Athletics Staff & Coaches
To contact one of the coaches or members of the Gila Ridge staff members listed below, please call the athletic office at (928) 502-6417 or fill out our email form.
Athletic Director
Johannah Elliott
Phone: (928) 502-6417
Email GRHS Athletics
Secretary
Jessica Kinsey
Phone: (928) 502-6417
Email GRHS Athletics
Athletic Trainer
Jamie Behr
Hometown: Upland, CA
High School: Upland High School
College: Point Loma Nazarene University
Years in Role: 12
Fall Coaches
Chess
Wendy Adams
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: Campbell University, Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 2
Football
Jessica Slaughter
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: Alderson-Broaddus University
Years in Role: 5
Golf (Boys)
James Kuzniak
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
High School: Cibola High School
College: New Mexico Highlands University
Years in Role: Baseball (9), Golf (13)
Swim
Gregory Brown
Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
High School: Adlai Stevenson High School
College: Oakland University
Years in Role: Swim (10), Tennis (9)
Volleyball
Maris "Moe" Grasis
Hometown: Campbell, CA
High School: Kofa High School
College: Arizona State University
Years in Role: 1
Cross Country
Eric Holland
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
High School: Largo Senior High School
College: DeVry University
Years in Role: 2
Spiritline
Jenae Bailey
Hometown: Holtville, CA
High School: Holtville High School
Years in Role: 4
Golf (Girls)
Araceli Hermoso Palacios
Hometown: Puebla, Mexico
High School: Colegio Americano de Puebla
College: ECCH-Puebla, Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 3
Unified Badminton
Ansel Traynor
Hometown: Helena, MT
High School: Helena High School
College: Montana State University, University of Montana
Years in Role: 1
Winter Coaches
Basketball (Boys)
Andre Simmons
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Kofa High School
College: Mesa Community College, Grand Canyon University
Years in Role: 4
Soccer (Boys)
Alfonso Perez
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
High School: Antelope High School
College: Arizona State University
Years in Role: 8
Wrestling (Boys)
Abel VillaMoreno
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: Bacone College, Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 8
Unified Basketball
Aaron Atondo
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 1
Basketball (Girls)
Caleb VanderBaan
Hometown: Lakewood, CA
High School: Mayfair High School
College: Northwestern College (IA)
Years in Role: 2
Soccer (Girls)
Cooper Cox
Hometown: Bismarck, ND
High School: Bismarck High School
College: University of Mary
Years in Role: 7
Wrestling (Girls)
Tyler Hinton
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Carver Vocational Technical High School
College: Northwest Kansas Technical School, Ottawa University
Years in Role: 1
Spring Coaches
Baseball
James Kuzniak
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
High School: Cibola High School
College: New Mexico Highlands University
Years in Role: Baseball (9), Golf (13)
Tennis (Boys)
Gregory Brown
Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
High School: Adlai Stevenson High School
College: Oakland University
Years in Role: Swim (10), Tennis (9)
Track
Destiny Pena
Hometown: San Diego, CA
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: New Mexico Highlands University
Years in Role: 2
Softball
Norberto Salinas
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
Years in Role: 1
Tennis (Girls)
Brook Doren
Hometown: Hesperia, CA
High School: Oak Hills High School
College: University of California Davis
Years in Role: 1
Unified Track
Mark Leal
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Atlantic Community High School
College: Virginia Tech University
Years in Role: 2