Cole Steward joined the WKU Athletics staff in 2022 as the Athletic Advising Coordinator of the Student Athlete Success Center. He advises the WKU Women’s Softball, Women’s Tennis, and Men’s & Women’s Golf teams where he assists with any academic needs, checking NCAA eligibility and helping to advise and monitor their progress towards a degree. He is also in charge of the SASC Student Worker & Mentor program.
Steward was a former collegiate athlete at Southern Illinois University where he played 5 years on the football team as a Tight End for the Salukis. He was a 3-year member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Vice President for 2 years.
He graduated from SIU with a Bachelors in Sport Administration and a Master’s in Kinesiology. He then Joined the SIU Athletic Academic Staff as a graduate assistant in the Spring of 2022.
Steward is a native of Salem, Illinois and currently resides in Bowling Green, Kentucky with his wife Alli.
