Andy Crane was appointed as the first head coach of the Eastern women’s flag football program in the summer of 2025 in anticipation of the inaugural season in the spring of 2027.
A native of Montgomery, NY, Crane brings over 20 years of diverse coaching experience to Eastern. Gaining flag football coaching experience last year with the Division III Mount Saint Mary College club team, Crane was responsible for recruiting, budgeting, and game strategies.
“I’m so excited to welcome Andy Crane to the Warrior family”, Runksmeier said at the time of Crane's appointment. “Adding flag football is going to complement our sport offerings and I know Andy is going to help us hit the ground running. He has already proven to be a passionate recruiter, and I’m confident he will make our new program prominent quickly.”
In addition to women’s flag football, Crane’s varied coaching experiences on the college and high school levels include those in men’s and women’s golf, girls’ modified basketball, and baseball.
Most recently, Crane served as the head men’s golf coach at Division II Felician University in the fall of 2025. Prior to his time with the Golden Falcons, Crane spent seven years at Mount Saint Mary, where he was the head men’s and women’s golf coach. He was also a basketball operations assistant, all in correspondence with his flag football coaching experience.
“One team, one goal. Play for the person next to you,” says Crane, who is coming to Eastern with high expectations, hoping to develop a culture. “You’ve only got one shot at starting it for the first time.”
Crane’s additional professional experience includes as head professional at Turtle Creek Golf Court in Platteville, NY. As an active professional athlete, Crane made 47 starts in golf on the Michelob Ultra Tour, NGA Hooters Tour and Nike Tour, has been involved in independent baseball, and in football with Albany Conquest of the Arena Football League and New York Enforcers of the UFL. He also held several positions with the New York Jets of the NFL for three years.
Crane graduated from Penn State University in 2015 with a B.S. Degree in Multidisciplinary Studies. He is currently earning his M.S. Degree in Sport Management with a specialization in High Performance Coaching from the University of Florida.
