2009 ABCA/Diamond National Coaches of the Year
NCAA Div. I: Paul Mainieri, LSU
NCAA Div. II: Rudy Garbalosa, Lynn (FL)
NCAA Div. III: Dennis Denning, St. Thomas (MN)
NAIA: Nathan Blackwood, Lubbock Christian (TX)
NJCAA Div. I: Britt Smith, Howard (TX)
NJCAA Div. II: Matt Kennedy, Parkland (IL)
NJCAA Div. III: Joe Wharton, Richland (TX)
Pacific Association Div.: Mark Yoshino, Bellevue (WA)
High School Div. I: Ed Holloway, Bishop Hendricken (RI)
High School Div. II: Jerry Boatner, West Lauderdale (MS)
High School Div. III: Pete Jensen, Serra (CA)
2009 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
Atlantic |
Brian O'Connor |
Virginia |
VA |
East |
Bill Brown |
George Mason |
VA |
Mideast |
Scott Googins |
Xavier |
OH |
Midwest |
Brad Hill |
Kansas State |
KS |
Northeast |
Joe Sottolano |
Army |
NY |
South |
Paul Mainieri |
Louisiana State |
LA |
South Central |
Steve Peterson |
Middle Tennessee State |
TN |
West |
Mike Gillespie |
UC-Irvine |
CA |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
Atlantic |
Greg Mamula |
West Chester |
PA |
Central |
Chris Hanks |
Mesa State |
CO |
East |
Chris Celano |
Dowling |
NY |
Midwest |
Steve Lyon |
Grand Valley State |
MI |
South |
Rudy Garbalosa |
Lynn |
FL |
South Central |
Bob Fornelli |
Emporia State |
KS |
Southeast |
Kermit Smith |
Belmont Abbey |
NC |
West |
Dan O'Brien |
UC-San Diego |
CA |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
Central |
Augie Schmidt |
Carthage |
WI |
Mid Atlantic |
Neil Ioviero |
Kean |
NJ |
Mideast |
Tim Pettorini |
Wooster |
OH |
Midwest |
Dennis Denning |
St. Thomas |
MN |
New England |
Ed Flaherty |
Southern Maine |
ME |
New York |
Keith Osik |
Farmingdale State |
NY |
South |
Kevin Anderson |
Shenandoah |
VA |
West |
Tom Tereschuk |
Chapman |
CA |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond NAIA Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
Opening Rd. |
Randy Stegall |
Embry-Riddle |
FL |
Opening Rd. |
Joe Schaefer |
Point Loma Nazarene |
CA |
Opening Rd. |
Beauford Sanders |
Campbellsville |
KY |
Opening Rd. |
Oscar Hirschkorn |
Fresno Pacific |
CA |
Opening Rd. |
Matt Griffin |
Southern Poly State |
GA |
Opening Rd. |
Denney Crabaugh |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
Opening Rd. |
Mark Brew |
Lee |
TN |
Opening Rd. |
David Beasley |
Berry |
GA |
Opening Rd. |
Nathan Blackwood |
Lubbock Christian |
TX |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond NJCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
Central District |
Dave Burroughs |
Cowley County |
KS |
East Central District |
Craig Young |
Middle Georgia |
GA |
Eastern District |
Tim Wallace |
Spartanburg Methodist |
SC |
Gulf District |
Johnny Wiggs |
Santa Fe |
FL |
Northern District |
Marc Rardin |
Iowa Western |
IA |
South Central District |
Jeff Shafer |
Seminole State |
OK |
Southeastern District |
Bobby Sprowl |
Shelton State |
AL |
Southern District |
Tom Arrington |
San Jacinto |
TX |
Southwest District |
Britt Smith |
Howard |
TX |
Western District |
D.J. Whitemore |
Western Nevada |
NV |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond NJCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
East District |
Mike Kelly |
Monroe |
NY |
Midwest District |
Matt Kennedy |
Parkland |
IL |
North Central District |
Todd Post |
Kankakee |
IL |
North District |
Eric Laskovy |
Kellogg |
MI |
North Plains District |
Dan Fitzgerald |
Des Moines Area |
IA |
Northeast District |
Steve Bazarnic |
Alleghany College of Maryland |
MD |
Plains District |
Kurt Russell |
Western Oklahoma State |
OK |
South District |
Jeff Willis |
LSU Eunice |
LA |
Southeast District |
Steve Helms |
Wallace |
AL |
Southwest District |
Alex Cherney |
Scottsdale |
AZ |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond NJCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
District A |
Matt Clingersmith |
Niagra County |
NY |
District B |
Wayne King |
Joliet |
IL |
District C |
Joe Wharton |
Richland |
TX |
District D |
Dan Rascher |
Montgomery-Germantown |
MD |
District E |
Scott Koenigs |
Riverland |
MN |
District F |
Bobby Molinaro |
Suffolk County |
NY |
District G |
Johnny Johnson |
Brookdale |
NJ |
District H |
Chris Strahowski |
Manchester |
CT |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond Pacific Association Division Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
No. California |
Chris Pedretti |
Merced |
CA |
So. California |
John Altobelli |
Orange Coast |
CA |
Northwest |
Mark Yoshino |
Bellevue |
WA |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond High School Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
1 |
Ed Holloway |
Bishop Hendricken |
RI |
2 |
Chuck Welch |
Westfield |
VA |
3 |
Landy Faedo |
Tampa Alonso |
FL |
4 |
Tony Demare |
Divine Child |
MI |
5 |
Bill McDonald |
Blue Valley West |
KS |
6 |
Jesse Cassard |
Zachary |
LA |
7 |
Scott Bullock |
Rocky Mountain |
CO |
8 |
Gary Remiker |
Cathedral Catholic |
CA |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond High School Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
1 |
Frank Carey |
North Reading |
MA |
2 |
Roy Hallenbeck |
Millville |
NJ |
3 |
Rick Turner |
Naples |
FL |
4 |
Brian Kelly |
De LaSalle |
MI |
5 |
Dennis Hurla |
Bishop Ward |
KS |
6 |
Jerry Boatner |
West Lauderdale |
MS |
7 |
Mike Woods |
Hamilton |
AZ |
8 |
Roc Murray |
Rocklin |
CA |
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2009 ABCA/Diamond High School Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
1 |
Scott Steltz |
Chatham |
NY |
2 |
Greg Simmons |
Charlotte Christian |
NC |
3 |
Emil Castellanos |
Westminster Christian |
FL |
4 |
Chris Kaczmar |
Walsh Jesuit |
OH |
5 |
Phil Katz |
Alburnett |
IA |
6 |
Jimmy Harris |
Shiloh Christian |
AR |
7 |
Bill Percy |
St. Mary's |
CO |
8 |
Pete Jensen |
Serra |
CA |