After serving as an assistant his first three seasons for the Roadrunners, Marshall was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2004 campaign and entered his ninth year in that role in 2012. In this role, the Abilene native served as both the infielders coach and recruiting coordinator in addition to running the UTSA Baseball camps.

His efforts on the recruiting trails have resulted in a pair of All-Americans (Mark Schramek 2002/Michael Rockett 2008), five Freshman All- Americans (Ryan Crew 2003/Rockett 2006/Tim Palincsar 2007/Ryan Dalton 2010/Riley Good 2011), 51 All-Southland Conference performers (including 11 first teamers), the 2007 and ’08 Southland Regular Season Championships and 2005 Southland Tournament title.

The Roadrunners posted a .964 fielding percentage in 2007, the second-best mark in school history, and have recorded the top five fielding seasons in school annals under his guidance. Six years ago, UTSA led the Southland Conference with a school-record .969 fielding percentage.

A standout performer at Texas A&M from 1989-92, he was named the Aggies’ Most Valuable Player after leading the team in games played (61), hits (66), runs scored (35) and RBIs (40) as a senior.

Following his collegiate career, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 13th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. Marshall went on to play four seasons in the Royals organization before finishing his professional career in 1995.

He then entered the coaching ranks as a student assistant at his alma mater in 1996 and was a member of Texas A&M’s staff for two seasons. In summer 1997, Marshall coached with the Cotuit Kettleers in the prestigious Cape Cod League.

The following fall, he was hired as the assistant in charge of defense and recruiting at McMurry University. Marshall helped lead the Indians to postseason play in two of his three seasons and, in 1998, McMurry won the

American Southwest Conference regular season and tournament championships.

He currently serves on the American Baseball Coaches Association’s Lefty Gomez Award committee and, in 2001, he was invited to speak at the groups annual convention on the subject of infield play. He was a keynote speaker again in 2009, this time on coaching ethics. Marshall has also been a featured speaker at the THSBCA Convention in 2000, Breakaway in 2005 and many other civic, church and athletic groups throughout the last 20 years.

Marshall and wife, Ashleigh, have two sons, Cooper and Jackson, and a daughter, Kate.

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Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Debra migrated to Texas and Abilene Christian University for her education and to play college basketball. After graduating from ACU, Debra entered into the teaching field where she spent 17 years inspiring, motivating, and loving her students.

Married to Brad McCoy in 1984, the McCoy’s were blessed with three sons, Texas record setting and current Cleveland Browns quarterback, Colt; Abilene Christian graduate, Chance; and University of Texas quarterback, Case. Instilling lessons of faith, family, and character were instrumental in the family that Debra nurtured. She and Brad believe that creating a Home Field Advantage within the family and community around you can have a positive influence and make a lasting difference in the homes of America.

Debra has spent 25 years being the barometer in a house full of coaches and athletes. Her nurturing and intentional modeling of a Christian woman’s role in the family has given her boys the balance to become men of character and respect.

She is passionate about sharing her message in venues such as Christian women’s retreats/conferences; women’s service organizations or corporate groups; and to audiences where she can talk about her priorities:

Faith, Family and a little Football (if you’re inclined)

If you’re interested in learning more about the McCoy family, take a look at the books, Growing Up Colt and Home Field Advantage.

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Valenzuela was the head basketball coach at Madison High School, taking the Mavericks to the Texas 5A Final Four twice. His students call him “Coach Val.” His basketball teams have won over 400 games (and counting) at the high school level and he is one of the most successful basketball coaches in San Antonio hoops history.

John Valenzuela is not only known as Coach, but also Pastor, and is as comfortable in the pulpit as he is on the court. In 2007 he organized, founded, and pastored a congregation called Faith and Five Stones. In 2009 he came to Community Bible Church, the 14^th largest church in the United States, and his ministry there continues to grow. Citing Bible passages, sports metaphors and famous quotes, his faith, family, and focus give him not only the desire to be a champion on the court, but most of all in his day to day life.

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Charlotte enjoys speaking immensely and approaches each audience with energy, enthusiasm, and sincerity. Her goal is for each person to leave the presentation with personal value, a renewed spirit and hope for whatever facet of life he/she is dealing with.

