Athletics Staff & Coaches
To contact one of the coaches or members of the Yuma staff members listed below, please call the athletic office at (928) 502-5034 or fill out our email form.
Athletic Director
Steven Anderson
Phone: (928) 502-5034
Email YHS Athletics
Secretary
Brisa Otanez Gonzalez
Phone: (928) 502-5034
Email YHS Athletics
Athletic Trainer
TBD
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High School:
College:
Years in Role:
Fall Coaches
Chess
Erik Langland
Hometown: Red Oak, IA
High School: Deer Park High School
College: Central Washington University
Years in Role: 12
Football
Armando Mosqueda
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: Ripon College
Years in Role: 3
Golf (Boys)
Christopher Navarro
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Kofa High School
College: Grand Canyon University
Years in Role: 3
Swim
Sean Smith
Hometown: Auburn, MI
High School: Bay City Western High School
College: Wayne State University
Years in Role: 2
Volleyball
Isabel Ponce
Hometown: Miami, FL
High School: Kofa High School
College: Arizona Western College, Benedictine University
Years in Role: 2
Cross Country
John Baldwin
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Kofa High School
College: Arizona Western College
Years in Role: 6
Spiritline
Marlene Gleim
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: Arizona Western College
Years in Role: 3
Golf (Girls)
Tish Malone
Hometown: Klamath Falls, OR
High School: Mazama High School
College: Southern Oregon State University
Years in Role: 1
Unified Badminton
Megan Sanchez
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: Arizona Western College, Arizona State University
Years in Role: 1 (Badminton), 3 (Wrestling)
Winter Coaches
Basketball (Boys)
Louden Young
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: University of Phoenix
Years in Role: 1
Soccer (Boys)
Ernesto Mendoza
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: AWC, Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 4
Wrestling (Boys)
José Luis Cazares Jr.
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: Arizona State University
Years in Role: 5 (Wrestling), 2 (Unified Track)
Unified Basketball
Carlos Ortega Lorona
Hometown: Ensenada, Baja California
High School: Kofa High School
College: Arizona State University
Years in Role: 1
Basketball (Girls)
Emmalee Nitelet
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: Arizona Western College
Years in Role: 2
Soccer (Girls)
Michael Moreno
Hometown: Cherry Point, NC
High School: Kofa High School
College: Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 10 (Soccer), 15 (Tennis)
Wrestling (Girls)
Megan Sanchez
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: Arizona Western College, Arizona State University
Years in Role: 1 (Badminton), 3 (Wrestling)
Spring Coaches
Baseball
Nicholas Johnson
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: Arizona Western College, St. Joseph's College
Years in Role: 9
JROTC
Sgt. Maj .Jeffrey Conway
Hometown: El Centro, CA
High School: Southwest High School
College: Arizona Western College
Years in Role: 3
Tennis (Boys)
Rajinder Singh Kaila
Hometown:
High School:
College:
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Track & Field
Dareese Lackland
Hometown: Wahiawa, HI
High School: Leilehua High School
College: University of Hawaii (West Oahu)
Years in Role: 2
Softball
Angel Medel
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Yuma High School
College: N/A
Years in Role: 2
JROTC
Maj. James Branch
Hometown: San Angelo, TX
High School: San Angelo Central High School
College: UNC Pembroke, Kansas University
Years in Role: 2
Tennis (Girls)
Michael Moreno
Hometown: Cherry Point, NC
High School: Kofa High School
College: Northern Arizona University
Years in Role: 10 (Soccer), 15 (Tennis)
Unified Track
José Luis Cazares Jr.
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
High School: Gila Ridge High School
College: Arizona State University
Years in Role: 5 (Wrestling), 2 (Unified Track)