Damontae Richmond
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- Assistant Football Coach - Linebackers/Defensive Quality Control
Damontae Richmond concluded his first year as an assistant coach with the Wilmington College football program in 2022. He serves as linebackers coach and defensive quality control.
During the 2022 season, he, alongside Head Coach Corey Fillipovich led WC to a 3-1 start to the season with victories coming over Southern Virginia University, Capital University and Otterbein University. The only loss was a 13-12 defeat to Baldwin Wallace University, which went on to finish the season with a 7-3 record. The start marked WC's best since 2000, its first year in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Five individuals earned postseason awards including Itika Wynn Jr., Ace Taylor and Brandon Lemley garnering Second Team All-OAC recognition. Additionally, eight players were named Academic All-District from College Sports Communicators.
Richmond comes to Wilmington from fellow Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) member Heidelberg University where he served as the Student Princes's running backs coach since December. A 2022 graduate of Heidelberg with a degree in sport management, Richmond was a five-year member of the football program and a three-year starter at linebacker.
An All-OAC honoree on defense during the COVID-19-altered 2021 spring season, he was a two-year captain and tallied 64 career tackles with two sacks and an interception. As a student, Richmond also aided the athletics department by working gameday management events and serving as a facility operations assistant.
Richmond resides in Wilmington.
*Last updated - January 26, 2023