The USA South Athletic Conference will once again give a nostalgic look at institutional staff members each Friday as a part of the Conference's #FlashbackFriday initiative. The Conference will showcase an individual's past, both in visual and written forms, detailing where they have been and how they currently serve their athletic department. To view this week's submission, please see below and make sure to follow the hashtag #FlashbackFriday on the USA South's X (@usa_south) and Instagram (@usa_south) social media platforms throughout the year.

Nathan Newsome - Salem College - Assistant Director of Athletics for Business Operations and Development, Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach

• Former baseball student-athlete at East Carolina University where he earned a bachelor's degree in art education in 1993.
• Received a Master of Arts in school administration from Gardner-Webb in 2005.
• Named Male Athlete of the Year at West Forsyth High School in 1989 where he lettered in football, wrestling, baseball, and track & field.
• A combined Nine-Time Central Piedmont Conference Coach of the Year at West Forsyth in cross country and track & field.
• Earned North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A Runner-Up Coach of the Year for girls cross country in 2018 and 2019 as well as girls indoor track in 2019.
• As a high school educator, was responsible for leading one of the top visual art programs in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School system, teaching advanced art, earning awards on a local, regional and national level in visual arts. 
• Qualified and competed in the 2018 Boston Marathon.
• In his first year with Salem as it re-instates its cross country program and begins track & field.
• Also serves Salem as its Assistant Director of Athletics for Business Operations and Development.