Freshmen Coaches

Updated 11-13-09

At 5:30 p.m.

 

Updated 2-6-2010

At 12:00 p.m.

Lance Manning

Head Coach, Quarterbacks

 

Lance is beginning his fifth year as head coach of the Timberwolves.  Lance is a 1988 graduate of Tipton H.S. in Oklahoma where he went on to play four years of football at Northwestern Oklahoma University.  Lance coached a year at Northwestern and graduated in 1993.  Lance went on to coach eight years at Putnam City West H.S. before becoming the head coach at Deer Creek H.S. in 2001.  Lance was at Deer Creek four years before becoming a Timberwolf.  Lance’s wife of thirteen years, Lori, is a dietician at Mercy Health Center.  Lance has three daughters, Mackenzie 7,  Madison 5, and Morgan 2 years.

 

Email: lmanning@norman.k12.ok.us

Rob Arndt

Defensive Coordinator, Outside Linebackers

Ron is in his 34th year of coaching and his 1st at Norman North.  He previously has coached at McGuinness, Putnam City West, Luther, Edmond Memorial, Choctaw, and Guthrie.  Ron and his wife Monica have two sons; Derek, his wife Jennie and son Spencer, and John and his new bride Sabrina.

Email: tba@norman.k12.ok.us

Chris Jones

Outside Receivers

 

Coach Jones is beginning his fourth year coaching at Norman North.  Before coming to North, he coached for 8 years in the Moore School System.  Chris is a graduate of Altus High School and the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a B.S. degree in Physical Education.  Chris’s wife, LaDana, teaches 4th grade in Moore.  They have two children Chloe-9 and Reece-6.

 

Email: cjones@norman.k12.ok.us

Clay Speer

Running Backs

 

Coach Speer is beginning his 7th year at Norman North.  For the first two years, Coach Speer coached the Freshman Teams that won Back-to-Back Conference Championships in 2004 and 2005. Coach Speer graduated from NHS in 1993.  He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from UCO in 1997.  Coach Speer and his wife live in Norman and have been married for 11 years, and have two children.  Before coming to NN, as a Head Coach at Alcott, Coach Speer coached six teams over the next five years.  His teams won five more City championships, three undefeated seasons including the 2002 season in which the team went un-scored upon.   

Email:  jspeer@norman.k12.ok.us

Dusty Borror

Inside Receivers

 

Coach Borror is a 1998 graduate of Kingfisher High School.  After graduating high school, Coach Borror played football and graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma.  Coach Borror is currently the assistant for the varsity team at Norman North where he is coaching the wide receivers.  Coach Borror;s wife Carrie also graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma as a certified athletic trainer.  She is now a Physician Assistant at  the University of Oklahoma Health and Science Center. 

Email: dborror@norman.k12.ok.us

Charles Redman

Defensive Line

 

Coach Redman enters his eighth year with the Timberwolves program.  He is a 1984 graduate of Tulsa Rogers High School and a 2002 graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a degree in Social Studies Education.  Charles has been married to his lovely wife Angela, who also teaches at North, for nineteen years.  They have two children, William, and Jordan, who is a tenth grader at Norman North. 

Email: credman@norman.k12.ok.us

Jeremy Walker

Inside Linebackers

 

Coach Walker is starting his fifth season at Norman North High School and his 14th season overall.  Jeremy coached two years at Irving Middle School and eight years at Longfellow Middle School.  Jeremy graduated from Midwest City High School in 1991 and from the University of Oklahoma in 1996.  Jeremy and his wife Jenni have been married for 14 years.  They have two sons, Craig-9 and Courtland-4. 

Email: jwalker@norman.k12.ok.us   

Steve Thomas

Offensive Coordinator,

Quarterback  and Safety

 

Coach Thomas is a 2001 graduate of Okmulgee High School.  Coach Thomas has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma in 2006.  Coach Thomas is in his fifth year coaching at Norman North. 

 

Email: sthomas@norman.k12.ok.us

Kevin Garrett

Receivers, Defensive Line

 

Coach Garrett is entering his second season as an assistant coach for the freshman wide receivers and defensive backs. Kevin is a 2003 graduate of P.C. West high school and 2008 graduate of Southern Nazarene University where he played five years of football and earned his Bachelor’s in Accounting. Kevin currently works in Norman as a tax associate for Eide Bailly LLP.

Steven Belknap

Receivers / Corners

 

Steven is a former graduate from Norman North High School.  He played football for Coach Manning his Senior year.  This will be Coach Belknap’s 3rd season of coaching.

 

Email: belknap@norman.k12.ok.us

Rob Willis

Secondary

 

Coach Willis is starting his 7th year at Norman North, where he coaches cornerbacks.  He graduated from Hobart High School in 1997.  Coach Willis earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma in 2001.  He is also an assistant baseball coach and teaches math at Norman North.  Rob’s wife, Lori, is a math teacher and head girls track & cross country coach at Moore High School.

Email: rwillis@norman.k12.ok.us

Clay Pearcy

Freshman Head Coach

Linebackers, Offensive Line

 

.Coach Pearcy is starting his second season at Norman North. He is a 1989 graduate of Maud High School and a 1993 graduate of Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a B.S. in Physical Education and Mathematics. Clay has been married to his wife Rochelle for fifteen years. They have three children Parker, nine, Preston, seven, and Paisley who is two. Coach Pearcy has been coaching for sixteen years. He is also a high school track coach

Kyle White

Assistant Head Coach

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

 

Coach White is a 1994 graduate of Putnam City High School.  Coach White graduated from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa where he played offensive line.  Coach White has been coaching for the past nine years.  Before coming to North, Coach White was at Putnam City West for one year and Deer Creek for four years.  Kyle and his wife, Renita, have been married for 9 years.  Renita is an 8th grade assistant principal at Hefner Middle School.  They have two children, Chloe-8 and Drew Ann-4.

Email: kylew@norman.k12.ok.us