Kelvin Cruz returned to his alma mater as an offensive assistant coach for the 2015 season. Now in his third season on the coaching staff, he begins his second season working with the tight ends.
Last season, Cruz guided the development of All-Liberty League second team pick Zach Withers. The junior caught 32 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns. Withers had his best game of the season in the NCAA playoffs against No. 7 Mount Union, catching eight passes for 89 yards and two TDs.
The Geneva native was an offensive lineman with the Statesmen, appearing in 33 career games and serving as a team captain. Cruz started all nine games at center as a senior as Hobart’s offensive line allowed a league-low nine sacks. A year earlier, Cruz was a major contributor to an offensive line that paved the way for the Statesmen to finish first in the Liberty League in total offense.
A member of the Geneva High School football team that won the 2006 Class B New York State Championship, he has also served as an assistant football coach for the Panthers since graduating from Hobart with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
