Nate Moore - Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator
Coach Nate Moore is a 1992 graduate of Napoleon High School. At Napoleon he played football, basketball, baseball & track. He received his teaching degree from Olivet College in 1996 where he played linebacker. He was hired at Miller Elementary in 1998 as a 5th grade teacher. He coached JV football for 4 years at Napoleon before coming to Columbia as a JV coach in 2000. He has been the Head Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator since 2006.He lives on Lake Columbia with his wife Jennifer.

Nick Rulewicz - Asst. Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator
Coach Nick Rulewicz joined the Golden Eagles football program in 2000.
He serves as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He previously coached middle school football at his alma mater, Napoleon, before joining the Golden Eagle staff. As a high school athlete at Napoleon, he excelled in football, basketball and baseball. He had the privilege to play both baseball and football in college. Originally he enrolled at Siena Heights University to play baseball, but finished college at Adrian College as a member of the Bulldogs football team. He graduated in 2000 with a degree in social studies education. He currently teaches 7th grade social studies at Columbia Middle School.

Randy VanWagnen - Var. Special Teams Coordinator, Linebacker Coach
Coach VanWagnen is a 1998 graduate of Columbia Central High School. While at CCHS he participated in Football, Wrestling, Track, Indoor Soccer (club), and Outdoor Soccer(club), earning 9 varsity letters. His senior year he captained his football and track teams, earned academic All-State (football), and was awarded Athlete of the Year for 1998. Randy graduated from Michigan State University where he was the heavyweight for the Olympic Weightlifting team. He also graduated from Full Sail in Orlando with a degree in 3d Animation. He currently co-owns Dreamwake Creative Services, LLC and is an instructor at Washtenaw Community College. He can be found hectoring the football players as the CC strength coach, teaching them how to eat, drink, and lift heavy things.

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Justin Claucherty - Var. Offensive Asst Receivers & Defensive Backs Coach
Justin Claucherty is a 1999 graduate of Columbia Central High School. Justin received 6 varsity letters while playing football, track, and basketball. In his senior year, Justin was a Football Captain and All-Conference in Track. Justin received his teaching degree from Central Michigan University in December of 2004, and is currently teaching Science at Columbia Options. Justin is also a championship racecar driver and team owner. In 2004 he won the Championship in the Great Lakes Allison Legacy Series, and in 2005 he captured the Rookie of the Year honors in the Short Track Trucks.com Challenge Series. Justin continues to travel around the mid-west competing in short track races, in addition to his coaching responsibilities.

Dave Hamilton - JV Head Coach, JV Offensive & Defensive Line Coach
Played high school football at Jackson Parkside High School where he graduated in 1977. Was honorable mention all conference at center in the old South Central Conference. Also played baseball where he earned all conference and all region honors as a third baseman. Coach Hamilton started teaching in the Columbia District in 1993. Wife is Susan and children are Scott and Kelly . Sue is a caseworker for the State of Michigan. Kelly attends coach Hamilton's alma mater, Central Michigan, and plans on becoming a physical therapist. Scott works for Johnson Controls as an engineer.