Doc Sadler -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of Nebraska Huskers

(as of basketball season 2009-10) A veteran Division I coach who has been associated with 11 postseason teams, Doc Sadler was named head coach of the University of Nebraska men's basketball team on August 8, 2006.
Sadler took over the Husker program after two impressive seasons as head coach at Texas-El Paso. Sadler's UTEP teams boasted 48 victories over two years and won 72.7 percent of their games since the start of the 2004-05 season.
Sadler was athletic director and head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith from 1998-2003. He posted a 120-39 record while leading the Lions to four consecutive Bi-State conference championships, two NJCAA Region II championships, and two trips to the NJCAA National Tournament (2001, 2002). He was named Coach of the Year for NJCAA Region II in 2001 and 2002. The Lion basketball program had a 95 percent graduation rate during his tenure as head coach.
Prior to taking over the athletic director and head coaching duties at UA Fort Smith, Doc accumulated 16 years of coaching experience at all levels. He served as head coach at County Line High School where his team posted a 38-7 record. Coach Sadler first came to what was then Westark Community College in the late eighties as an assistant to Coach Bobby Vint. In the spring of 1991 he left Coach Vint and Westark and headed to Texas Tech where he helped Coach James Dickey build the Red Raiders into a Southwest Conference power, winning both SWC Tournaments and Conference Championships.
Coach Sadler then moved to Arizona State as an assistant under Coach Bill Frieder. Once again he had an immediate impact as the Sun Devils would eventually advance to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen.
Doc has also served as an assistant at the University of Houston, Lamar, Chicago State and on Coach Eddie Sutton's staff at the University of Arkansas. All in all, Coach Sadler has served as a Division I assistant for eleven years, and seen his teams advance to the NCAA Tournament six times and the NIT twice.

Shannon Salsburg -- Head Softball Coach, Bowling Green State University Falcons

(as of softball season 2009-10) Salsburg was named the head coach at Bowling Green on September 25, 2006. She came to BGSU after three years at Kent State (2004-06). She came to KSU from the University of Arkansas, where she served three seasons as an assistant coach under Carrie Dever-Boaz. While at Arkansas, she helped the squad advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament and the NCAA Regional tournament in 2002. She also guided the Razorback offense to the first (.257) and third-best (.246) team batting average in school history.
Salsburg is no stranger to the Mid-American Conference (MAC). She started her coaching career as a graduate assistant for two seasons under head coach Deanna Parks at the University of Akron. With the Zips, she assisted the team to top 25 rankings in home runs and slugging percentage in 2000. Salsburg also helped Akron to advance to the MAC Tournament in 1999 and 2000. She also spent one season at the University at Buffalo as an assistant coach prior to Arkansas.
Salsburg is a 1998 graduate of Penn State University, where she was a four-year starter at first base. She served as captain of the Nittany Lions for three seasons and currently holds Penn State career records for home runs (34), runs-batted in (118), hits (171) and walks (99). Her home runs mark still ranks 25th all-time in NCAA history.

Salsburg's Coaching History
Graduate Assistant Coach: University of Akron, 1998-2000
Assistant Coach: University at Buffalo, 2000-2001
Assistant Coach: University of Arkansas, 2001-2004
Assistant Coach: Kent State, 2004-2005.

Layne Savoie -- Assistant Golf Coach, Florida State University

(as of golf season 2010-11) Layne Savoie, who helped coach the University of Arkansas to a runner-up finish at the 2009 NCAA Championship, was named an assistant golf coach at Florida State University on July 28, 2010. Savoie came to Florida State after four years as the Associate Head Coach at the University of Arkansas.
Savoie was an integral part of Arkansas' rise to national prominence as the Razorbacks realized a jump both the national and Southeastern Conference rankings when he solidified his recruiting roots at his first collegiate coaching job. The Razorbacks were the national and SEC runners-up in 2009 and consistently ranked in the nation's top 30 during the 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons. During that time he coached three All-Americans, three All-ACC player and two All-ACC Freshman selections.
Savoie, who will be the Director of Player Development for both the nationally Seminoles' men's and women's teams, is considered to be one of the top teaching coaches in all of college golf. He has instructed players on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Futures Tour and has worked with multiple winners on each of the three prominent national tours. Savoie has instructed All-American golfers at LSU, Auburn, Lamar, Baylor, Texas Tech and Arkansas.
Prior to his tenure at Arkansas, he was the top instructor at the Chuck Cook Golf Academy at the Barton Creek resort and Spa in Austin, Texas. His golf education includes training under some of the top names on the sport including David Ledbetter, Chuck Cook, Mac O'Grady, Ben Doyle, Tom Ness, Bill Moretti and Jackie Burke. His mentors have been considered the top teachers of the sport of golf world-wide in the last 15 years. Savoie also has a bachelor's degree as an authorized instructor of the Golfing Machine.
Following his collegiate career, Savoie played professionally on the Golden Bear and Canadian Tours from 1998-2001 and was a multiple winner of several mini-tour events.
Savoie was a four-year letter winner at Auburn (1995-98) during his collegiate career. He graduated from Auburn with a bachelor's degree in business management.

