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Coaching tenures

Posted: December 19th, 2011, 5:35 pm
by BJWilliams
So I was reading an article about the Volleyball All-State awards (congrats to Coach Pinder, Loren Thomas, Kelly Haseman and Lillie Happel btw), and it got me to thinking about who has been in their position the longest at Liberty. According to my research, here are the top 5(among) current coaches):

1. Brant Tolsma(Track and Field/Cross Country) 25 years
2. Paul Wetmore Softball 18 years
3. Carey Green (Women's basketball) 12 years
4. Jeff Alder (Men's Soccer) 11 years
5. Shane Pinder (Volleyball) 8 years
5. Jeff Thomas (Men's Golf) 8 years

Only two other current coaches have been in their position for 5 years or more: Jim Toman (baseball) and Chris Johnson (tennis).

Re: Coaching tenures

Posted: December 26th, 2011, 7:02 pm
by LU-Golf-Alum
Tolsma should be everyones hero. How many Big South Championships does he have?

Re: Coaching tenures

Posted: December 26th, 2011, 7:03 pm
by Cider Jim
Coach Tolsma lists them at the bottom of his letterhead, and it take TWO lines to list them all. :shock:

Re: Coaching tenures

Posted: December 26th, 2011, 11:43 pm
by BJWilliams
he is the kind of coach who could literally set his own timetable