WILFRED
MARCUS
TRES
Linebackers
Running Backs
Quarterbacks
THOMAS
Wilfred Thomas enters his first season as linebackers coach. Over a coaching career that spans almost 20 years, Thomas is no stranger to success. Thomas was a part of back-to-back conference football championships at Rochester Community and Technical College and won a conference title with the Carolina Eagles. He also won a state title at West Charlotte High School in track and field. Thomas rejoins his fellow counterpart, Brad LaPlante, after working with him during the 2010 season at RCTC. Thomas coached special teams and the secondary for two seasons, with his unit leading the nation in interceptions in 2011 with 38 during the YellowJackets’ undefeated season. The Sanford, Fla., native most recently coached at King High School in Tampa, Fla., working with quarterbacks for the varsity team and serving as head coach for the junior varsity team during the 2012 season. King’s offense ranked second in the county in scoring in his only season. Thomas began coaching football in 1998 in Chattanooga, Tenn., for the Brainerd Bills Pop Warner team. Since then, he’s had stops at high schools and colleges all around the country including stints in North Carolina, Minnesota, Connecticut and Florida. As the running backs and special teams coach at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn., from 2006-09, Thomas tutored a backfield that ran for over 1,800 yards on the season and had just two fumbles. Other stops for Thomas include Orchard Knob Middle School (1999-2001), West Charlotte High School (2001-03), Barber Scotia College (2003-04), Atlantic College (2005), Brisbane Academy (2006-07) and AFC Rangers High School (2010). He also spent one season with the Carolina Eagles, a semipro team, as quarterbacks coach and special teams coordinator. In 2007, he and the coaching staff led the team to an 11-1 record and a championship year while averaging over 40 points per game. Thomas is a 1979 graduate of Bethune-Cookman College where he earned his bachelors in biology.
WINDHAM
Marcus Windham is in his first year as the running backs coach at Northwest, joining new head coach Brad LaPlante’s staff on March 25, 2013. Windham, 28, comes to Northwest from Colquitt County High School (Ga.) where he spent the 2012 season as the receivers coach on Rush Propst’s staff. The Packers went 10-4 in his only season and lost in the semifinals of the GHSA Playoffs. At season’s end, he coached receivers in the War of the Border Georgia vs. Florida All-Star Game. Prior to Colquitt County, Windham spent the 2008-12 seasons at his alma mater Southwest Baptist University as the pass game coordinator and receivers coach. He was also the Bearcats’ film coordinator, academic liaison and assistant travel coordinator. While at SBU, the Bearcats had one of the most prolific offenses in all of NCAA Division II, ranking in the Top 5 in total offense in 2008, 2009 and 2010. He was heavily involved in offensive game planning, preparation and distribution of the defensive scouting report. As a player, Windham was a wide receiver/punt returner at Itawamba CC (2003-05) and Southwest Baptist University (2005-07). He ended his SBU career with 142 receptions for 1,255 yards and 10 touchdowns and was twice named an AllMIAA selection. Off the field, Windham was a two-year member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in 2006-07. A native of Macon, Miss., Windham earned a bachelor’s degree in community recreation from SBU in 2009 and is currently working on his master’s in science.
SULLIVAN
Tres Sullivan enters his first season as the Rangers’ quarterbacks coach, having played the position at both the collegiate level and in the Arena Football League. Sullivan coached the 2011 season at NCAA Division III Rhodes College in Memphis, working with cornerbacks and also assisting with special teams and defensive game planning. Prior to Rhodes, Sullivan spent the 2007-09 seasons at the University of California at Davis. His first season was as an administrative assistant for the defensive staff, while his final two seasons were as the receivers coach. The Aggies went 16-18 overall during his stay. Sullivan went to UC Davis following a coaching stop in the AFL and AFL2 from 2001-06. He was the offensive coordinator and Director of Player Personnel for the Kansas City Brigade in 2006 after serving as offensive coordinator for the Nashville Kats the previous season. Sullivan, a quarterback with the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL in 1995, has also been on staffs with the New Orleans VooDoo (2004), Macon Knights (2002-03) and Wichita Stealth (2001). Sullivan played collegiately at both the University of Texas-El Paso and San Francisco State, later serving as a graduate assistant at UTEP for three seasons. He earned his bachelor’s degree in university studies from the University of New Mexico in 1996. Sullivan is married to the former Leslie Rendfrey and the couple have a 4-year-old son, Sully.