Bio:
Chris Terry was named head coach of the Wildcat baseball team on July 26, 2007.
Terry served as the head baseball and physical education teacher at Sheldon High School in Sacramento, Calif., from 2001 to 2007.
While at Sheldon, Terry guided the Huskies to three California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoff appearances and the 2004 Delta League championship. He sported a 100-54 (.649) overall record in his time as head coach of the Huskies and was named the 2004 Delta League coach of the year.
During the summer time, Terry served as an associate manager of the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox, an elite collegiate wood bat team that plays in the Horizon Air Summer Series, in four of the past five years. Since 2003, 30 players have signed professional contracts from Yuba-Sutter.
In addition, Terry has had the honor of being one of five high school coaches to be invited to work and serve as a hitting instructor at the Stanford University All-Star Camp in Palo Alto, Calif. He has served on the camp staff since 2001.
Terry was a two-year letterman at Missouri Valley College during his playing days, earning All-Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) second team honors as a catcher his senior season.
He graduated from MVC with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1996 and earned a master’s degree in kinesiology from California State University-Sacramento in 2006.
Bio:
Cole Koester begins his first season as an assistant coach at Culver-Stockton College.
Koester played collegiately at Lake Land Junior College in Mattoon Ill., from 2001- 03, and Quincy University in Quincy Ill., from 2003-06.
While at Lake Land, Koester was a 2-time all-CCCI 1st team selection as well as a two-year captain for the Lakers squad.
Koester helped Lake Land to a regular season CCCI Championship and a Runner- Up finish in the Conference Tournament.
After moving on to Quincy University, Koester was a team captain for two years and helped the Hawks to two Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Tournaments and one regional tournament.
Koester’s senior year ended with the Hawks sporting a 40-20 record and falling one game short of a berth in the NCAA Division II World Series.
Between Koester’s junior and senior years, he traveled to Northern California to play in the Horizon-Air Summer Series, where he met Coach Terry while playing for the Yuba-Sutter Goldsox.
Koester graduated from Quincy University in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. He is currently working on his master degree in recreation and physical education at Emporia State University.