Vic Schaefer -- Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach, Texas A&M University Aggies

(as of basketball season 2009-10) Vic Schaefer followed Gary Blair to Texas A&M in April of 2003.
After three years as an assistant at Arkansas, Schaefer was promoted to associate head coach. Schaefer came to Arkansas after seven seasons as the head coach at Sam Houston State.
Indeed, since Schaefer's arrival the Lady'Backs did not miss the postseason and racked up three 20-win seasons. His defensive acumen and his approach to the game are his strengths, according to Blair.
While at Sam Houston State, Schaefer coached Sierena Autman to the SLC's Player of the Year award in his first season with the LadyKats in 1990-91. In three of his last four seasons at SHSU, a LadyKat won either the SLC's Freshman or Newcomer of the Year.
He shares with Blair the distinction of earning SLC Coach of the Year. His peers voted him the award in 1996 when he led SHSU to its most conference wins and a third-place league finish. The 18-10 1995-96 season marked the most wins in a decade for the LadyKats.
The 1996-97 season was the highlight of Schaefer's seven-year tenure at SHSU. In spite of key injuries, the LadyKats reached the SLC postseason tournament with a fourth-place finish and a 13-15 overall record. The 13-win season was remarkable as Schaefer was forced to suit up his manager twice just to have seven players.
Prior to becoming the LadyKats' head coach, Schaefer was the assistant men's basketball coach from 1987-89. He was an assistant coach at Milby High in Houston from 1985-87 and again from 1989-90, and also at Lee High in Baytown from 1984-85.
An all-state athlete at Lutheran High in Houston, Schaefer played basketball for two seasons at Alvin Community College. He received his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M in 1984, adding a master's in kinesiology from Sam Houston State in 1990.

Eileen Schmidt -- Head Softball Coach, University of Virginia

(as of softball season 2009-10) Eileen Schmidt was named the head softball coach at Virginia on June 24, 2007.
Schmidt, a native of Barto, Pa., competed for Virginia from 1991 to 1994. She was the first Cavalier softball player to earn All-ACC honors three times (1992, 1993 and 1994) and became Virginia's first All-American. Schmidt, a catcher, captured third-team All-America accolades in 1994. She was named the ACC Player of the Year in 1993 and was chosen to the ACC All-Tournament Team in 1993 and 1994.
Only the second head coach in Kentucky's history, Schmidt's quest to build the Wildcats into a contender in the highly competitive Southeastern Conference included several milestones for the UK program. Last season the Wildcats had three players earn all-SEC honors for the first time and senior shortstop Brooke Marnitz was named to the South All-Region First Team.
The 2007 Wildcats set a school record with 56 home runs, shattering the previous record of 37 set in 2004. They also tied the school mark with 66 doubles and broke the school record for RBI with 237. The previous record was 209 set in 2001. UK also set records for walks (140) and total bases (629).
During her two years at Northwestern State, the Demons compiled a 62-61 record including a 35-28 mark in 2004. Schmidt coached 12 All-Southland Conference selections while taking the Demons to the conference tournament both seasons. In 2004, NSU advanced to the tournament championship game.
Schmidt's coaching resume includes seven seasons in the SEC as an assistant. She began her coaching career with South Carolina in the fall of 1994 and helped guide the squad to a 50-win season and an NCAA Regional appearance in 1995.
Schmidt left Columbia and was named to the first-ever softball staff at Arkansas in the fall of 1995, where she helped build the Hogs' program from the ground up. Schmidt was on staff with the Lady Razorbacks for more than a year before they opened collegiate softball play in the spring of 1997. Schmidt assisted Arkansas to two NCAA Regional appearances and a 126-90 record in her final three seasons there. While working at UA, she earned her master's degree in education in 2000. She earned her undergraduate degree in communication from Virginia in 1994. In 2006 she was a finalist for the United States Olympic Team.

Jennifer Schunke -- Head Softball Coach, University of Northern Colorado Bears

(as of softball season 2009-10) Schunke was named head softball coach at UNC on September 12, 2006 after spending two years at Greeley Central High School in Colorado. In 2004, she became an assistant coach at Central before becoming the head coach in 2005.
Schunke spent two years (2002-03) as an assistant coach at UNC after a stellar college career at the University of Arkansas. She was the team's captain during her senior season, in which the Razorbacks compiled a mark of 44-31 and 19-11 in the Southeastern Conference. As a senior, Schunke started 74 of a possible 75 games and hit .269 with five home runs and 36 RBI. Schunke threw out 16 of a possible 39 base stealers as well.
In her junior season, the Razorbacks won 46 games and Schunke had a fine year at the plate as well. She hit .271 with five home runs and 33 RBI. She finished her four-year stint at Arkansas with a career average of .288 and 218 career hits. Schunke finished in the top five of virtually every offensive category at Arkansas.
Among her many accolades she picked team MVP honors as a freshman, was a three-time All-SEC honor roll, the 2000 Arkansas Defensive Player of the Year and also took part in the 2000 NCAA Regional Tournament.
Schunke is currently pursuing her masters degree from UNC in physical education with an emphasis in pedagogy.

