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Episode 21: Troy Degar

Christina Amo is a 4th year Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health. Her research focuses on Sport and Exercise Psychology. She is a coach and former athlete.

Dr. Michael “Coach” Thornton is the Director of the Texas A&M Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy, a Clinical Assistant Professor in Kinesiology and Sports Management, and continues to serve as the President/Executive Director of Read Youth Charities and the Deerfoot Youth Camp. Additionally, he is an official for Division 1 men's basketball. Coach Thornton serves on various department, college, and Texas A&M committees as well as advising the Women's Basketball Club Team and the Student Coaches Association.

Terreneé Knight was born in Gary, Indiana and moved to the Dallas, area around the age of 9. She is a proud graduate of Garland ISD's Naaman Forest High School where she was a 4 year varsity track team member and played basketball. Coach Knight graduated from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies. She also holds a Masters of Arts in Education from the University of Phoenix and principal certification from Lamar University. Her teaching and coaching journey began in 2009 as a middle school English teacher and basketball/track coach in Garland ISD. She has taught 6th and 8th grade English at the middle school level as well as English 1, 3, Creative Writing, and Literary Genres at the high school level. During the last 10 years of her 14 year tenure in Garland ISD, she has served as the Girls Athletic Coordinator at Lakeview Centennial High School. Coach Knight believes that hard work, commitment, and paying it forward are the cornerstone of being a great coach, teacher, leader and member of the community. She is the proud life partner of Micheal Robinson II and doting mother to her child, Makari.

Dr. Jamey Harrison is a dedicated and experienced professional whose connection with the UIL runs deep. Having been actively involved in UIL events as a student at his alma mater High School, Hardin-Jefferson High School, he participated in athletics, academics, and music, Harrison's passion for these activities influenced his career path as a teacher and coach. With a strong educational background, including serving on the Legislative Council as a superintendent, Harrison has consistently worked towards enhancing the academic and extracurricular experiences of Texas students. Prior to his current role, he served as the superintendent of Bridge City ISD for 4 years and has held various positions in public education for over 14 years, including teacher, principal, and deputy superintendent. Outside of his professional life, Harrison is supported by his family, including his wife Chelle, a former teacher, and their two sons, Jackson and Jett.

Coach Felicia Brock has been coaching at the high school level since 2013 as the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at College Station High School. Coach Brock works with numerous teams including volleyball, girls cross country, boys cross country, boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball, softball, girls track & field, boys track & field, boys golf, girls golf, boys wrestling, girls wrestling and cheer. In addition to these HS teams, she assists with the athletic development at three middle schools in the district. Last, in addition to her role as S&C coach, Coach Brock is also the CSHS Assistant Athletic Coordinator and PE Department Head. Coach Brock is SCCC certified with the CSCCa and CSCS certified with the NSCA. She is also a proud member of the NHSSCA-TX. Coach Brock is happily married to Jobi Brock and they have two children, Evelynn (7) and Harrison (5).

Coach Brock attended Texas State University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Sport Science. Later she earned her Master of Science degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Physiology from Texas A&M University. Coach Brock first started her strength & conditioning career interning at Texas A&M with her mentor, Raychelle Ellsworth in 2008. Upon completion, Coach Brock worked as the strength & conditioning coach at the collegiate level at the University of Houston, University of Florida, Samford University and Texas State University before shifting her role to the high school level.

Coach Josh McDonald '01 '08 has been an educator and coach in the state of Texas for 20 years and holds two degrees from Texas A&M University. Coach McDonald currently serves as the head boys and girls powerlifting coach and is an assistant football coach (DL) at Greenwood High School in Midland, Texas.

Tonya McKelvey-White is the head track and field coach at James E Taylor High School at Katy ISD where she specializes in coaching the hurdles, sprints, long jump, triple jump, and relays. As a student-athlete for Clemson University, she garnered All-America honors in the long jump three times (NCAA Indoor in 1993 and 1994 and NCAA Outdoor in 1993). She was the Atlantic Coast Conference champion in that same event in 1992 and 1994. In 1993, she was a member of the ACC champion 4x100-meter relay team. McKelvey-White was also a qualifier for the USATF Nationals in 1993 and 1994. Upon completing her career at Clemson, she joined the South Carolina staff as an assistant coach. She then came became the first African-American female assistant in West Virginia University history when she joined the women's track and field staff in 1997 where she worked with the jumpers and hurdlers. She later coached at North Carolina A&T University.

Robert D Owens has been the Boys Coordinator, Head Football Coach, and Head Track Coach at Wellborn Middle School since 2018. He is also an FCA sponsor at Wellborn. Before coaching at Wellborn, Owens was an educator and coach at Southwest High School in Fort Worth, TX. He Studied Psychology and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University and was the class of 1994. He is a husband and father to his wife Stephanie Owens, and son, Preston Owens. 3 Minute Drill Podcast: Robert Owens

Kelli Campbell attended Texas A&M University from 1995-2000 and was a 4-year letterman on the track and field team. She also actively volunteered in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Aggie Athletes Involved. As a junior, Kelli entered the Professional Program in Accounting (PPA), obtained a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, and Master of Science in Management Information Systems. After graduating in 2000, she worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) then transitioned to Fortune 500 company, Temple-Inland, Inc. based out of Austin, Texas. While at Temple-Inland, she was an internal auditor and eventually became the Enterprise Change Management (ECM) Lead within the IT division.