Tim Place enters his second season at the helm of the Hawks football program. Place finished 2-8 overall and 1-7 in conference play. Chowan completed their first full-season as a member of the CIAA.
Place, who stepped down as the head coach at Urbana University (OH) to accept the position at Chowan two years ago, has a vast and diverse football coaching background. Most recently he served as the head coach at Urbana where he tallied an 11-11 record over the past two seasons.
At Urbana he breathed new life into the program after taking over as interim Head Coach in the summer of 2006. In a seamless transition, he guided that 2006 team to a 4-1 season start and was ranked as high as 10th in the NAIA national rankings. This past season Place led the team to only its second winning season in program history after finishing up at 6-5. For six consecutive weeks the 2007 squad was ranked in the NAIA’s Top 25.
Over his two year tenure as head coach at Urbana Place saw 23 student-athletes named all conference, two student-athletes garner NAIA All-America Honors, and two student-athletes be named to the NAIA Football All-America Scholar-Athlete team.
Place spent a total of six seasons with the Blue Knights, four as the Defensive Coordinator, three as the Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator, and two as the head coach. As the Defensive Coordinator in 2004 Place was named the Mid-States Football Association’s Assistant Coach of the Year after coaching one of the league’s premier defenses.
As the assistant head coach at Urbana, Place also served as the football program’s recruiting coordinator and academic advisor. He was integral in bringing several of the best football classes into Urbana while also holding them to high academic standards. In fact while he was the team’s academic advisor they raised their overall team GPA by one point.
Along with his six-year stint at Urbana, Place has college level coaching experience at Western Carolina University, Eureka College (IL), and Hartwick College (NY). At WCU he served as a linebackers and defensive line coach while also heading up the academic support services for over 300 student-athletes within the WCU athletic department. At Eureka he coached both wide receivers and tight ends, including the NCAA DIII’s All-Time Leading Receiver, Kurt Barth.
“I want to focus on two things, getting an education for these young men in the program and winning a conference championship ring,” said Place.
Place also has high school head coaching experience at Greene Central High School in New York and at Ravenna High School in Ohio.
Chowan University Director of Athletics stated, “I am pleased that Coach Place and his family have chosen to make Chowan University and Murfreesboro their next home. He has proven leadership and coaching qualities that will enable him to have storied success here.”
Place graduated from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia with a B.A. in Psychology. At W & L he was a four-year member of the football team and two-year letter winner. He has a M.S. from SUNY-Albany in Counseling Psychology.
Place is married to wife, Jennifer, and together they have two children, Nathaniel who is seven years old and Claire who is five years old.
“The Place File”
Education:
M.S. Counseling Education-SUNY-Albany (’91)
B.A. Psychology-Washington & Lee University (’90)
Maine-Endwell High School-Endwell, New York (’86)
Personal:
Married to wife, Jennifer Place
Son, Nathaniel (6)
Daughter, Claire (4)
Coaching File:
1991- Christian Brothers Academy (NY), Assistant Coach
1992-1996-Greene Central High School (NY), Head Coach
1996-Hartwick College (NY), Assistant Coach
1997-1999-Eureka College (IL), Assistant Coach
2000-2002-Ravenna High School (OH), Head Coach
2002-2004-Urbana University (OH), Defensive Coordinator
2004-2006-Urbana University (OH), Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
2006-2008-Urbana University (OH), Head Coach
2008-Current-Chowan University, Head Coach
Collegiate Head Coaching Record:
2006-Urbana University 5-6 (2-5 MSFA)
2007-Urbana University 6-5 (3-4 MSFA) 2008-Chowan University 2-8 (1-7 CIAA)
Career: 13-19 (5-9 MSFA) (1-7 CIAA)