Scott Shankles -- Head Men's Tennis Coach, Lamar University Cardinals

(as of tennis season 2010-11) Scott Shankles was named the head men's tennis coach at Lamar University on June 30, 2010. He spent the 2009-10 seasons as a volunteer assistant women's tennis coach at North Texas.
Shankles was the head women's coach at Sam Houston State from January 2003 to May 2006. In '06, his team finished with a 12-8 overall record reaching the semifinals of the Southland conference tournament. This earned them a No. 13 regional ranking including a No. 12 doubles team and No. 23 singles player. He also lead the '05 to an even record of 11-11 which was the school's first non-losing record in 20 years. Shankles had the Bearkats as an ITA All-Academic Team for two years including eight players that received ITA Scholar-Athlete awards. He was also Chairman of the Southland Conference Coaches Committee.
In 2001, he was an assistant coach for both the men's and women's teams at Lamar University.
From 1999-2001, Shankles coached for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He was the head men's and women's tennis coach from Sept. '00- Aug. '01. He was also the men's coach and assistant women's coach from Sept. '99-Aug. '00. From Feb. '99- Aug. '99 he was both an assistant men's and women's tennis coach.
In 2000, Shankles was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's "Coach of the Year". During 2000 and 2001, the men's teams were ranked No. 22 in the Midwest region as well as having singles and doubles players ranked regionally. Both the men and women had the highest GPAs in '00 and '01 turning in 14 Academic All-Conference recipients. The 2000 men's team made the NCAA Regional Tournament for the first time in school history and the 1999 women's team won the conference championship.
He was also the Director of Tennis at the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club from May '99-Sept. '01 and taught at clubs around Texas from 1993-99.
Shankles was a three-year letterman at the University of Arkansas from 1991-93 and earned his bachelor's in sociology at Sam Houston State.
Before his coaching and teaching years, Shankles received many honors while playing adult, collegiate, and junior tennis. He was ranked No. 1 in Texas for both Men's 25 singles and open doubles, ranked No. 17 in the NCAA for doubles, and qualified for the 1992 NCAA Doubles championships. He was also ranked No. 1 in the U.S. Boys 18 doubles and ranked as high as No. 1 in doubles and No. 3 in singles for Texas juniors.

Thurman Shaw -- Head Football Coach, Arkansas War Cats (WFL)

(as of football season 2010) Shaw was named the head coach for the Arkansas War Cats of the World Football League before the 2010 season. He lettered for the Arkansas Razorbacks from 1979-81.

James Shibest -- Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach, Ole Miss Rebels

(as of football season 2010) James Shibest has hired at Ole Miss in December 2007.
Shibest was a member of Houston Nutt's Arkansas staff for the past eight seasons, where he coached special teams and had stints tutoring tights ends (2000-01, 2006-07) and receivers (2002-05). Prior to joining Nutt at Arkansas in 2000, Shibest had spent the previous eight seasons coaching in the junior college ranks.
A 17-year coaching veteran, Shibest officially joined the Razorback staff on Feb. 14, 2000, after a highly successful four-year stint as head coach at Butler County (Kan.) Community College. Shibest led the Grizzlies to a four-year record of 34-10 and back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association national championships in 1998 and 1999, while being named NJCAA National Coach of the Year both seasons. He also earned Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1996 and 1998.
During his tenure at Butler County, Shibest coached 19 NJCAA All-Americans and 34 NCAA Division I signees, including former Razorback Jermaine Petty, who earned first-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association. Shibest led the Grizzlies to records of 7-4 in 1996, 4-5 in 1997, 12-0 in 1998 and 11-1 in 1999.
Shibest began his coaching career with two years as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State, coaching receivers in 1990 and running backs in 1991. In 1992, Shibest began his ascent through the junior college coaching ranks as the offensive coordinator at Independence (Kan.) Community College.
After coaching the Independence defensive secondary during the 1993 season, Shibest embarked on a two-year tenure as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks/receivers coach at Garden City (Kan.) Community College. There he helped the Bronc Busters to a 10-1 record in 1994 and a 9-2 mark in 1995 with an offense that ranked sixth in the NJCAA.
A native of Houston, Texas, Shibest had a standout collegiate career as a receiver at Arkansas, earning All-Southwest Conference honors in 1984 and 1986. He amassed a then-school-record 1,920 receiving yards on 97 receptions, including 10 for touchdowns. His career receiving yardage total still ranks fifth in the Arkansas record books.

