Schreiner University will have a football team soon, and key members of that process spoke to our Rotary Club.

 

 

Athletic Director Bill Raleigh was instrumental in working on starting a football program at Schreiner University.

 

 

New football Coach Kenny Treschitta has been on the job a few months, and has been busy with organizing, logistics, and recruiting players. Schreiner competes in Division III, so athletic scholarships are not available. However, merit scholarships are possible based on student's GPA, and student loans are also available. Twenty recruits have committed to play football for Schreiner so far, and eventually over 100 student athletes in football will be on campus.

 

Coach Kenny worked for several colleges in the past, and he wanted to come to Kerrville for several reasons. It was an opportunity to build a program from scratch, the academics at Schreiner are impressive, there is a great recruitment base in Texas, and Schreiner recruits under served portions of the population.

 

The focus now is on Scheduling, Recruitment, Facilities and Equipment. The local community can help by coming to the games, buying season tickets, or contributing on a individual or corporate level.

 

The coach was enthusiastic about Schreiner's football team, but also emphasized the importance of having the athletes graduate after four years. It will be exciting to have football back on campus for the first time since 1957.