Stephen Sousa

Biography

Updated - 7/7/25 Stephen Sousa joined the Green Wave serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in the summer of 2025. Sousa joins the Wave after spending three seasons with the Gamecocks at Jacksonville State. He also holds a USTFCCCA Strength and Conditioning certification. Prior to his time at Jacksonville State, Sousa coached the multis, hurdles, throws, and high jump event groups for two and a half seasons at Lenoir-Rhyne University. He also helped develop and implement strength and conditioning programs for the throws and multi-event groups. During his time at Lenoir-Rhyne, Sousa helped the Bears achieve new heights as a program with multiple Top-25 team National Rankings. He helped build one of the best multi-event groups in the country as evidenced by their Division II men's heptathlon squad ranking as high as seventh in Division I, while the women's multi-eventers reached as high as the sixth pentathlon group in Division II. His athletes at Lenoir-Rhyne broke 16 school records and set 88 Top-10 school marks. Success was not limited to the record books as Sousa also helped train to athletes earn a total of three All-American awards. Before joining the staff at Lenoir-Rhyne, Sousa was the Head Track & Field Coach at Wingate University for one season where he coached the sprints, jumps, hurdles, multis and throws. He helped his standout athlete at Wingate ultimately rank No. 2 overall in Division II for the 60m hurdles and earn All-American and earned USTF