Coach Poston is in his ninth season as the head coach of the OU men's and women's bowling program. He was named University Director of Bowling Operations in the summer of 2022 for the OUAZ and OUKS bowling programs.
In his previous seven seasons at the helm of the women's program, Poston has led the Braves to three NAIA National Tournament appearances (2023-24, 2022-23, 2020-21), one KCAC Championship (2023-24), and eight USBC Post Season appearances. He has earned three KCAC Coach the Year honors, had 54 top 10 tournament finishes, nine tournament individual champions, 13 team tournament championships, one USBC Intercollegiate Singles National Championship qualifier, one NAIA All-American, two KCAC Players of the Year, one KCAC Newcomer of the Year, coached 20 All-KCAC performers, and had 34 named to All-Tournament teams.
In his prior seven seasons leading the men's program, he has led the Braves to seven USBC post season appearances, two NAIA National Tournaments (2021 NAIA Final 4), one ITC Tournament appearance, seven tournament champion championships, and one NAIA Unaffiliated Tournament Championship. Poston has coached one NAIA All-American, one USBC ISC qualifier, 17 All-Conference selections, two conference bowlers of the year, three individual tournament champions, 23 All-Tournament selections and coached Daniel Hall to the ISC Dallas Regional Tournament Championship in 2018-19. He was named the 2020-21 NAIA Unaffiliated Coach of the Year.
Poston has been involved in bowling for more than 35 years and coaching for more than 20 years. He has also spent time on the PBA Regional Tour, winning the Gardner Master’s Floor Covering Championship in 1999. From 2011 to 2015, he was President of the Kansas Bowling Coaches Association. Poston was named to the 2019 Kansas State USBC Hall of Fame and the 2018 USBC Kaw Valley Topeka Bowling Association Hall of Fame.
Before coming to Ottawa University, Poston was the head men’s and women’s bowling coach at Topeka Seaman High School (2009-2017). While at Seaman, he coached the varsity and junior varsity teams, which consisted of 26 to 30 men and women. Poston was named the 2017 Kansas Bowling Coach of the Year, the Kansas 5A Coach of the Year, and he was named the 2016-17 Midwest Sectional Coach of the Year for girls bowling. He scheduled fundraisers, handled the teams scheduling and organized practices. Poston helped lead the men’s team to a record of 411-77 and the women’s team to a record of 331-121 during his tenure. The men’s team has had six Kansas State Tournament appearances and four top three team finishes, including the 2017 KSHSAA 5A-1A Kansas State Team Championship. The women’s team had two regional championship runner-up finishes, a 2017 regional championship, and won the 2011 KSHSAA 5A-1A Kansas State Team Championship.
Poston was named the 2012 Centennial League Coach of the Year, the 2011 Kansas State Coach of the Year, the 2011 5A-1A Coach of the Year, the 2011 Topeka Seaman High School Coach of the Year, and the 2010 Centennial League Coach of the Year.
Prior to that, Poston was the head men’s and women’s bowling coach at Topeka West High School from 2005 to 2009. He started the program at TWHS, leading the Charger men’s team to a record of 132-49. The Chargers qualified twice for the Kansas State Tournament, finishing second in 2007. Under Poston’s leadership, the women’s team finished with a record of 153-34 which included two regional championships and three top three team finishes at the Kansas State Tournament.
In Poston’s 12 years at the high school level, he has a boy’s coaching record of 543-126 and a girls coaching record of 484-155.
