Stetson University Athletics

Colt Chrestman is in his third season at Stetson University, second year as Assistant Coach. His first year at Stetson was spent as Director of Player Personnel.

In his time at Stetson as assistant coach, he has played a huge role in recruiting and offensive development as well as increasing season win totals, winning 35 games in the 2023 season. He has helped improve overall offensive numbers, increasing the team batting average to .279 while hitting 79 home runs that broke the season record for home runs. Chrestman also assisted in the development of Christian Pregent, an overall 10th round draft pick to the New York Mets in 2023.

Chrestman arrived at Stetson after serving as a graduate assistant at Troy University during the 2020-21 academic year. At Troy he oversaw all video aspects for the program and assisted in offensive and outfield drills in addition to baserunning. He was also in charge of scouting report preparation and player evaluation for recruiting.

Chrestman is no stranger to the ASUN, having played collegiately at North Alabama from 2018-20. He was a starting outfielder for the Lions while earning ASUN Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List accolades. Prior to playing at UNA, Chrestman played for two seasons at Northeast Mississippi Community College, earning All-State honors in 2018.

A native of Maben, Miss., Chrestman was a turf worker at Mississippi State for athletics facilities management and he also spent time job shadowing in the MSU sports nutrition program.