Charlotte and her husband, Mark, reside in Conway, Arkansas with their three children – Reed, Connor, and Alyssa. They are active in their church, sports and family activities.

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Lomong is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. He was resettled in the United States in 2001 through Catholic Charities with Robert and Barbara Rogers, in New York State. The Rogers have since gone on to sponsor many other Sudanese refugees. Lomong attended Tully High School in Tully, NY, entering at a 10th grade level. In high school, he helped lead the cross country and track teams to sectional and state titles, and later competed for Northern Arizona University. In 2007, Lomong was the division I NCAA indoor champion at 3000 meters and the outdoor champion at 1500 meters. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States on July 6, 2007.

Although he originally assumed his parents had been killed by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, he was reunited with his mother and family, who now live outside Nairobi, in 2003. He first returned to his native village in December, 2006. He returned to Sudan again in 2008 to open a school, and then in early 2009 to bring his younger brothers, Alex and Peter, back to the United States to attend school at Fork Union Military Academy.

2008 Summer Olympics

Lomong qualified for the US Olympic Team on July 6, 2008, one year after gaining his US citizenship. “Now I’m not just one of the ‘Lost Boys,'” he told reporters. “I’m an American.” After his success at the collegiate level, Lopez signed a contract with Nike and now competes professionally. He specializes in the 1500m run but is a serious contender in every mid-distancerace from 800m up to and including the 5k. Lopez finished 5th in the 800m finals during the2008 US Olympic Trials, which he ran as part of his training for the 1500m.

Lomong was chosen by the team captains of the US Olympic team to carry the US flag in the

Opening Ceremony at the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, an honor for which hecampaigned. The U.S. Olympic team captains said that Lomong deserved the honor of flagbearerbecause he was so proud of his citizenship.

Lopez is a member of Team Darfur. In the weeks leading up to the Olympics Lomong spokeoften about the need to raise awareness for the violence in Darfur. Since his selection asflagbearer he has been careful not to criticize China directly, choosing instead to focus on theinspirational side of his story. “I’m here to compete for my country,” Lomong told reporterswhen they asked questions about human rights. “The Olympics are supposed to bring peopletogether to peacefully blend and I’m looking forward to that and stepping on the track andwearing my colors and representing my country.” With reference to China specifically, Lomonganswered “Chinese people have been great putting all these things together. It’s great being here.”

He was eliminated in the semifinals of the 1500 at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

USA Champion

Lomong won his first national title when he finished first in the 1500 at the 2009 USA OutdoorChampionships in 3:41.68. That summer he also finished eighth in the final at the WorldAthletics Championships. He ran a career best of 3:32.94 that year in the 1500.

In June 2010, Lomong repeated as men’s champion by winning the 1500 at the 2010 USAOutdoor Championships in a highly tactical race. He ran the final 400 meters of that race in51.29 seconds.

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He was president of the 6,000 member American Baseball Coaches Association in 1994 and currently serves on their Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Brazos Valley Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He has, either as an assistant or head coach, competed 5 times at Omaha, Nebraska, the site of the NCAA baseball Championship and in 1976 he was an assistant coach for the Arizona Wildcats National Championship team.

In 1991 Coach Johnson was selected as an assistant coach for the USA National Baseball team that competed and medaled in the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In 1999, he was the head coach for the USA National team. He has co-authored three books published by the ABCA. The following are Professional Recognitions he has received:

-2012 ABCA “Lefty Gomez Award” – ABCA’s highest honor

-2009 ABCA Ethics in Coaching Award (inaugural recipient)

-2007 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Baseball “Jerry Kindall Character in Coaching” Award

-2006 University of New Mexico Hall of Honor Inductee

-2001 Inductee into the ABCA Coaches Hall of Fame

-2002 Inductee into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame

-1999 Sporting News National Coach of the Year

-ABCA Regional Coach of the Year in 1986, 1993, 1998, & 1999

-BIG XII Coach of the Year in 1998, 1999, and 2003

-SWC Coach of the Year in 1986, 1989, and 1993

-1999 United States Olympic Committee Coach of the Year

-1997-98 Student Athlete Advisory Committee Coach of the Year

-2006 Round Rock Express Lifetime Achievement Award

-Winningest baseball coach in Texas A&M history

He has been happily married to his high school sweetheart, Linda, for 50 years. She is the Executive Director of the Brazos Valley CPA Chapter and Treasurer of Celebration Women’s Ministry, Inc., a state and national women’s ministry. They have two sons who both played baseball for their father at Texas A&M, and who both received the “Male Academic Athlete of the Year” before graduating from Texas A&M. Both sons are married and have given their folks five outstanding grandchildren.

