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CA Football Coach Charlie Lansdell receives national award as NCSA ‘Coach of the Year’

COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE (March 17, 2016) –At a special awards ceremony held March 10 at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Va., Columbia Academy Head Football Coach Charlie Lansdell was the recipient of the “Coach of the Year Award” from the National Christian School Association (NCSA). Columbia Academy is a member of the NCSA, which represents 88 Christian schools throughout the U.S. "Coach Lansdell is very deserving of this award because of how effectively he trains young men to be men of God,” said CA President Dr. James A. Thomas. “He teaches the values of humility, service, gratitude, and sportsmanship, and he prioritizes these values over athletic success. He cares about his players as people, and he invests in them as

individuals so he can help them with the things that are important outside of football. He uses football as a tool to teach them life lessons that will stick with them after their playing days are over. " Lansdell has been coaching at Columbia Academy since he joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2010. In 2012, he took over the role as Head Coach and during his three-year tenure in this position, he has coached the Bulldogs to a 33-5 record overall reaching several historic milestones. In 2013, the team made its second quarterfinal appearance since 1984. In 2014, the team achieved its first undefeated regular season record, hosted the quarterfinals for the first time, and had the school’s first Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Finalist. In 2015, the team reached the State Semifinals for the first time and had two Mr. Football finalists. For the past three seasons, the Bulldogs have also been District Champions.

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Charlie Lansdell named ‘Coach of the Year,” p. 2 In addition to his work at CA, Lansdell has coached at three other NCSA schools in his almost 20 year career coaching football. He served as an assistant coach at Jackson Christian School for nine years, a head coach at Nashville Christian School for three years, and an assistant coach at Lipscomb Academy where he was on the coaching staff of the 2006 State Runner-Up team under the late, legendary coach Glenn McCadams. “I'm very humbled and honored to receive this award,” Lansdell said. “It is a direct result of the people I have been honored to coach with over the years as mentors, and those I have chosen to surround myself with at Columbia Academy. I have a talented coaching staff, a supportive network of parents and boosters, and great administrators at CA. To me, this award represents that our program is receiving recognition for doing things the right way and fulfilling the mission of our school. I look forward to continued excellence on the field and helping our young men to grow stronger in their relationships with God.”

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Columbia Academy is a PreK-12th grade college preparatory school founded in 1979 to provide high quality academics from a Christian perspective. Enrolling more than 930 students, CA is located on a beautiful 67-acre campus in Columbia, Tenn., formerly home to the Columbia Military Academy. CA also maintains a satellite campus in Spring Hill, Tenn. Columbia Academy is accredited by AdvanED and is a member of the National Christian School Association. SCHOOL INFORMATION Columbia Campus – 1101 West 7th Street, Columbia, TN 38401, (931) 388-5363 Spring Hill Campus - 756 Beechcroft Road, Spring Hill, TN 37174, (931) 486-1002 Website: cabulldogs.org / Facebook – COLUMBIA ACADEMY - TN