Scott Wachenheim -- Tight Ends Coach, University of Virginia

(as of football season 2010) Scott Wachenheim was named the tight ends coach at Virginia on February 2, 2010. Wachenheim brings 21 years of collegiate coaching to UVa after spending the 2009 campaign as the tight ends coach with the Washington Redskins.
Wachenheim returns to the Commonwealth where he spent three seasons (2006-08) as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Liberty in Lynchburg, Va.
Prior to his days with the Flames, Wachenheim spent 12 years as a member of Ken Hatfield's coaching staff at Rice in Houston, Texas. He spent the last five years with the Owls as offensive coordinator.
During the 2004 season, Rice led the nation in rushing offense (306.5 yards per game), and the Owls' 2003 squad ranked second in the country, racking up a school record of 3,800 rushing yards. In 2001, Wachenheim's direction enabled Rice to break the school record for points scored (333) and total offense (4,846 yards).
Prior to joining the Rice staff, Wachenheim served as recruiting coordinator, offensive tackles and tight ends coach at Utah State (1992-93). He culminated his tenure at the school with a Big West Conference title and a Las Vegas Bowl victory in 1993. Wachenheim got his collegiate coaching career started in 1984. After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, he served as offensive coordinator of the Air Force Academy's junior varsity squad. He then went on to complete his military requirements.
Wachenheim returned to the coaching ranks at Arkansas in 1989-90, helping the Razorbacks to a Southwest Conference championship and a Cotton Bowl invitation. Additionally, Wachenheim earned his master's degree in athletic administration from the school in 1991.
Wachenheim spent the 1991 football season at Colorado under the leadership of head coach Bill McCartney, helping the Buffaloes win the Big 8 Conference championship and earn a berth in the Blockbuster Bowl.
As a player, Wachenheim was a four-year starter (1980-83) on the offensive line at the Air Force Academy. He earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference and honorable mention All-American honors his senior year. The 1983 Falcons finished with a 10-2 season record, were ranked second in the nation in rushing offense, and were tabbed as the nation's 13th-ranked team overall.

Darrell Walker -- Assistant Basketball Coach, Detroit Pistons

(as of basketball season 2009-10) Darrell Walker was hired as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons on June 24, 2008 after four years (2004-08) with the New Orleans Hornets.
Walker's coaching career began when he served as an assistant during the Toronto Raptors' 1995-96 expansion season. He was promoted to head coach the day after the end of the regular season and led the Raptors to a 30-52 mark in 1996-97. Walker resigned as head coach of the team on Feb. 13, 1998 with an overall record of 41-90 (.313).
In the 1999-00 season, Walker served as head coach of three different franchises. He began the season on the sidelines with the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association before being named as the interim head coach of the Washington Wizards on Jan. 29. He guided the Wizards to a 15-23 record after taking over and was named the team's director of player personnel in May. On July 14, Walker stepped in once again as an interim head coach, this time with the WNBA's Washington Mystics (5-9). He remained in Washington as director of player personnel for the Wizards in 2000-01, was head scout and special assistant in 2001-02 and a scout the two seasons before he joined the Hornets.
Walker averaged 8.9 points, 4.6 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.51 steals in 720 NBA games during his 10-year playing career. He was drafted out of Arkansas by the New York Knicks in the first round (12th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft.

Year	Team	Wins	Losses
1996-97	Toronto	30	52
1997-98	Toronto	11	38
1999-00	Washington	15	23
3 yrs	NBA Totals	56	113

Mary Wallace -- Assistant Athletic Director / Senior Woman Administrator, Eastern Illinois University Panthers

(as of 2009-10 school year) Mary Wallace, former assistant coach at Arkansas, Central Michigan, Rice and Illinois State, was the head women's track coach at EIU from 2002-2008. She became an Assistant Athletic Director at EIU in 2008.
Wallace had been the assistant men's and women's coach at Illinois State (1997-2002) for six years before the move to EIU. Prior to that she was the assistant women's coach at both Central Michigan (1995-96), Arkansas (1991-94) and Rice (1990).
While she was at ISU, the Redbirds placed 12th at the 1999 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship and won seven Missouri Valley Conference indoor and outdoor titles.
Wallace coached six All-Americans, two Olympic Trial qualifiers, 27 MVC champions and five MVC 'Athletes of the Year' in field events.
At CMU, where she was primarily responsible for all field events plus the heptathlon, she coached two Mid-American Conference heptathlon champions and the '96 MAC indoor high jump champ.
The 1993 Arkansas women's team placed eighth in the NCAA Indoor Championship during her tenure there as the assistant in charge of throwing events.
A 1989 graduate of Rice, Wallace lettered four years for the Owls earning All-Southwest Conference honors in 1988 and 1989. She also was listed on the President's Honor Roll for 1987 and 1988.

