Elevating athletic programs at high schools, colleges, and universities.

Led by leaders who’ve been in your shoes

With a combined experience of over 50 years in leadership, coaching, and educational roles, Andrew and Mike bring a wealth of knowledge and proven success to the field.

Andrew Bryan · Co-Founder

Andrew Bryan

Co-Founder, Oak Hill Athletic Consulting

Andrew is a visionary leader who is driven to positively impact others, grow leaders, and raise the standard of leadership through education and athletics.

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Andrew is a visionary leader who is driven to positively impact others, grow leaders, and advance excellence through athletics and leadership development. Since 1997, Andrew has built a 25+ year career as a teacher, coach, Athletic Director, and a leader of leaders where he specializes in enhancing culture, mentoring coaches, leadership development, strategic planning, advancing facilities, capital campaigns, donor recruitment and retention, budget management, and coach evaluations. As a former college athlete, state championship coach, and multiple coach of the year award winner, Andrew continues to pursue excellence in athletics as he leads schools to reach their potential.

Beyond athletics, Andrew has served in executive leadership roles within organizations, sitting on executive leadership teams responsible for strategy, operations, and growth across hundreds of employees and thousands of people. As co-founder of Oak Hill Athletic Consulting, he brings that same executive-level perspective to every partnership, helping athletic leaders think and lead at a higher level. He and his wife have two daughters and live on a small farm outside of Augusta, GA.

Seasons on the board

8xDirectors Cup Top 5 Athletic Department

11xProgram State Championship Teams

2xIndependent School State Champion

6xRegion Champion

4xRegion Coach of the Year

GA State Coach of the Year

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Mike Freace · Co-Founder

Mike Freace

Co-Founder, Oak Hill Athletic Consulting

Mike is a passionate leader whose focus has been to use leadership, coaching and mentoring to positively impact coaches and athletic directors.

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Mike is a passionate leader whose purpose has been to use leadership, coaching, and mentoring to positively impact coaches and athletic directors. Mike’s background in leadership spans 25+ years at both the high school and collegiate levels, where he has served as a teacher, coach, Athletic Director, and in numerous educational leadership roles. Mike is a former collegiate athlete, has coached at the high school, collegiate, and Olympic Development Program levels, and has won numerous region and state championships. Mike is passionate about helping athletic departments win in every aspect: by developing great culture, bringing together great teams, and excelling in the playing arena.

Beyond coaching and athletic administration, Mike has served in executive-level roles, including leading a national sports-based nonprofit organization as its Executive Director. For the past 20 years, he and Andrew have partnered together in leadership development, leadership mentoring, and strategic guidance for individuals and organizations, which they formalized by co-founding Oak Hill Athletic Consulting. He and his wife Claire have a daughter and two sons and live in Matthews, NC.

Seasons on the board

8xAugusta Chronicle Coach of the Year

9xGeorgia Independent school State Champion

24xRegion Champion

9x / 23xState & Region Coach of the Year

Augusta Sports Council Gold Medal for Excellence in Coaching

Hall of Fame Inductee: Westminster Schools of Augusta & Webster Christian School

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Where we come from

Built in Christian schools. Useful in any of them.

Oak Hill’s work began in Christian schools and colleges, and a good deal of it still happens there. The method itself has nothing to do with what a school believes — it is about whether a department is built by design or by default.

If your school is mission-driven, we have spent our careers inside that tension: competing hard while answering to a mission bigger than the scoreboard. We know how a statement of faith shapes hiring, how a chapel schedule shapes practice, and how a board asks about both.

If it is not, none of that is imposed on you. The twelve pillars we measure — staffing, funding, communication, facilities, leadership — are the same in every athletic department in the country, and so is the honest read we hand back.

Leading in the church as well as the gym

Andrew has held a dual calling in athletics and local church ministry since 1997. In 2022 he moved from athletic administration to serve as Executive Pastor of Ministries and Leadership Development at Warren Church in Augusta, Georgia, a multi-site church with four campuses serving more than 5,000 people.

Sports ministry at national scale

Before moving into educational leadership at Covenant Day School in Matthews, North Carolina, Mike served as Executive Director of the Charlotte Eagles, an international sports ministry. He has spent close to two decades developing leaders and coaches in the Christian athletic arena.

Where the work has been done

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Vail Christian High School
NY
Houghton University
PA
Messiah University
GA
Covenant College
GA
Augusta Christian Schools
TX
St. Thomas’ Episcopal School
US
National Christian College Athletic Association

Every organization listed is one whose athletic leadership has worked with Oak Hill and is quoted on the home page.

What Do We Believe?

We understand that “What you BELIEVE, how you BEHAVE, and who you BECOME is ultimately GREATER than what you ACCOMPLISH or ACHIEVE.” We speak from personal experience, the wins and the championships are important, but a healthy team culture and its effects last a lifetime and have an impact on your coaches and student-athletes now and in the future.

What Do We Do?

We offer comprehensive athletic audits and assessments to identify strengths, areas for improvement, potential risks, and opportunities for growth in athletic departments. Beyond assessments, we partner with athletic directors and departments in a strategic journey, providing ongoing support, feedback, and guidance. Our goal is to help athletic programs not only succeed in competition at the highest level but also become leaders in fostering an excellent, enduring culture.

What Does Every Leader Want?

Every athletic program wants to excel, win more games, have the best coaches, best athletes, and become the very best it can be. At Oak Hill Athletic Consulting, we are excited to see your program succeed, compete at the highest level, and become great and it’s our desire to help you get there. We specialize in elevating athletic programs at high schools, colleges, and universities to the highest level. Our approach balances the desire for competitive success and the importance of an impactful and lasting culture within athletic teams.

What Is Most Important?

Our philosophy is rooted in the belief that personal development, team culture, and lasting relationships are more significant than just victories and titles. However, we understand that when schools approach athletic excellence, accomplishments and achievements are important both individually and collectively. Oak Hill Athletic Consulting is all about athletic excellence, not just in wins and championships, but by developing an excellent culture within all of their athletic teams.

What Is Our Passion?

We are passionate about seeing organizations that are growing, leading, and innovating. A thriving organization needs to be continually evaluating, receiving feedback, and engaging with its department, teams, and culture.

Our experience has shown that the most cherished memories of athletes are not simply the wins, but rather the experiences, memories, and lifelong leadership development gained through being a part of a team. We truly believe that when team culture and program excellence are the focus, the wins and accomplishments will come.

Our mission is to partner with high schools, colleges, and universities to develop thriving athletic programs characterized by great cultures and competitive excellence.

Our goal is to encourage and compel leaders to fulfill their calling in the athletic arena.

Our vision: compelling leaders, pursuing excellence, transforming athletics.

Our values

Results Matterwe are called to a standard, standards are measured

Honesty Matterswe are called to be honest and speak truth into each other’s lives

Influence Matterswe are compelled to step into our role and responsibility as leaders who are impacting students and others

Partnership Mattersa picture of true community, we are compelled to grow and develop when partnering with others.

Excellence Mattersa pursuit, a process . . . not a destination

Ready to take the next step towards athletic excellence?

We look forward to partnering with you!

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