Athletic Director

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, CHRIS INGLE

Chris Ingle is from Conyers, Georgia.  He earned a B.S. in History from Georgia College and State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), from Valdosta State University.  He served on the Alumni Board of Directors for GCSU for many years.   

Previously, Chris owned and operated Ingle Courier Service, Inc. for 14 years and served his community in many ways including Leadership Rockdale and Leadership Georgia.  In 2001, he was recognized as the Rockdale County Small Business Person of the Year.  He also served as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of United Way, Chairman of various fundraising boards, and many other community and corporate boards of directors.  He recently served as the Chairman of the Board for the Greene County Chamber of Commerce and is the founder and former Chairman of Youth Leadership Greene. He serves as the GHSA Region 8A-Public Vice President as well as the President of the Northeast Georgia Middle School Athletic League. He is also the GHSA region/area coordinator for golf.

Chris is in his eleventh year at Lake Oconee Academy.  In 2023, Ingle was recognized as the Region and State Athletic Director of the Year for his classification by the Georgia Athletic Directors Association. In 2024, he was recognized as the Northeast Georgia Middle School Athletic League Athletic Director of the year. Additionally, he serves as the Director of Facilities Use and Director of Transportation for LOA. He is the current varsity volleyball head coach, varsity girls golf head coach, and former varsity girls soccer head coach.  His teams have never failed to qualify for the GHSA State Playoffs and include several Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four appearances, and two State Championships. The girls golf team won its 5th and 6th straight State Championships in 2023 and 2024 in his first two years as Head Coach. Ingle helped introduce LOA into varsity competition in the Georgia High School Association and middle school competition in the Central Savannah River Association in all sports.  LOA middle school has won over 25 middle school athletic championships since 2015-16.  The middle school Titans currently compete in the Northeast Georgia Middle School Athletic League. LOA won its first two GHSA State Championships in golf and was the State Runner-Up in boys soccer in 2019. LOA currently has 16 GHSA State Championships and 10 State Runner-Ups along with 33 Region/Area Championships.  The school won Back to Back Female and Overall GADA Directors Cups in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years. These awards signify the top female and overall athletics programs in GHSA A-Division 2. From late 2010 through 2014, Ingle taught various subjects in Rockdale County Public Schools and coached varsity football and track.  He lives in Greensboro with his wife, Kelly and two daughters, Sarah Grace and Amelia.