Where did you grow up?
Chariton, Iowa, home of the Chargers, which are sort of like Mustangs and our color was red.
Schools attended?
Grand View University
Who is in your family?
Spouse Randy, son Tate and three dogs
Favorite hobby outside of teaching/coaching?
Playing tennis
How did you get into the sport? When did you start playing?
The neighbor kids and I strung up a net across our street and played in Chariton.
Favorite thing about coaching?
Analyzing other teams and matching up our players against them.
Favorite memory from coaching at DCG?
After many years of not fielding tennis teams, it is awesome to finally have outstanding facilities and two teams!
Most rewarding part of being a teacher/coach at DCG?
DCG coaches understand that specialization is not in the best interest of most athletes and work to facilitate involvement in more than one sport.
Advice to a young player?
Through tennis you can find like-minded people and become friends with people you would never have met.