Athletic Director

Lakewood City Schools

Rob Slone has unified Lakewood City Schools’ athletic programs around a “one department” vision that emphasizes leadership, service, and opportunity for every student-athlete. Under his guidance, the Student Athlete Leadership Team (SALT)—56 athletes representing 28 sports—leads initiatives like reading to 2nd graders, partnering with Empower Sports to support athletes with special needs, running food drives, and organizing Teacher and Military Appreciation Nights.

Slone also expanded opportunities by launching boys’ and girls’ lacrosse and restructuring game nights so girls’ basketball shares the Friday night spotlight. Working with boosters, he helped raise over $175,000 in under a year to fully revamp the district weight room, and he provides Gipper access for all teams while engaging stakeholders through an Athletic Advisory Committee. A former coach of 23 years, he sees his role as removing roadblocks so coaches and athletes can thrive.