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As a speaker, she has spoken to corporate groups, civic organizations, women’s groups, school groups, teams, college classes, FCA groups, coaches organizations, and at high school and college graduations.

In 2007, Hickey was named to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, one of the most prestigious appointments in all of collegiate athletics. Hickey became just the second female ever selected to the committee. Hickey has been honored nationally and locally for her hard work at UTSA. She was named the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators 2005 Division I-AAA Administrator of the Year. The San Antonio Express-News tabbed her as its 2010 Sportswoman of the Year and she also was selected to and completed the Masters Leadership Program of San Antonio and Bexar County.

The only female Division I athletics director that oversees both men’s and women’s sports in the state of Texas, she served as President of the Southland from 2002-04 and as the league’s representative to the NCAA Championship/Competition Cabinet. Hickey served on the Women’s Basketball Rules Committee from 2003-06, the last two as Chair.

Hickey came to San Antonio from Texas A&M University, where she served as senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator since 1994. From 1984-94, Hickey served as head women’s basketball coach for Texas A&M. She directed the 1993-94 Aggies basketball team to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, becoming the lowest-seeded team to ever reach that milestone. She finished her coaching career with an overall mark of 279-167 in 15 years of collegiate coaching.

Before her stint at A&M, Hickey was head women’s basketball coach at Kansas State University from 1979-84. She averaged more than 23 wins per season in posting a 125-39 (.762) record over five years and led the Wildcats to five consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. She was inducted into the Kansas State Athletics Hall of Fame in September 2004.

A native of Welch, Okla., Hickey graduated summa cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark., with a bachelor’s degree in education. She was an All-American for OBU’s nationally-ranked basketball team and a member of the USA National Team in 1973. Hickey and her husband, Bill, have one daughter, Lauren Nicole.

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Jeff’s opportunity has allowed him to travel to 37 different countries and meet amazing people. With hard work, belief in himself and continued support, Jeff has taken this opportunity and risen to a world class level in sports.

In wheelchair basketball, Jeff holds a National Championship scoring record of 63 points and 27 rebounds in one game. He played in Europe professionally for three years (Madrid, Spain and Rome, Italy). He is a two-time paralympian and a two-time world champion (gold medal).

In triathlons, Jeff has finished 18 full Ironman races. In 2010, he completed 8 ironman races in 8 months to celebrate his 30^th anniversary of losing his leg at the age of 8!

Jeff has proven that his motto in life is works…work hard and everything else will follow. His motivational public speaking and his positive attitude continue to inspire people all over the world.

Jeff’s audiences have included numerous engagements for The Hartford, Tyson Foods, Dollar General, National Key Club, churches, and others.

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With a passion for college students, he has spoken to students at Texas A&M University, the University of Texas in Austin, Stanford University, West Point, and the United States Air Force Academy. With a passion for high school students, he has spoken to thousands of teenagers all over Texas.

Cliff has a bachelor’s degree in health education and a master’s degree in adult education from Texas A&M University. Following graduation, Cliff was actively involved in educational affairs throughout San Antonio, having worked at John Marshall High School for almost ten years. Cliff was also very involved with high school students throughout the San Antonio area through church ministry and with Young Life.

From 1999-2006, Cliff served as the assistant director for leadership training and development for Texas A&M’s Memorial Student Center. In this capacity he worked with Texas A&M’s top student leaders.

For the past 24 summers, Cliff has volunteered as a counselor at Dream Street, a camp in southern California for children with life threatening or terminal illnesses. He was honored by San Antonio’s Northside Independent School District as its 2006 Pillar of Caring.

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Sam was featured in the February 2012 issue of GQ magazine. Click here to read it.

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