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
Ansel Traynor
Phone: (928) 502-6417
Email GRHS Athletics
Secretary
Elvira Robles-Parise
Phone: (928) 502-6417
Email GRHS Athletics
Athletic Trainer
Jamie Behr
Hometown: Upland, CA
High School: Upland High School
College: Point Loma Nazarene University, Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 8
Fall Coaches
Chess
Wendy Adams
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Football
Jessica Slaughter
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: Alderson-Broaddus University
Years in Role: 3
Golf (Boys)
James Kuzniak
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
High School: Cibola High School
College: New Mexico Highlands University
Years in Role: 11 (golf) / 7 (baseball)
Swim
Greg Brown
Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
High School: Adlai Stevenson High School
College: Oakland University
Years in Role: 10 (boys tennis) / 10 (swim)
Volleyball
Merilee Wandling
Hometown: St. Johns, MI
High School: St. Johns High School
College: Eastern Arizona College
Years in Role: 1
Cross Country
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Spiritline
Jenae Bailey
Hometown: Holtville, CA
High School: Holtville High School
Years in Role: 1
Golf (Girls)
Araceli Hermoso Palacios
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Unified Swim
Jonathan D. Parrish
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 2 (unified track) / 2 (unified swim)
Winter Coaches
Basketball (Boys)
Andre Simmons
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Kofa High School
College: Mesa Community College, Grand Canyon University
Years in Role: 3
Soccer (Boys)
Alfonso Perez
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
High School: Antelope Union High School
College: Arizona State University
Years in Role: 6
Wrestling (Boys)
Abel VillaMoreno
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: Bacone College
Years in Role: 6
Unified Basketball
Destiny Pena
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Soccer (Girls)
Cooper Cox
Hometown: Bismarck, ND
High School: Bismarck High School
College: University of Mary
Years in Role: 4
Wrestling (Girls)
Chance Farrar
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Spring Coaches
Baseball
James Kuzniak
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
High School: Cibola High School
College: New Mexico Highlands University
Years in Role: 11 (golf) / 7 (baseball)
Tennis (Boys)
Greg Brown
Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
High School: Adlai Stevenson High School
College: Oakland University
Years in Role: 10 (boys tennis) / 10 (swim)
Track
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Softball
Patricia Leal
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Tennis (Girls)
Travis Bogart
Hometown: Waddington, NY
High School: Madrid-Waddington Central School
College: Potsdam State University of New York
Years in Role: 10
Unified Track
Jonathan D. Parrish
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 2 (unified track) / 2 (unified swim)