Peter Shinnick -- Head Coach, University of North Carolina-Pembroke Braves

(as of football season 2010) Peter Shinnick joined the University of North Carolina-Pembroke in 2007. For the previous seven seasons, Shinnick, UNCP's first football coach since the early 1950's, held the reins as the head football coach at Azusa Pacific, a NAIA school in California, where he led the Cougars to a 53-22 record during his tenure, including a 34-10 mark over the final four seasons.
A 1988 graduate of Colorado, Shinnick, who coached 22 All-Americans and 11 Academic All-Americans while at APU, led the Cougars to five NAIA postseason appearances, including two final four showings in 1999 and most recently in 2004. 77 Azusa Pacific records have been established under Shinnick, while the Cougars have also appeared in 48 consecutive NAIA Top-25 polls over the last four seasons and 75 of 86 Top- during his seven-year stint.
Shinnick began coaching in 1988 as an offensive line coach at the University of Richmond, working with Shealy (father of former Azusa Pacific head coach Vic Shealy). He then joined Ken Hatfield's staff as a graduate assistant at Arkansas and followed him to Clemson when Hatfield took over the Tiger program where he coached in two bowl games, the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1991 Citrus Bowl.
Pettibone called on Shinnick in 1992 to coordinate Oregon State's recruiting efforts. Two years later he put together Oregon State's first-ever nationally ranked recruiting class, which was third in the Pac-10 and 19th in the nation (that class, OSU's 1998 seniors, featured 8 all-stars, the most in Beaver football history). Shinnick moved on to become the offensive line coach at NCAA Division II power Northern Michigan. In 1995, he began a 3-year stint as the offensive coordinator at St. Cloud (Minn.) State University. While there, he coached 3 first-team All-Americans. In 1998, he returned to his west coast roots to be near his family, joining Whitmire's staff at Humboldt State, where he served as the Lumberjacks' offensive line coach for a season.
As a player, Shinnick lettered 2 years as an offensive guard at the University of Colorado, playing in 21 games for the Buffaloes, including the 1985 Freedom Bowl and 1986 Bluebonnet Bowl (CU's first bowl appearances since the 1977 Orange Bowl). He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in business and later earned a master's degree in guidance and counseling from Clemson.

Brett Shockley -- Offensive Line / Tight Ends Coach, Ouachita Baptist University Tigers

(as of football season 2010) Brett Shockley came to Ouachita Baptist from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College where he coached in the same capacity. Shockley is also familiar with the GSC, after working three seasons as a graduate assistant at Arkansas Tech. The University of Arkansas alum worked with Tech's offensive line and tight ends.
Shockley played guard and tackle on the Arkansas offensive line and participated in the Razorbacks' 1999 Citrus, 2000 Cotton and 2000 Vegas bowl appearances.

Tim Siegel -- Head Men's Tennis Coach, Texas Tech University Red Raiders

(as of tennis season 2009-10) Siegel took the reins of the Texas Tech men's tennis program in 1993. Since taking over, the men's team has attained high levels of success on the national stage. Five of the past eight seasons, the men's team has reached the NCAA Tournament and has been included among the top 30 teams in the nation as well as having individual players ranked in the top 100.
A native of New Orleans, La., Siegel began his collegiate tennis career at the University of Arkansas. A 1986 graduate of Arkansas, Siegel was a two time All-American and a three time All-Southwest Conference singles champion . Siegel played professional tennis and reached a top 100 world ranking in doubles. He teamed with Jimmy Arias to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Clay Court Championships, and was a semifinalist in Brisbane, Bologna, and Florence. He also reached the third round in doubles at the U.S. Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon. A few of his big wins include victories over John Lloyd-Paul McNamee, Ivan Lendl-Bill Scanlon and Yannick Noah-Paul Annacone.
After his graduation in 1986, Siegel began his coaching career at Arkansas where he served as an assistant coach for his alma mater.
In 1990, Siegel received his first head coaching position at SMU where he completed duties as women's head coach and men's assistant coach. In his two years at SMU, Siegel lead the Lady Mustangs to a 25-21 record.
Siegel also has worked as a coach on the professional level, serving as coach for tour pros including Joey Rive, Robert Seguso and Richey Reneberg.

Allison Singleton -- Director of Women's Basketball Operations, SMU Mustangs

(as of basketball season 2009-10) Allison Singleton was named Director of Women's Basketball Operations at SMU on June 4, 2007. Singleton joined the Mustangs after spending two seasons (05-07) as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Arkansas women's basketball team.
Singleton will oversee the SMU film editing system, film exchange, as well as the Mustang team travel arrangements. While at Arkansas as a graduate assistant coach, Singleton supervised the video analysis equipment and assisted with film exchange and equipment. She served as the Lady Razorback team manager for three years, had the opportunity to walk-on and finished her final season as a player. Singleton graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and just completed her Master's degree in Sports Management.

Andy Skeels -- Manager, Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) -- San Francisco Giants

(as of baseball season 2010) Andy was an All-America at the University of Arkansas in 1987 and led his team to the College World Series. He held the single-season home run record as a senior.
A 7th round pick by the San Diego Padres in 1987, Andy was a catcher for 12 seasons with the Padre, Yankee and Dodger organizations. In his playing career he was elected to 3 all-star teams and won 4 championship rings. With San Diego he won titles with Single A-Spokane (Northwest League) and Single A-Riverside (California League). Traded to the Yankees in '90, Andy won titles with Double AA-Albany (Eastern) and Triple AAA-Columbus (International).
In '98 he started his coaching career as a player/manager with Lafayette of the Tex.-La. League, coaching with Yankee legend, Ron Guidry. In '99 he was a coach in Double AA- San Antonio (LA Dodgers). He spent the 2000 season as the hitting coach for the Single A-Savannah (Texas Rangers), and in 2001 he coached the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League. In 2002 he was manager of the Montreal Expos extended spring training and Gulf Coast League team in Melbourne, Florida. Named the hitting coach for Savannah (SAL-Expos) on November 19, 2002. After two years at Savannah he was named the hitting coach for Brevard County (FSL-Expos) on February 6, 2004. On February 11, 2006 Andy was named the hitting coach for the Augusta GreenJackets (SAL-Giants). He was named manager on January 18, 2008 and led Augusta to the South Atlantic League Championship and the best record in all of minor league baseball that year. Andy was named the manager for the San Jose Giants (A+) of the California League on December 15, 2008 and won the 2009 California League Championship. He was named manager of the Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) of the Eastern League on December 18, 2009.

