ISLANDER FOOTBALL
Islander Football Coaches
Islander Football Current Coaching Staff
Varsity Staff:
Creighton Reed: HC, QB's
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Brady Anderson: Varsity Assistant, MLB
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Jayson Gregory: Varsity Assistant, Secondary
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Russ Harvey: Associate Head Coach, O Line
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Jason Jones: Co-Defensive Coor., Varsity Assistant, D Line
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Mike Lynn: Varsity Assistant, TE's
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Jeff McQuinn: Special Teams Coor., Varsity Assistant, OLB’s
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Breckon Reed: Offensive Coor., Varsity Assistant, WR's
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Tey Stenhouse: Varsity Assistant, RB's
Freshman Staff:
Justin Goodwin: Head Coach
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Jordan Clancy: Freshmen Assistant
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Reid Schultz: Freshmen Assistant
Todd Goshorn: ATC / Head Athletic Trainer Certified
Carley Hirchert: ATC / Athletic Trainer Certified
Patrick Doyle: Head Strength and Conditioning - CSCS
Brady Anderson: Assistannt Strength and Conditioning
Chris Ladwig: Head Athletic Director
Eon Lemburg: Assistanst AD
Islander Football Head Coaching History
Jeff Tomlin - 2003-2023
Career Highlights
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Led the Islanders to state playoffs in 19 of his 21 years at GI including four district championships and six HAC championships / 13 Quarterfinal appearances, 4 Semi-Final appearances and 1 State Finals appearance.
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Coaching Record at Grand Island 148-74
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2014 GI Independent Boys Coach of the Year Story
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Coach Mike Behrens Award Winner (Huskerland Prep) 2013 & 2018
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Semper Fi COY as Awarded by the USMC 2016
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HUDL/NCA Nebraska FB Coach of the Year 2018
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NFHS State FB Coach of the Year 2018-2019
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2018 Class A State runner-up
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Head Coach at Alliance from 1994-2002
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Started coaching career in O'Neill in 1988
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Participated in Shrine Bowl as Head Coach in 2008, Assistant in 1999, and player in 1984
Mark Fritch - 2000-2002
Career Highlights
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Took over Papillion LaVista South program in the school's first year of existence in 2003. He coached there until 2011.
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Started coaching career in 1998 at Tri Center Neola, IA
Greg Uhrmacher - 1997-1999
Career Highlights
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Member of the Islander coaching staff from 1976-2013
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Defensive Coordinator at Senior High for 16 Islander playoff teams including 1978 Championship and 1987 & 1990 Runner-up teams
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2018 Islander Football Hall of Fame Inductee
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Started his coaching career in Superior in 1971, moved to Anselmo-Merna in 1973, and was an assistant coach for Claire Boroff at Nebraska-Kearney in 1975
GI Independent Story - GI assistants stepping aside - Nov 2013
John Farrand - 1992-1996
Ken Fischer - 1972-1991
Career Highlights
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Career Coaching Record 214-69-9
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1978 State Championship
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1987 & 1990 State Runner-up
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14 State Playoff appearances
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Inducted to Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1995
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Member of inaugural Islander Football Hall of Fame class in 2015
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Led Oakland high school to undefeated state championship in 1951
Orv Qualset - 1969-1971
Career Highlights
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2017 Inductee into the Islander Football Hall of Fame for his contributions as a Football & Track Coach, and his overall contributions to Grand Island Senior High
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1970 squad earned a number five postseason ranking from the Omaha World Herald.
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Selected as an assistant coach in the 1972 Nebraska Shrine Bowl.
Del Stoltenberg - 1966-1968
Herb Taylor - 1964-1965
Ralph Moerer - 1960-1963
Jerry Lee - 1942-1943 & 1946-1958
Career Highlights
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Career Coaching Record 153-38-5
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Grand Island Coaching Record 101-23-5
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1947, 1948, 1953 State Championship
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1997 inductee to Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame
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Five Big Ten Championships
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Coached inaugural Shrine Bowl in 1959
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1954 Nebraska High School Coach of the Year
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Multiple State Championships as Head Track Coach
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Coached football at Shelton, Neligh and York as well