Stephen F. Austin asst. bowling coach out after affair with player. Wife is head coach. “I knew it was kind of a no-no, but there’s not a rule saying it can’t happen”

Stephen F. Austin State University assistant bowling coach Steve Lemke chose to resign rather than be fired this spring after the university discovered he had an affair with a student-athlete.

Lemke, 38, who is married to head coach Amber Lemke, resigned April 10 from the program he helped coach to two national titles and two second-place finishes.

“He’s not working here anymore,” SFA athletic director Ryan Ivey said. “From a departmental standpoint, he had a choice and he chose to resign.”

The Daily Sentinel has chosen not to identify the athlete, who was a member of the bowling team.