Jarrett Gardner -- Pitching Coach, Lincoln Saltdogs (American Association, Independent Baseball)

(as of baseball season 2011) Gardner announced his retirement from baseball on March 22, 2010 and accepted the position of pitching coach for the Lincoln Saltdogs of the independent American Association on the same day.

Susie Gardner -- Head Women's Basketball Coach, Mercer University Bears

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Susie Gardner was named the head women's basketball coach at Mercer University in June 2010. From April 2007 until June 2010 she was an assistant coach at the University of Florida. She spent the four previous seasons (2003-07) as the head women's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas.
A native of Tennessee, Gardner went to two Final Fours and was a part of three Southeastern Conference championships during her playing days at Georgia. She started her coaching career as a graduate assistant under Lady Bulldog head coach Andy Landers.
Gardner led APSU to 22 consecutive wins this season, giving the Lady Govs the nation's second longest winning streak which ended with one of the 2003 NCAA Tournament's most exciting games, a 72-70 decision to North Carolina. She guided the Lady Govs to three straight OVC Tournament titles and three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Named the OVC Coach of the Year in 2003, this season's team finished the year 27-4 overall.
Gardner became a head coach at Anderson College from 1988 to 1992, compiling a 60-48 record including a 24-4 record during the 1988 season. Her 1988 team was the co-champion of Region X in the juco ranks, with the 1991 and 1992 teams finishing as the regional runner-up. She became an assistant coach with San Diego State in 1992, helping the Aztecs reach three straight Western Athletic Conference titles and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 1993, 1994 and 1995. During her tenure with SDSU, the Aztecs were ranked top 10 in the country in defense.

Linda Garza -- Associate Head Softball Coach, Cal Poly Mustangs

(as of softball season 2011-12) Linda Garza, an assistant coach at Purdue University the previous five seasons (2004-09), was named the head softball coach at Wright State University on August 24, 2009. She spent one season at Wright State before moving to Cal Poly.
Garza had been the top assistant for the Boilermakers since 2005 and has helped lead Purdue to 30 or more wins in each campaign. Purdue advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2009, winning twice in regional play.
Garza's duties at Purdue included all facets of the program from recruiting and scheduling to coaching the outfielders and assisting the hitters and runners. During her time with the Boilermakers, Purdue set five new offensive records and led the Big Ten in stolen bases, double plays and sacrifice flies as she coached 10 All-Big Ten and six All-Mideast selections.
Garza, a graduate of UNLV, also was an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa and the University of Arkansas prior to her position at Purdue.
While with the Hurricanes, Garza worked as an outfield coach, acted as co-director of camps and handled team travel. Her tenure at Tulsa followed a two-year stint at the University of Arkansas, during which Garza worked with the Lady Razorback outfielders, emphasizing footwork, fielding and throwing. She was the team's base running coach, working with players on mechanics and decision-making. She also coordinated scheduling, travel, camps and community service activities for the team.
Garza got her start in coaching during her playing days at UNLV. In addition to being an instructor at the Rebels' camps, she was an assistant coach for the Clovis Rockets Gold and 18-and-under teams. After finishing her playing career at UNLV, Garza worked for one season as a student assistant coach with the team.
During her playing career from 1998 to 2001, Garza was a four-year starter at second base, third base and in the outfield. She started the last 155 games of her career, earning All-Mountain West Conference honors at third base as a senior after leading the Rebels in triples, RBI and sacrifice hits. The four-time academic all-conference honoree boasted a .262 career batting average, while laying down 45 sacrifice hits in her career, just five short of the UNLV record. Garza ranks among the UNLV and Mountain West single season and career top 10 lists in several categories. She ended her career among the UNLV career top 10 in doubles, walks, hits and sacrifice hits. She also owns three spots among the Mountain West single-season records lists: eighth in assists (151 in 2000), ninth in fielding double plays (14 in 2000) and 10th in sacrifice bunts (13 in 2000).

Betsy Graham -- Head Swimming Coach, Catawba College

(as of the 2009-10 school year) Betsy Graham enters her sixth season (06-07) as head coach of the Catawba College women's swim team and will coach the men this year in their initial season. She came to Catawba from the University of Arkansas, where she served as an assistant from 1996 until coming to Catawba.
Last season, Catawba's women finished fifth at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Meet, setting six school marks over the three days. Under Graham, Catawba has produced an All-American and an All-Academic honorable mention team member. The teams have broken a total of 40 records with a pair of NCAA cuts and five NCAA "B" cuts. Catawna is 21-9 in duel meets during Grahma's tenure.
Prior to her stint at Arkansas, Graham served as the head coach of the Aqua-Tex Swim Team (ATEX) in Houston, TX. As head coach of the ATEC squad, Graham enjoyed many highlight including a swimming finialist at the 1996 Olympic trials. She also coached two Olympic Festival medalists as well as junior and senior national champions. Graham also coached a 1994 and 1996 male academic All-American and placed a swimmer on the national junior team. She owns a Level Five certification.
Before her stint at Arkansas, Graham had previously been an assistant at Ferris State and Northern Michigan Universities. She concluded her studies at Northern Michigan, earning a bachelor of science degree in recreation in 1989.
Graham, who was born in Richmond, VA, attended high school in Kingsville, TX, where she was an All-American in 1983-84. She was a two-time team captain at the University of Wyoming in 1987-88 and a NCAA Nationals qualifier in 1986 while swimming at Texas Tech. Graham was a senior national qualifier from 1984-86.

