | |||
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Head Coach michael.l.vite@ngc.com 757-688-9454 |
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Entering his second season as Head Football Coach at The Apprentice School, Michael Vite is ready to help lead the Builders back to the heights of earlier this decade with winning seasons and stellar defense.
Vite joins the Builders after spending two seasons as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. In his first season at Guilford, the defense reduced its points and yards allowed per game by nearly 20 percent from 2005. In 2007, after losing several key performers to injuries at the start of the year, his defense was in the top two in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in the second half of the season.
His first season as head coach saw the defense of Builders improve by allowing 15 fewer yards per game against a schedule that saw three nationally-ranked opponents.
"I just want to thank The Apprentice School and in particular Phil Janaro and Keisha Pexton for the opportunity they're giving me and my family to reach a goal of mine," said Vite. "I'm looking forward to working with these young men and continuing the foundation Coach Janaro has planted here."
"I would also like to thank my wife and immediate family for backing me throughout the years to help me reach a dream of mine," he added.
"Michael Vite has a strong reputation in the coaching business as a solid coach, an energetic recruiter and a quality human being," said Janaro. "He is well known for caring about his players and getting the most out of them."
Vite spent the 2005 season at Morgan State University as the defensive coordinator where two of his players were honored on the second team All-Mid Eastern Athletic Conference squad. He held the same role at Bacone College in Oklahoma for the 2004 season where his Warriors ranked 9th in the NAIA in rushing defense and 30th in total defense.
From 2001-03, Vite was the defensive coordinator at Murray State University and helped the Racers to the 2002 Ohio Valley Conference title and a NCAA Division I-AA playoff berth. His defensive unit at Murray State in 2003 was ranked first in pass defense in the OVC, fourth in Division I-AA and in total defense the Racers were ranked 35th nationally.
Prior to that he served the 2000 season at Southern Illinois University as the defensive coordinator where his unit was ranked first in the conference and tenth in Division I-AA after being last in 1999. He served for six seasons prior to Southern Illinois at Southern University in Louisiana. While at Southern the Jaguars won four Southwest Athletic Conference titles and were twice named Black College National Champions (1995,1997). His defensive units were ranked in the top 10 in Division I-AA in all six of his years at Southern. He also coached at Wake Forest University for three seasons working with the secondary and the punt return team. While at Wake, the Deacons won the 1992 Independence Bowl and his punt return team was ranked in the top 20 nationally all three seasons.
A 1981 Hillsdale College graduate, Vite earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education and minored in history. The native of Elkhart, In. won three football letters as a running back and won the 1980 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as a senior. He started coaching at his alma mater in 1981 where Hillsdale advanced to the NAIA semifinals.
Vite and his wife, Sandy, have two children, Jennie, 11, and
Michael, 13.
| Rich Cline | |||
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Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator richard.j.cline@ngc.com 757-688-5485 |
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RICH CLINE
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks
One of three coaches who have coached with Vite, Rich Cline is in his third season with the Builders after a season at McDaniel College where he coached the inside linebackers. He will serve as the offensive coordinator and work with the quarterbacks and receivers.
Cline also serves as Academic Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach. He coached with Vite at Guilford College where he was the defensive line coach in 2006.
At Guilford in his first season he helped the Quakers garner their first winning record since 1996 when they went 6-4. Prior to his stint with the Quakers, Cline spent the 2005 season coaching the defensive backs at Moravian where they won the ECAC Southwest Bowl.
He was a three-year starter at defensive end (2002-04) and All-Conference as a senior when his team started with a school best seven straight wins. Cline is a native of Union Beach, N.J. who graduated with a B.A. degree in religion in 2006 from Moravian.
| Aaron Wilson | |||
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Assistant Coach - Linebackers aaron.r.wilson@ngc.com 757-534-4430 |
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AARON WILSON
Linebackers
A former linebacker under Vite at Bacone College, Wilson is in his third season on the Builder staff working with the linebackers.
This native of Tulsa, Ok., played for Coach Vite as a senior at Bacone College in 2003. He graduated from the school in 2004 with a degree in Business with a Health and Physical Education minor.
Wilson was an All-conference, leading tackler on the team for Vite at Bacone College. They played for the conference title in his senior season.
| Mike Harris | |||
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Assistant Coach - Running Backs michael.harris2@ngc.com 757-688-4510 |
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MIKE HARRIS
Running Backs
Mike Harris is in his third season with the Builders after serving at Guilford College for four years as a student assistant. This is his first season with the running backs after working with the defensive line and the defensive backs in his first two seasons.
While at Guilford, he helped with the secondary and served as the team's video coordinator under then defensive coordinator Michael Vite. He played for the Quakers as a defensive back in 2001 before moving to coaching.
A native of Glen Arm, Md., he lettered twice for coach Mark Lehman at Loch Raven High School and received the team's sportsmanship and academic awards. Harris also lettered in track and field in the weight events for Loch Raven's 2003 Maryland 1-A state championship team.