Matt Wannebo -- Wide Receivers Coach, Jacksonville State Gamecocks

(as of football season 2010) One of the most experienced coaches on the staff, Matt Wannebo enters his fifth season ('04) leading the Gamecock defensive backs.
Wannebo has been coaching in the college ranks for more than 20 years.
A former quarterback from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn. (1977-81), Wannebo earned his Master's Degree in Education from Auburn. His coaching ventures have included some prominent Division I programs, including Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas and Minnesota. Prior to joining the Gamecocks in 2000, Wannebo coached the secondary at Auburn.
Wannebo is a native of Minnesota and a 1977 graduate of Cooper High School.

1983-86 Auburn University (Graduate Assistant)
1986-88 Minnesota (Graduate Assistant)
1988-90 Clemson University (Graduate Assistant)
1990-92 University of Arkansas (Graduate Assistant)
1992-96 University of Alabama (Operations)
1996-98 Auburn University (Operations/Secondary)
2000-P Jacksonville State University (Defensive Backs)

Lorenzo Ward -- Defensive Coordinator / Safeties, University of South Carolina Gamecocks

(as of football season 2010) Lorenzo Ward was named defensive coordinator / safeties coach at the University of South Carolina on January 12, 20009.
Ward comes to South Carolina after spending one season as the secondary coach on Bobby Petrino's staff at Arkansas. He was on Art Shell's staff with the NFL's Oakland Raiders in 2006.
A former player at Alabama, Ward coached the secondary under Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech for seven seasons from 1999-2005, with five of his players earning All-Big East honors and one making the All-Atlantic Coach Conference squad. Virginia Tech led the nation in total defense, was third in pass defense and second in pass efficiency defense in 2005. The 2004 Hokie defense ranked fourth in the nation in both pass defense and interceptions. In 2002, the Hokies led the nation with 24 interceptions. The 2001 defense was No. 2 in the nation in total defense while the 2000 unit was No. 3 in interceptions. The 1999 defense was No. 3 in total defense and No. 7 in pass efficiency defense.
From 1994-99, Ward was an assistant at Tennessee-Chattanooga, including a two-year stint (1998-99) as defensive coordinator and defensive backfield coach. He coached the defensive backs from 1994-96 and the running backs in 1997. He also coached kickoff coverage and the punt team.
Ward played at Alabama from 1986-89, helping the Crimson Tide go 33-15 with an SEC title in 1989. The Sporting News named him Special Teams Player of the Year in 1990 as Alabama's unit was ranked No. 1 in the nation. Ward and Alabama played in the 1986 Sun Bowl, 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl, 1988 Sun Bowl and 1990 Sugar Bowl.
He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under the tutelage of Ellis Johnson at Alabama in 1991, working with the defensive backs, before going to Newnan (Ga.) High School as an assistant in 1992, where he also coached the track team. He returned to Alabama as a graduate assistant in the fall of 1993, working with the outside linebackers, before going to Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Peter Ward -- Head Men's & Women's Swimming Coach, George Mason University Patriots

(as of 2009-10 school year) Head coach Peter Ward was hired at George Mason in 1998 to build and develop the Patriots swimming and diving program, which was preparing for its debut during the 1999-2000 season, and his time and effort are paying off after six seasons.
The 2004-05 season followed suit to the foundation Ward has laid at Mason as the season was successful for both the women's and men's teams. Each squad recorded a flawless conference dual meet record of 7-0 during the 2004-05 campaign, while the women concluded the year with an 8-2 overall record and the men headed into the CAA Championships with an 8-1 overall mark. The Patriot women won its fourth-straight league title, while the men's team mirrored its effort from the previous season as Mason earned a second place finish. In addition, Ward was named CAA co-Men's Coach of the Year for the second time in his career while at Mason.
At the close of the 2002-03 season, Ward received CAA co-Women's Coach of the Year honors, along with CAA Men's Coach of the Year honors and also earned conference coach of the year on the women's side the previous year.
Before arriving at Mason, Ward was the swimming head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). In three seasons there, he compiled a 30-2 women's record - including back-to-back undefeated seasons in 1995-96 (9-0) and 1996-97 (8-0) - and a 20-10 mark with the men.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Ward began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, the University of Arkansas. He worked as the assistant swim coach from 1991-95, and he was responsible for the distance and middle-distance swimmers. During his time there, three Razorback swimmers he coached won conference championships.
As a competitive athlete, Ward was a four-year letterwinner for Arkansas and the 1986-87 Razorback team captain, but his success wasn't limited to just the collegiate ranks.
A world-class swimmer, Ward was a member of the Canadian National Swimming Team from 1979-88. He placed seventh in the 200 butterfly at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and was a silver medalist at the 1987 Pan American Games. He held the Canadian national record in the 200-meter butterfly from 1981-84 and was the Canadian champion in that event in 1981, 1984 and 1986.