Jodi Greve -- Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks

(as of basketball season 2010-11) Jodi Greve joined SFA in May 2010 after four years (07-10) as the recruiting coordinator at San Jose State. Previously she spent four years as an assistant at Tyler Junior College (03-07). Prior to her stint at TJC she was with the University of Montevallo's basketball teams as graduate assistant for the 2002-03 season.
A native of Kenedy, Texas, Greve was a student-trainer at the University of Arkansas, assisting with morning and individual workouts for the Razorback men's basketball program for three seasons. She received her bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from UA in the spring of 2001 and her master's in education at the University of Montevallo in 2003
Greve also attended Odessa Junior College in Texas, participating with the women's basketball team for the 1996-97 season. She later earned her associate's degree in 1998 before transferring to Arkansas.

J.B. Grimes -- Offensive Line Coach, Arkansas State University Red Wolves

(as of football season 2012)

PLAYING CAREER * Played four years (1973-76) at Henderson [AR] State

COACHING CAREER

* 1977: Nashville [AR] HS
* 1978: Des Arc [AR] HS
* 1979-80: Offensive Line Coach, Northeast Louisiana University
* 1981-82: Grad. Asst./Offensive Line, University of Arkansas
* 1983: Delta State University
* 1984: University of Missouri
* 1985-88: Offensive Line Coach, Northeast Louisiana University
* 1989-92: Offensive Line Coach, University of Arkansas
* 1993-97: Offensive Line Coach, Virginia Tech University
* 1998-02: Offensive Line Coach, Texas A&M University
* 2003: Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach, East Carolina University
* 2004-08: Offensive Line Coach, Mississippi State University
* 2010-11:Offensive Line Coach, University of Kansas
* 2012-P:Offensive Line Coach, Arkansas State University

NOTABLE Has coached 29 years (as of 08), 27 of them on the collegiate level...Associated with teams that have won five conference championships and earned 14 bowl berths...Helped guide Northeast La. to the 1987 Division I-AA national championship...Was on the Texas A&M staff that led the Aggies to the Big XII title and 1999 Sugar Bowl.

Al Grushkin -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, Indiana Tech University

(as of basketball season 2011-12) Grushkin was named the head coach at Indiana Tech on March 27, 2010. Previously he was a member of the Arkansas State coaching staff from September 2006 through 2008. He was named co-interim head coach on February 19, 2008. Grushkin spent the previous six years as the head coach at Incarnate Word, but has also coached at UT-San Antonio, Idaho State, Western Illinois, Arkansas, Tulsa and Georgia State as either an assistant or associate head coach.
Grushkin inherited an Incarnate Word program that was making the move from NAIA to NCAA Divsion II status and compiled a 94-70 record during his six-year tenure with the Cardinals. His 2001 team finished 25-4, won the Heartland Conference and advanced to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. His 2002 squad compiled a 20-8 record and ranked as high as 20th nationally. Grushkin's teams finished in the nation's top 25 in scoring defense every year.
Prior to his arrival at Incarnate Word, Grushkin was an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator at UT-San Antonio from 1997-2000. During his initial year at UTSA, the Roadrunners jumped from the bottom of the Southland Conference standings to a second-place finish and the 1998 team won the Southland Conference and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. While at UTSA, Grushkin wrote "Defense With an Attitude", which was published by Winning Hoops Magazine in 1998.
Grushkin served as the associate head basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Idaho State University from 1992-97, helping lead the Bengals to the 1993 Big Sky title, their first in 17 years.
From 1987-92, Grushkin was a member of the Western Illinois coaching staff as an assistant and the recruiting coordinator. Grushkin's major responsibilities included team defense, but he also wrote "Multiple Zone Offense" that was published by NABC Magazine in 1992.
While an assistant coach at Arkansas from 1985-87, Grushkin was primarily responsible for scouting, academics, scheduling and conditioning, but also assisted in the Razorbacks defensive game plan in victories over nationally ranked Kansas and Ohio State. During his tenure at Tulsa (1985-87) as an assistant coach, the Golden Hurricane posted a 50-12 record and were a national top-10 team, won two Missouri Valley Conference championships and made two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Grushkin made his first collegiate stop at Georgia State, where he was an assistant coach from 1981-83. He was also the head basketball coach at Bishop Byrne High School in Georgia from 1979-81, posting a two-year mark of 40-25 while leading the school to back-to-back playoff appearances.

David Gunn -- Running Backs Coach, Arkansas State University Red Wolves

(as of football season 2011) David Gunn joined the ASU staff in January 2002 as the running backs coach.
Prior to joining the ASU staff, he served as the head coach for Little Rock McClellan High School and took his team to the 2001 AAAAA playoffs.
Gunn was the head coach at McClellan for five seasons (97-01) taking the Crimson Tide to the playoffs twice (18-35). Prior to that, he served as the boys and girls head track coach at Watson Chapel High School in Pine Bluff. While at Watson Chapel, he also served as the running backs and defensive backs coach and helped that team go to the AAA playoffs three straight years and won the 1996 state championship.
This was the second time at Watson Chapel for Gunn who began his career as the linebackers and wide receivers coach from 1987-90. 
Gunn, a native of England, Ark., who excelled in football, basketball and track at England High School, has also coached at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Tex., where he coached running backs and helped his team to a 1990 conference title.
After graduating from England High School in 1982, he attended the University of Arkansas where he played defensive back and running back from 1982-87.
As a Razorback player, he played in the 1984 Liberty Bowl and the 1987 Orange Bowl.
He graduated in 1987 with a bachelor of science in education degree in physical education and biological science.

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