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Gary Lowery enters his third season as Fayetteville State's Offensive line and Strength and Conditioning coach. Lowery helped develop junior center Dillon Kestner into a two-time second-team All-CIAA selection in his first two seasons at FSU. A 6-foot-2, 260-pound native of Durham, N.C., Kestner has been voted CIAA Offensive Lineman of the Week three times. In addition to Kestner, Lowery guided Cedric Willis to a selection to the 2008 All-CIAA second team. Also, sophomore guard Larry McDonald was named to the All-CIAA Rookie team in 2008. Despite injuries to multiple starters during the 2009 season, Lowery coached an offensive line that showed steady progress throughout the season. Behind the offensive line, the Broncos; offense scored 29 or more points in five of its last seven games. Prior to coming to FSU, Lowery spent three years at Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, N.C. as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator. During his tenure with the Buccaneers Lowery, who received a B.S. in sociology from Union College in 1998, coached 13 players that signed scholarships with Division I schools. Included in that list is Xavier Nixon, a starting offensive tackle at the University of Florida who was ranked the No. 1 offensive lineman in the country by Rivals.com. As a player at Union, Lowery was a three-year starter on the offensive line and three-time all-conference selection. Lowery also coached offensive and defensive lines at Union after graduation. Lowery obtained a Master degree in Educational leadership in 2007 from Union, a Master in Sports Management from American Military in 2008 and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Sports Management. |
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