Kevin Smallcomb -- Head Baseball Coach, University of Northern Colorado Bears

*Let go after the 2010 season

(as of baseball season 2010) Since the hiring of Kevin Smallcomb as Northern Colorado baseball coach in the summer of 2002, the Bears baseball program has blossomed.
The program had won just 56 total games in the three years prior to Smallcomb's hiring and had not had a winning season since 1998. That quickly changed in 2003 when Smallcomb led the Bears to the second most wins in school history (34) and the program's second North Central Conference (NCC) Championship in the team's final year as a Division II team. The 2004 season, the team's first of a four-year reclassification process back to Division I, saw the Bears come up one win short of the first back-to-back 30-win season in school history as they played a very difficult schedule.
Smallcomb was named the eighth head baseball coach in University of Northern Colorado history on June 20, 2002. In 2003, he took the Bears to the brink of the NCAA Regional's and along the way helped the squad set or tie 27 individual and team records.
Smallcomb had been the head baseball coach at Mendocino Junior College in Ukiah, Calif., since 1992 where he compiled a record of 250-147. His squads reached the California Community College playoffs on four occasions (1994, 1995, 1996, 1999), and he was selected conference Coach of the Year in 1996.
Smallcomb served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Arkansas in 1989 and 1990. His first assistant coaching job came at American River college in Sacramento, Calif., where he coached from 1985-1990. He earned his undergraduate degree from California State University-Sacramento and his master's from the University of Arkansas.

Christy Smith -- Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Valparaiso University Crusaders

(as of basketball season 2009-10) Christy Smith was named an assistant coach at Valparaiso University on August 22, 2008.
Smith arrived at Valpo after serving as the head varsity girl's basketball coach at Harrison High School in West Lafayette, Ind. during the 2007-2008 campaign. The previous season, she was an assistant coach at Lafayette Jefferson High School.
A standout point guard at the University of Arkansas, Smith led the Razorbacks to the Final Four in 1998. A Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, she was also an All-Southeastern Conference selection during her collegiate playing days, as well as the league's Freshman of the Year. She led the nation in free throw shooting as a rookie as well.
Smith was a member of the gold medal winning United States team that competed at the World University Games in Italy in 1997, and was inducted into the Arkansas Hall of Honor in 2005.
A native of Benton Central High School in Oxford, Ind., Smith was selected 17th overall in the WNBA draft by the Charlotte Sting in 1998.
Smith earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Arkansas in 1998 and her master's degree from the school in 2001 in biomechanics.

Giff Smith -- Defensive Assistant Coach, Buffalo Bills

(as of football season 2010) Giff Smith was hired as a defensive assistant with the Buffalo Bills on January 27, 2010. He had previously spent six seasons ('04-'09) on the Georgia Tech staff as defensive line coach after five years at Tulane University.
While at Tulane, Smith coached the Green Wave's defensive line all five years while also serving as recruiting coordinator his last three years. He also held the title of assistant head coach.
Smith has strong ties to the state of Georgia. A native of the Atlanta suburb of Mableton, he attended Pebblebrook High School and then played and coached at Georgia Southern.
A 1991 graduate of Georgia Southern, Smith was a member of three NCAA I-AA national championship teams at the school in 1986, 1989 and 1990. A three-time all-America defensive end, he helped the Eagles to a perfect 15-0 mark in 1989, and as a senior in 1990, he served as team captain.
He later spent three seasons at his alma mater, working with the wide receivers in 1996 and then the secondary in 1997-98. During his time on the staff, the Eagles won a pair of Southern Conference titles (1997-98) and advanced to the NCAA I-AA national championship game in 1998.
Smith began his coaching career in 1991 as a graduate assistant at Arkansas, where remained three years before moving to Georgia for two seasons.
Smith was inducted into the Georgia Southern University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