Jeremiah Washburn -- Assistant Offensive Line Coach, Detroit Lions

(as of football season 2010) Jeremiah was hired as an assistant offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions on May 2, 2009. He joins the Lions after six seasons working in the player personnel department for the Baltimore Ravens. The past four seasons were spent as the Ravens' area scout for the Southwest. Washburn entered the NFL as a football operations assistant with the Carolina Panthers in 2002. He lettered at Arkansas from 1997-1999.

Jim Washburn -- Defensive Line Coach, Tennessee Titans

(as of football season 2010) Jim Washburn enters his second season (2000) as the Titans defensive line coach. Washburn joined the Titans as the defensive line coach after spending 1998 as the defensive line coach at the University of Houston. Washburn joined Houston after four seasons as the defensive line coach at the University of Arkansas from 1994-97. A 25-year coaching veteran, Washburn went to Arkansas after coaching the Charlotte Rage of Arena Football in 1993. He also served as defensive coordinator for the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football in 1992 after a year as their defensive line coach in 1991. Washburn held dual roles as head coach and defensive coordinator of the Charlotte Barons, leading the team to a national championship.  Before entering the professional coaching ranks, Washburn was the defensive line coach at Purdue in 1989, at South Carolina from 1983-88 and at New Mexico from 1980-82. He began his coaching career as the strength and defensive line coach at Southern Methodist University in 1976. He then spent two seasons (1977-78) as defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Lees McRae Junior College before moving to Livingston University as defensive coordinator in 1979.

Brad Welker -- Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach, Dallas Baptist University Patriots

(as of baseball season 2010) Brad Welker enters his second season ('09) as a volunteer assistant coach with Dallas Baptist University after spending the 2007 season as the volunteer assistant with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Welker will assist with the DBU hitters as well as coaching the Patriots outfielders. He also serves as the Patriots first base coach and helps to organize and run daily practice sessions.
The 2009 season will mark Welker's fifth year in collegiate coaching. Welker's first year with the Patriots coaching staff was during the 2007 season when he also worked with the outfielders and hitters.
He began his coaching career at Seminole [Okla.] State College in 2005 and 2006. At Seminole State, he coached the hitters and infielders. He also recruited for the Trojans while helping 19 players get drafter during his two years at SSC.
Welker was a four-year letterman at Gonzaga (2000, 02-04) as a middle infielder for the Bulldogs. He was a career .275 hitter while also pitching 22.1 innings for Gonzaga as a sophomore in 2002. He turned in his best season as a senior in 2004 with a .286 overall batting average with six doubles and 17 RBI, including a .386 average in West Coast Conference games.
He graduated from Gonzaga in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in history. He then earned his master's in secondary education and sports administration from East Central [Okla.] University in 2006.

Kyle White -- Assistant Track & Field Coach (Sprints, Hurdles and High Jump), Stanford University Cardinal

(as of track & field season 2009-10) Kyle White was hired as the new Stanford assistant coach working with the sprinters, short hurdlers and high jumpers on September 12, 2008.
White comes to Stanford from the University of Arkansas where he spent the last two years as an assistant coach under legendary Razorbacks head coach, John McDonnell.
Last season White coached J-Mee Samuels to third place finishes in both the 60 and 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Samuels finished the season ranked second and fourth in those events on Arkansas' All-Time List.
White, a native of Arlington, Texas, has 14 years of Division I coaching experience and spent seven seasons as an assistant under head coach John Sauerhage at Texas-Arlington. During his time coaching the Mavericks' sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and relays, White's athletes earned 106 individual Southland Conference titles. He was also a member of eight men's and women's Southland Conference team championships.
Prior to his arrival in Arlington, White spent time as an assistant coach at Bucknell (1995-97), where he coached 14 Patriot League champions and was a member of four Patriot League team championships, and at East Tennessee State (1992-95), where he coached two Southern Conference champions and was a member of two Southern Conference team championships, under legendary head coach Dave Walker.
White competed on the collegiate level for the University of Arkansas (1986-89) and earned three All-Southwest Conference accolades. During his tenure with the Arkansas track and field program, the squad won two NCAA titles and five SWC championships.

