Mike Costa - Football Coach (original) (raw)

Christopher Newport University

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Mike Costa is beginning his fifth season on the Christopher Newport coaching staff. He is starting his second season as Special Teams Coordinator and will continue his efforts with the Captains outstanding Linebacking corps.

Costa has a lifetime of coaching experience that dates back more than forty years. Costa came to Christopher Newport following a 12-year run as head coach at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, N.C., where he was named the CIAA Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2005. He also led the program at Cheyney State in Pennsylvania from 1984 to 1990.

His college resume also includes stops as an assistant coach at Cheyney State, Virginia Union, Hampton, and Elizabeth City State. Costa’s high school coaching resume includes stops at schools in Wilmington, DE, and Miami (FL).

Mike and his wife, Cassondra, have two children, son Michael and daughter Alyse.