Rollen Smith -- Assistant Defensive Line Coach, Youngstown State Penguins

(as of football season 2010) Rollen Smith, a mentor of young men, community leader and former assistant coach at Youngstown Ursuline High School, was named an assistant defensive line coach at Youngstown State on February 24, 2010.
A Youngstown native, Smith has been an assistant high school coach in Youngstown since 1980. He was at Youngstown South from 1980 through 1988 and spent the last 20 seasons as an assistant under five different head coaches for the Irish. At Ursuline he coached the running backs and cornerbacks while also handling the strength and conditioning duties for the program.
In his final two years, Ursuline won the state's Division V Championship. The Irish were a perfect 15-0 in 2008 and went 11-3 in 2009. He was also a member of the staff in 2000 when the Irish won the Division IV crown posting a 14-1 mark. Ursuline qualified for the state playoffs 13 times during his tenure.
He has worked at the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center since 1983 where he has been a group leader, supervisor, behavior specialist and director of programming. He is also a prevention specialist for the Mahoning County Chemical Dependency Program of Youngstown.
Smith has served on the Mahoning County area AIDS task force since 1988, been a volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown since 1988 and been on the Mahoning Valley task force against crime since 1990.
He has been involved with the Mahoning County Joint Vocational School, the Mahoning County Chemical Dependency Program, served as a case worker in Community Corrections and worked as a teacher and mentor at the Tod Vocational School.
Smith was a standout defensive back in his two seasons with Arkansas. As a junior, he was a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection for coach Frank Broyles. He was a team captain in 1974 and following the season played in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic.
He was a sixth-round draft choice by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1975 and later signed with the St. Louis Cardinals before returning to Youngstown in 1980.
He earned his degree from Arkansas in 1976 after earning an associates degree from Garden City Community College in 1973. A Youngstown native, he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School.

Jessica Sommerfeld -- Assistant Head Track & Field Coach (Throwing Events), Eastern Illinois University Panthers

(as of track & field season 2008-09) Jessica Sommerfeld was hired at Eastern Illinois in September 2008.
Sommerfeld took over as the assistant head coach for men's and women's track and field while also coaching the Panthers throwing events.
She recently completed her third season at South Dakota State University where she coached throwing events for the Jackrabbits. Sommerfeld coached several Independent champions in throwing events as SDSU made the transition from the NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I level. The team competed as a member of the Summit League in 2008 finishing second in both the indoor and outdoor championships.
A former Western Athletic Conference champion in the shot put, Sommerfeld competed at Rice University winning the school's Joyce Pounds Hardy Award for top student-athlete in 2001. She swept the indoor and outdoor shot put titles in 2000 and 2001 while also scoring points in the javelin and discus.
Sommerfeld also coached at Texas Christian for two seasons helping the Horned Frogs win the 2003 Conference USA men's outdoor title and 2004 C-USA women's indoor crown.
A native of Lisbon, N.D., she earned her undergraduate degree at Rice before transferring to work on her masters' degree at Arkansas. While at Arkansas she set the school record in the javelin to qualify for the USA Championships. She also placed second in the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships in the shot put.

Pavlina Steffkova -- Assistant Volleyball Coach, Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers

(as of Volleyball season 2010) Pavlina Steffkova was named an assistant volleyball coach for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on August 5, 2010.
Steffkova, a 2007 National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame inductee, spent the previous two seasons at Alabama.
Prior to her arrival in Conway, she served as Birmingham-Southern College's head volleyball coach. Steffkova spent a total of six years at Birmingham-Southern, two as head coach and four as an assistant. She helped guide the Panthers to an overall record of 59-11 while at the helm.
Before joining the Birmingham-Southern staff, Steffkova served as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas. As a member of the Razorbacks' crew from 2000-2002, she helped lead Arkansas to two NCAA tournament appearances while compiling a record of 64-32. In her final year in Fayetteville, the Razorbacks went 27-6 and were ranked among the top teams in the country. In the summers, Steffkova took on additional duties as the assistant director of the Arkansas volleyball camps in 2001 and 2002. She also served as a coach for the Ozark Juniors Volleyball Club.
Steffkova began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin from 1999-2000.
Steffkova was a two-year letterwinner at the University of Texas where she received Big 12 All-Academic Honor Roll distinction. She spent her first two years of college at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo. where she was an NJCAA All-American and member of the National Championship All-Tournament Team. Steffkova also earned AVCA Junior College All-America honors and NJCAA Academic All-America recognition. In 2007, she was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame for her illustrious career at Jefferson.
Steffkova received her bachelor's degree in economics as well as a business foundations certificate from Texas in 1998. In 2002, she went on to earn her Master of Education in recreation and sports management from Arkansas.

Wayne Stehlik -- Assistant Coach, Tulsa Shock (WNBA)

(as of basketball season 2010) Wayne Stehlik left his job as an assistant athletic director at Fayetteville (AR) high school to join the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA in 2010. He spent time as the Lady Razorback Foundation's Director of Development starting in July 2002 and ending in 2006. Overseeing fund raising and other special projects for the Women's Athletics Department, Stehlik also served as the department's liaison to the University's Campaign for the 21st Century. Stehlik served the University for 17 years as a member of the men's basketball coaching staff. During Stehlik's tenure with the Razorbacks, Arkansas made three Final Fours and won the national championship in 1994.

