Jay (Jehu) Anderson
Born: 1979 in Oberlin, Ohio
Family: Wife: Amber. Children: Andreana, Trinity and Jaye
Residence: Oberlin
Athletic highlights
Oberlin High School (1995-98)
1998: Division III 100-meter state champion (11.19), 200-meter state champion (22.19)
1997: Division III 100-meter state champion (11.01), 200-meter state runner-up (22.15)
Anderson is one of only two high school boys from Lorain County to ever win back-to-back 100-meter/100-yard state championships. Clearview’s Otis Jenkins is the only other local athlete to earn the accomplishment, winning the 100-yard dash for Class A in 1972 and ’73.
University of Toledo (1998-2003)
1998-2003: 4-year letterwinner for football. Started in 48 games in career at defensive back
2001: Mid-American Conference team champion
2000, ’02: Mid-American Conference West Division champion
2001-02: Motor City Bowl participant
Coaching highlights
2021-present: Defensive coordinator John Hopkins University.
2020: Defensive coordinator/associate head coach Notre Dame College.
2014-19: Head football coach of Oberlin College
2013: Defensive coordinator/defensive backs for Oberlin College
2012: Assistant football coach-linebackers for Notre Dame College
2009-12: Assistant football coach/defensive backs for Oberlin College
Coaching accolades
Have secured three of the largest recruiting classes in program history
Hugh Thornton – Oberlin High School (2008). Third round selection (2013) of Indianapolis Colts.
16 NCAC selections since 2009
2 Division III All-Ohio players
5 NCAC Players-of-the-Week
6 D3football.com Team of the Week selections
2013 team recorded back-to-back shutout victories, a feat previously not achieved since 1946
Education
1998: Oberlin High School
2003: University of Toledo