Debra Williams-Woods -- Head Women's Basketball Coach, Florida State College at Jacksonville

(as of basketball season 2009-10) Debra Woods begins her 11th year (2007-08) at FSCJ and her 21st year as a head coach. Debra is a graduate of the University of Arkansas where she lettered as a two-sport athlete. During her prep years, the Arkansas native received recognition as an All-State, All-Star, 3-time All-District, and was named to the Arkansas Gazette Super Team. Her high school team was ranked 44th in the nation in 1982. Woods also gained time on the boards as a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks 1982-1986 women's basketball teams. She helped the Razorbacks to four consecutive 20 plus winning seasons as well as an NCAA bid in the Midwest Region in the 1986 NCAA championships. This was the first in the college's history. She further proved her athletic ability as a standout member of Arkansas' track and field team in the triple jump, long jump and the 1600-meter relay.
Before Woods came to the FSCJ athletic family, she was the head coach at Terry Parker H.S. for nine years. While at Terry Parker she led her girl's basketball team to a 6A-District title and the track team to a 5A-Regional Championship. She set a school record in girl's basketball for the best record for a season at 23-7 in 1994.
Coach Woods is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

Corliss Williamson -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of Central Arkansas Bears

(as of basketball season 2010-11) Corliss Williamson, a former NCAA All-American at Arkansas and an NBA champion with the Detroit Pistons, was named head coach at Central Arkansas on March 12, 2010.
Williamson, a Russellville native, coached the past three seasons at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, the past year as head coach. Prior to that, Williamson played 12 years in the National Basketball Association, helping the Pistons to the NBA championship in 2004.
Williamson was a high school legend in Arkansas playing for the Russellville Cyclones and the Arkansas Wings AAU team. He was the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992 before signing with the University of Arkansas. During his highly decorated career at Arkansas, Williamson was a two-time SEC Player of the Year and was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1994 NCAA Final Four.
Williamson was a lottery pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 1995 NBA Draft.
Williamson is one of only a handful of basketball players to win both an NCAA Championship and an NBA Championship. That list includes Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek and Isaiah Thomas.

Doyle Wilson -- Assistant Baseball Coach, University of Southern California Trojans

(as of baseball season 2010) Doyle Wilson was named an assistant coach for the USC baseball program on June 24, 2007.
Wilson, who will be USC's lead recruiting coordinator as well as handling hitting, served as head coach at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona from 2001-07.
In 2003, the Coyotes won the Region 1 title and was a qualifier to the Western District Playoffs as Wilson earned ABCA Region 1 Coach of the Year honors.
He was a two-time all-conference catcher at Arkansas (1985-86) and was a member of the 1985 Razorbacks' squad that played in the College World Series. During his tenure as team captain both seasons, Wilson batted .330 as a junior with 10 doubles and 38 RBI while hitting .275 with 11 doubles and 34 RBI in his senior season.
As a ninth-round selection by the Cleveland Indians in 1986, he played four seasons in the organization and later started his coaching career. He was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at South Mountain Community College (1996-99) and coached various scout teams. He also served as a part-time scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 1997-2001.

Richard Wilson -- Head Coach, Arkansas Baptist College Buffaloes

(as of football season 2010) Richard Wilson was named head football coach at Arkansas Baptist on April 30, 2007 after two seasons (05-06) as the head coach at Minneapolis (MN) North High School.
Before moving back to the high school ranks, Wilson spent four seasons (01-04) as wide receivers coach at the University of Minnesota. Prior to arriving in Minneapolis, Wilson spent six seasons as the wide receivers coach at Oklahoma State University.
Following the 2003 season, Wilson was recognized for his work off the field when he was the recipient of the first annual ACSS (Academic Counseling and Student Services) Partnership Award. The award is given for outstanding commitment to student- athletes above and beyond their role as coach.
Wilson joined the Oklahoma State staff in 1995 and spent six seasons coaching the OSU receivers and two years (1999-2000) as the passing game coordinator under head coach Bob Simmons.
Prior to his stint at Oklahoma State, Wilson was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan (1993-94). While at EMU, he coached former Detroit Lions starting quarterback Charlie Batch. He was also the wide receivers coach at Clemson (1990-92) and Arkansas (1989-90).
Wilson also has served at The Citadel (1987-88) and at Missouri (1984-86), where his collegiate coaching career began as a graduate assistant.
Wilson began coaching at El Dorado High School in Arkansas before moving on to Jacksonville High School.
During his playing days, Wilson lettered at both Arkansas and Central Arkansas. Arkansas won the Southwest Conference championship in 1979 and 1980 and earned a bid to the Sugar and Hall of Fame Bowls while Wilson was in Fayetteville. He acquired plenty of big-game experience during his collegiate playing career. He was privileged to compete for the national title at two different levels. In 1976 at Central Arkansas, his team played Texas A&I for the NAIA title, while his 1979 Arkansas team played for the national championship against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.