Jason Stephens -- Assistant Baseball Coach - Pitching, Centenary College Gents

(as of baseball season 2010) Jason Stephens enters his first season ('10) as pitching coach at Centenary after serving as the pitching coach at Bossier Parish Community College for the past two seasons.
During his first year at BPCC, he helped guide the pitching staff to a much improved 2.89 ERA as a team. In the 2009 season the BPCC pitching staff helped lead the way for a ranking as high as 11th in the nation. In two seasons at BPCC, Stephens coached one All-American, one All-Region and four All-Conference players.
Since finishing his playing career in 2002, he has helped eight players get selected into the MLB Draft including four from BPCC in 2008.
Stephens began his playing career at Springhill High School where he received All-State selection honors. He continued his career by pitching for two years at BPCC, where he was named on the All-Conference and All-Region teams in 1995.
In 1996, he joined the pitching staff at the University of Arkansas, helping the Razorbacks to a Regional appearance and a national ranking. Arkansas' 18-0 start in 1996 was a school and SEC record. During that season, he led the team with nine saves.
Stephens was selected in the 9th round of the 1996 MLB Draft by the Anaheim Angels. He received Player of the Month honors in 1997, while playing for the Lake Elsinore Strom (A).
Stephens was also a starting pitcher for the 2001 Texas League Champions, Arkansas Travelers (AA). His professional career came to an end in 2002 when he suffered a shoulder injury.

George Stewart -- Wide Receivers Coach, Minnesota Vikings

(as of football season 2010) George Stewart joined the Minnesota Vikings on January 17, 2007 after four seasons in the same position with the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to going to Atlanta he spent eight years with the 49ers, four as wide receivers coach. Stewart began his career as special teams coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1989-91. He also served double duty in Tampa Bay, serving as the team's tight ends coach during three of his seasons (1992-94).
His coaching career began under the tutelage of Lou Holtz at Arkansas (1983), where he was a graduate assistant and coached the tight ends. He spent the next two seasons (1984-85) at Minnesota as offensive line coach. He later followed Holtz to Notre Dame (1986-88) before moving into the pro ranks.
An All-American and All-Southwest Conference selection as a guard at Arkansas, Stewart earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. Stewart is a native of Little Rock, AR.

Andy Stoglin -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, Mid-South Community College Greyhounds

(as of 2010-11 season) Stoglin was named the inaugural head men's basketball coach at Mid-South Community College on June 2, 2010. He spent two seasons (07-09) as the head coach for UV Xalapa Hawks (Mexico-LNBP), leading them to an 87-9 record and two national titles. Named an assistant coach for the Arkansas RimRockers (NBDL) on August 4, 2005 and was promoted to head coach on February 9, 2006 leading the team to a 10-8 record. Team went 16-34 in 2006-07 and then relocated.
Stoglin was named the head coach / general manager of Mississippi's ABA team on on July 20, 2004 and was later named head coach of the East team in the 2005 ABA All-Star game. Led them to a 22-4 record and a trip to the ABA semifinals in 2004-05. Named head coach of the WBA's Mississippi Hardhats on April 14, 2005 and led them to a 20-7 record and second place finish. Won the WBA's Commissioner's Award in 2005.
Named the interim head coach of the United States Basketball League's Florence Flyers on May 14, 2004. Let go on June 1.
Lee Andrew Stoglin was named head coach of the Jackson State University Tigers on October 10, 1989. He guided the Tigers to six SWAC tournament finals, three SWAC titles, three SWAC tournament championships and four post season appearances. The Tigers participated in an NCAA play-in game in 1991, the NIT in 1993, the NCAA tournament in 1997 and 2000. From 1989-2003 he ammassed a 197-213 record.
In March of 1997, Stoglin led the Tigers to their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament. The Tigers lost to the University of Kansas in the first round of the tournament in the Pyramid of Memphis. It was another historical achievement for the Tigers who have participated in the Aloha Classic in Hawaii and the Great Alaskan Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska, all during Stoglin's tenure as head coach.
The Tigers finished the 1989-90 season (Stoglin's first year) with a 9-19 record and last place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Jackson State finished the 1990-91 season with a 17-13 record and in the process won the SWAC regular season championship and SWAC tournament championship. JSU also participated in an NCAA play-in game, hosting Coastal Carolina. It was the biggest turn-around in Tigers basketball history. That year, the Tigers won all 10 of their regular season home games, making it the first time in the history of the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center Jackson State has gone undefeated at home.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Stoglin came to Jackson State from coaching a professional team in Qatar, a small country in the Persian Gulf region. Qatar had just won the Qatar Cup, the national championship in the league, for the first time in team history. The nationally televised event had brought Stoglin instant celebrity-status as he was offered the head coaching jobs for the national teams in both Egypt and Kuwait with a chance to coach the Olympic team. However, he missed the United States and had applied for the head coaching jobs at Alcorn State and Grambling. Stoglin didn't even know about an opening at Jackson State until talking with Dr. Paul Purdy, a former JSU Business Manager. Dr. Purdy introduced him to Howard Catchings and Dr. Everett Witherspoon, two men who were instrumental in Stoglin's hiring along with then Assistant Athletic Director Paul Covington. Though the thought of coaching an Olympic team intrigued Stoglin, his heart was sold on Jackson State. Looking back, Stoglin breathed a sigh of relief since he might have been coaching against the United States' "Dream Team" in the 1992 Olympics.
Stoglin has had extensive experience within the college coaching ranks. He served as an assistant basketball coach and recruiting coordinator under Nolan Richardson at the University of Arkansas (1985-88) and the University of Tulsa (1980-82). He had assistant coaching stints at San Diego State University (1979-80); Cal Poly, Pomona (1978-79), and he also served as an assistant coach and did some recruiting at the University of Texas at El Paso (1969-71).

