Staff Directory

Mailing Address: Box 16185, Abilene, TX, 79698

Shipping Address: 2200 Hickory, Abilene, TX, 79698

Phone: (325) 670-1435 or (800) 583-6622

Fax: (325) 670-1572

Name Title Phone Email

Name Title Phone Email

Name Title Phone Email

Athletic Personnel

Name Title Phone Email
John Neese Director Of Athletics (325) 670-1273 jneese@hsutx.edu
Chad Grubbs Sports Information Director (325) 670-1473 cgrubbs@hsutx.edu
Kim O'Dell Administrative Assistant (325) 671-5768 kodell@hsutx.edu
D.J. Gililland Head Athletic Trainer (325) 670-1324 djg@hsutx.edu
Bert De La Garza Assistant Athletic Trainer (325) 670-1358 bgarza@hsutx.edu
Wade Green Assistant Athletic Trainer (325) 670-5840 wade.green@hsutx.edu
Austin Chambers Strength Coach
Katie Jennings Cheerleading Coach (325) 671-2252 Katherine.A.Jennings@hsutx.edu
Rebecca Samuelson Spurs Coach (325) 671-2247 Rebecca.L.Samuelson@hsutx.edu

Baseball

Name Title Phone Email
Steve Coleman Head Baseball Coach (325) 670-1493 scoleman@hsutx.edu
Brad Holcomb Assistant Baseball Coach (325) 670-1494 bholcomb@hsutx.edu

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Craig Carse Head Men's Basketball Coach (325) 670-1474 ccarse@hsutx.edu
Zach Pickelman Assistant Men's Basketball Coach (325) 670-1367 zpickelman@hsutx.edu

Football

Name Title Phone Email
Jimmie Keeling Head Football Coach (325) 670-1471 jkeeling@hsutx.edu
Steve Barrows Co-Defensive Coordinator (325) 670-1209 sbarrows@hsutx.edu
Jesse Burleson Assistant Head Coach (325) 670-1554 jburleson@hsutx.edu
Chris Jones Defensive Line/JV Coach (325) 670-1577 cjones@hsutx.edu
Jay Niemann Co-Defensive Coordinator (325) 670-1546 jniemann@hsutx.edu
Alan Wartes Offensive Coordinator (325) 670-1547 awartes@hsutx.edu

Men's Golf

Name Title Phone Email
David Sherman Head Golf Coach (325) 670-1374 dsherman@hsutx.edu

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
Dan Heger Head Men's Soccer Coach (325) 670-1469 dheger@hsutx.edu

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone Email
Shane Williford Head Tennis Coach (325) 670-1446 swilliford@hsutx.edu

Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Name Title Phone Email
Rodney Smith Head Cross Country and Track Coach (325) 671-2227 rqsmith@hsutx.edu
Ashley Huston Jumps Coach
Bill Jones Assistant Coach
Don Hood Assistant Coach
Jerry Johnson Assistant Coach
Shawn Hailey Assistant Coach

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Shanna Briggs Head Coach (325) 670-1468 sbriggs@hsutx.edu
Melanie Chonko Assistant Women's Basketball Coach (325) 670-5838 mchonko@hsutx.edu

Women's Golf

Name Title Phone Email
David Sherman Head Golf Coach (325) 670-1374 dsherman@hsutx.edu

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
Marcus Wood Head Women's Soccer Coach (325) 670-5834 mwood@hsutx.edu

Softball

Name Title Phone Email
Dan Sheppard Head Softball Coach (325) 671-2126 Dan.Sheppard@hsutx.edu

Women's Tennis

Name Title Phone Email
Shane Williford Head Tennis Coach (325) 670-1446 swilliford@hsutx.edu

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone Email
Sabrina Bingham Head Volleyball Coach (325) 670-1553 sbingham@hsutx.edu