Dennis Winston -- Defensive Line Coach, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions

(as of football season 2010) Former Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Dennis "Dirt" Winston joined the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) in April of 2005, after four seasons ('01-'04) on the Toledo Rocket staff, two as the defensive line coach. He was let go after the 2006 season. He then became the defensive coordinator at Mississippi Valley State until 2009 when he took a job at UAPB.
Winston played linebacker at the University of Arkansas from 1973-76, and was selected to the Razorbacks' All-Century Team in 1994. He was drafted by the Steelers in the fifth round of the NFL draft in 1977. He played eight seasons with the Steelers (1977-81, 1985-87), including Super Bowl victories in 1978 and 1979. He also played three seasons with the New Orleans Saints from 1982-84.
Since his playing days, Winston has had a wide array of college coaching experiences, highlighted by stints at Arkansas (1997-98), Grambling (1992-94, 1995-97), Norfolk State (1994-95) and Arkansas State (1989-91).
Winston received his bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Arkansas in 1979 and earned his master's degree in sports adminstration from Grambling in 1994.

Roy Wittke -- Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator, Eastern Illinois University Panthers

(as of football season 2010) Roy Wittke, a Wisconsin native with extensive experience as a collegiate offensive coordinator, assumed the same role at Northern Illinois University on March 1, 2007. He then returned to Eastern Illinois in 2008.
Wittke comes to NIU after one season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arizona State. The Sun Devils ranked 27th in the country in rushing offense a year ago and were the No. 42 total offense in the country.
Prior to going to Tempe, Wittke was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Arkansas for three seasons where he coached Razorback quarterback Matt Jones to All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2005. Arkansas finished the season ranked 12th nationally in rushing that season as Jones set the SEC record for career rushing yards by a quarterback and was a first round draft choice of the Jacksonville Jaguars. In 2004, the Razorbacks ranked 36th in the country in total offense and were the No. 33 scoring offense in the country.
In 13 seasons as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and running backs coach at Eastern Illinois, Wittke helped lead the Panthers to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships (2001 and 2002) and three consecutive Division I-AA playoff appearances. The Racine, Wisc. native was named the Division I-AA Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association in 2002 after guiding current Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo to first team All-America honors and the 2002 Walter Payton Award, given to Division I-AA's Most Valuable Player.
Wittke also made coaching stops at Central Missouri State and Montana State after beginning his coaching career while still in college at his alma mater, Wisconsin Eau-Claire.

Amy Wright -- Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Cleveland State University

(as of basketball season 2009-10) Amy Wright joined the Western Kentucky University staff as an assistant coach in June 2007 then moved to Cleveland State in May 2008.
Following a four-year career at the University of Arkansas (1999-2002), Wright signed a free-agent contract with the WNBA's Detroit Shock before joining the staff at the University of South Florida for three seasons. Originally hired as the Director of Basketball Operations, Wright was named an assistant coach on the USF staff in January of 2004. The Bulls amassed 54 wins during her three season on the bench, including a 21-win campaign in 2004-05. South Florida also made three trips to the postseason during that stretch, playing in the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2004 and '05 and earning an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament in 2006.
Wright left South Florida following the '05-06 season and spent last year as an academic assistant in the Texas A&M athletic department, and served as a radio color analyst for Aggie women's basketball road games.
A 2002 graduate of Arkansas, Wright was a four-year letterwinner for the Lady Razorbacks. She is also the only point guard in school history to guide Arkansas to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances during her collegiate career, while establishing herself as one of the best point guards in the Southeastern Conference.
She graduated as Arkansas' all-time leader in assists with 717 (5.5 apg) to go along with a 5.5 points-per-game average. Wright set the school record for assists in a season with 205 during her senior campaign - a season that saw her help the Lady Razorbacks to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. She closed out her collegiate career with almost 200 more assists than the former record holder, and had more double-digit assist games than any other player in Arkansas history. She also became the first UA player to record a double-double of 10 assists and 10 rebounds.
An All-SEC selection as a junior (2001-02), Wright never missed a game during her time in Fayetteville, playing in 131 consecutive contests breaking the old mark of 128.
A native of Williamsburg, Ind., and 1998 graduate of Northeastern High School, Wright graduated from Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and management. Her efforts in the classroom earned her a SEC All-Academic selection (1999-00). She was also named a University of Arkansas Scholar Athlete at the end of her career for maintaining a 3.0 grade point average.

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