Gail Striegler -- Head Women's Basketball Coach, Long Island University Blackbirds

(as of basketball season 2009-10) Striegler comes to Brooklyn from Georgia State, where she spent last season (07-08) as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, bringing in a recruiting class that was nationally ranked by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Prior to her stint at Georgia State, Striegler spent eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Central Florida, leading the Knights to three consecutive Atlantic Sun championships from 2003-2005.
Striegler spent eight years at the helm of UCF, compiling a 106-128 record. She was named Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year on two occasions ­ 2003 and 2005. Striegler and the Knights jumped from the Atlantic Sun to Conference USA in 2005-06.
Striegler's teams also found success in the classroom throughout her tenure. Her 2005-06 squad was selected to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. Striegler's student-athletes were also members of UCF's Scholar-Athlete lists and conference all-academic teams.
A native of Fayetteville, Ark., Striegler spent five years at Stephen F. Austin as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During her time at Stephen F. Austin, the Ladyjacks advanced to the NCAA Tournament five times, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 1996.
A highly respected recruiter, Striegler's 1998 recruiting class was ranked 13th by Women's Basketball Journal and Blue Chip Report, while her 1997 class was ranked 17th by the Blue Chip Report. She also signed and coached numerous All-Americans while at Stephen F. Austin.
Prior to her time at Stephen F. Austin, Striegler was the top assistant coach on the staff at Northwestern State for three seasons. During her time there, the Lady Demons amassed a 65-16 mark, earned a WNIT bid in 1992 and compiled three consecutive 20-win seasons.
Striegler began her coaching career in 1990 at Arkansas as a graduate assistant in charge of on-court workouts as well as on-campus recruiting and public relations. There, she was part of a team that posted a 28-4 record en route to winning the Southwest Conference regular season and tournament championships and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
As a student-athlete, Striegler was a member of the Central Arkansas women's basketball team, earning All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference honors in 1988-89. Striegler holds a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from Central Arkansas and a Master of Science degree in kinesiology from Arkansas.

Mike Summers -- Offensive Line Coach, University of Kentucky Wildcats

(as of football season 2010) Mike Summers is a veteran offensive line coach that spent 28 years in the collegiate ranks before coaching the Atlanta Falcons' offensive front in 2007. Summers went to Atlanta with Bobby Petrino from Louisville where he guided the Cardinals offensive line from 2003-06. He was the assistant head coach and offensive line coach at Arkansas from 2008-09, before taking the Kentucky job in January 2010.
Summers developed six All-Big East offensive linemen during his four years at Louisville. The Cardinals led the nation in total offense (539.0 yards per game) and in scoring offense (49.75 points per game) in 2004. In 2006, the offensive line provided balanced protection for an offense that ranked second in the nation with an average of 476.8 yards of total offense per game.
Summers joined Petrino in 2003 after coaching two years at Ohio where his Bobcat line cleared the way for 239.8 yards per game in 2002 (8th nationally) and 240.1 yards per game in 2001 (6th nationally). His resume also includes stints at Oklahoma State (1999-2000), the University of the South (1997-99), Oregon State (1991-96) where he was the offensive coordinator for five years, Northern Illinois (1985-90), Texas A&M (1982-84) and Kentucky (1979-81).

John Sutherland -- Associate Director of Athletics for Development, Marshall Thundering Herd

(as of 2009-10 school year) John Sutherland took an associate athletic director position ('08) after seven seasons with the Thundering Herd as an assistant coach. After many successful seasons around the country in the game of women's basketball, Sutherland has settled in as a valuable asset to the Marshall program, both on and off the floor. From marketing Marshall women's basketball to the Tri-State community to coaching the Herd's post players, Sutherland's duties at MU are extensive.
Sutherland owns a wealth of coaching experience. The Cleveland, Ohio, native spent five seasons (1996-01) as the head coach at New Mexico State University. He served as head coach at the University of Arkansas for nine seasons, and spent three years as an assistant at Notre Dame prior to taking over at New Mexico State.
Before coming to Marshall, Sutherland spent five seasons at the helm of the Aggies program, where he compiled a 45-88 record and led NMSU to two postseason tournament appearances. During the 2000-01 season, he surpassed the 200 career win mark.
During his three seasons as an assistant at Notre Dame, Sutherland served as a top recruiter for the Fighting Irish, while assisting with day-to-day office operations, scouting and on-the-floor coaching duties. Notre Dame compiled a 66-25 record during his time in South Bend, Ind., including a 28-6 mark in the 1995-96 season. The Irish also notched their first ever NCAA Tournament win under Sutherland's watch, on the way to an appearance in the second round of the NCAA Midwest Regional.
While at Arkansas, Sutherland guided the Razorbacks to a 174-88 record over his nine seasons, including five postseason appearances--he remains the winningest coach in that program's history. He led Arkansas to two SWC Championships, was named the Southwest Conference Coach of the Year three times and was honored as the Women's Basketball Coaches Association of America's District VI Coach of the Year in 1991.
Sutherland is a 1981 graduate of Kent State University and served as a volunteer assistant with the Golden Flashes between 1981 and 1984.

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