Zach Sterling enters his third season with the Maritime Football team in 2021.
Serving as the offensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator, Sterling produced the 2019 Offensive Line Conference Player of the Year. In his first year with the Privateers, Sterling saw exciting production and development in the weight room raising the bar on the training done within the program.
Sterling attended the College at Brockport where he played on the offensive line for four years. In 2013, Sterling helped lead the Golden Eagles to the top of the NJAC and the ECAC Northwest Bowl Championship. He was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week twice in 2013 and helped the team set the program's rushing record of 2,354 yards.
Following his career as an offensive lineman, Sterling stayed at Brockport in 2014 as a Student Assistant Coach for the Offensive Line. Sterling's next step as a coach came as a graduate assistant at Bethany College, where he was an offensive line coach, strength and conditioning coach, video coordinator, and associate recruiting coordinator. During his time with the Bison, the team new single-season marks in rushing touchdowns and yards.
Sterling's final coaching stop before Maritime came at Waynesburg University where he was the Assistant Football Coach, Run Game Coordinator, and Offensive Line/Tight Ends Coach. He was also the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator with the Yellow Jackets.
