LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Quon Williams is a graduate student and a member of the Lock Haven football team. Williams, a transfer, has been one of the top receivers on the team since joining the program in 2022.
 
Williams is originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin, and played for Division II powerhouse Minnesota State University-Mankato. Seeking a new opportunity, Williams entered his name in the transfer portal and came to Lock Haven in 2022. 
 
"The coaches found me while I was in the transfer portal and wanted to give me a chance," Williams said. "I transferred from Minnesota State to become a leader of a different program. [Head coach] Dan Mulrooney allowed me to lead and make an impact on the team. I helped build a team from ground zero."
 
During the 2022 season, Williams appeared in all 11 games with 600 receiving yards on 31 receptions. Williams also hauled in a team-high seven touchdowns, which finished in the top-10 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in 2022.
 
In 2023, he suffered an injury in the first game and did not play the rest of the year.
 
"It's hard to swallow because you're going into 2023 expecting a different result," Williams mentioned. "And getting injured the first game and having Athletic Trainers say you tore a bunch of ligaments and might not even play the rest of the season weighed a lot on me. Especially with how the 2023 season went for us, breaking records and getting our first five-win season in 40 years. It was tough."
 
Off the field, Williams interned with the Lock Haven Athletic Communication and Marketing Department. He also works at the Jersey Shore State Bank and has been successful with his clothing business. 
 
Williams interned with the Lock Haven Athletic Communication and Marketing Department in the Spring of 2024 and helped with gameday operations and event set-up.
 
"I got close with the staff there, and was able to learn and build connections, but also understand game day operations. And not just with football. With the other sports, I learned how their games work, how their stat lines work, how to attract more people to games, and more. It was a very beneficial thing for me to do."
 
Williams has worked at the Jersey Shore State Bank for the past seven months. Williams started working at the bank as a guide as he had an interest in starting his own business.
 
"I went into that to understand and learn about money, business-wise," Williams said. "I've been able to connect with a lot of people outside of football, mainly alumni and people around that are fans of what we've been doing. It's been cool to grow connections and talk with a bunch of alumni."
 
In 2023, Williams started his clothing brand, "Real is Proper". He sells a variety of items including sweatshirts, t-shirts, and shorts. Williams had experience in high school and early on in college with a small business selling shoes but decided to expand and grow his brand.
 
"I started my clothing brand a year ago and it kind of just went in the right direction," Williams said. "A lot of people have been enjoying what I've been able to put out. I have shirts, sweatshirts, and shorts that just relate to who I am as a person. I just want everybody else to understand who I am and what my brand stands for. It's cool to see other people in your stuff that you're making, people posting about it, people loving what you're doing and creating for them."
 
With how successful his business has been, Williams must balance his schoolwork and football with his business but has built a team to help promote and maintain his brand when needed.
 
"Every once in a while, you still get those late night and early morning situations trying to get orders out, " Williams said. "It's hard to juggle with schooling, work, and practice. But I found a good routine for myself to keep things flowing. My team does a great job with keeping the brand up to par when I'm busy with football or school."
 
Academically, Quon will graduate in May with his master's degree in Sports Management.
 
To date, Williams has 29 receptions for 318 yards and three touchdowns in the 2024 season through eight games. His best game of the year came against Millersville, where he caught five passes for 84 yards and a touchdown.
 
You can catch Quon and the football team in action this weekend when they travel to West Chester on Saturday (Nov. 2) for a 12 p.m. PSAC East battle.
 
This student-athlete spotlight was written by KC Wallace, a student-intern with the Lock Haven Athletic Communications and Marketing Department. Wallace, who also is a writer for the Express Newspaper, will graduate in December from Commonwealth University – Lock Haven.