MEET OUR COACHES

Rick Miller-Varsity Assistant Coach

Rick Miller calls El Paso, Texas, his hometown. He began playing baseball in California and later in Tempe, Arizona where as a senior at McClintock High School, he played first base and led his team in hits. He went on to Arizona State University while living in Tempe and graduated in 1984 with a B. of A. in Education and later, 1999, he received his Master of Education from Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas. Coach Rick Miller began his coaching career in 1985 at El Paso Hanks High (1985 - 1989) and became head coach at El Paso High (1990 - 1992) and later at Bel Air High School (1993-2003). Coach Miller has been a 5A head coach for 14 years (1990-2003). His career accomplishments include 215 5A wins and a record of 191-117-5 during his tenure as head coach at Bel Air. His Bel Air teams were District Champions in 2001 and Bi-District Champions in 1995, 1997, 1998, and 1999. His 2000 team was ranked 8th in the state. Notable accomplishments also include being selected as the Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1999 by the El Paso Times. Coach Rick Miller and his wife, Dianna, have two children: a daughter, Alece, 21 years old, and a son, Brandon, 17 years old. Coach Miller states his goals as, “It is my desire to be a top educator and positively influence the lives of the young people entrusted to me. I expect my student athletes to develop a strong work ethic that will serve them well in the future”.

Favorite Quote: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”---Steve Prefontaine

Wesley Hunter-Assistant Coach

Wesley Hunter practically grew up in dugouts and on the sidelines with his father, a high school baseball and football coach for 37 years (now retired). In 1991 and 1992 Wesley’s dad won state championships back-to-back in baseball at Valley Mills High School. In 1996, he graduated from China Spring High School, just outside of Waco, TX. He attended Texas A&M University in College Station where he worked for the football team and lettered 5 years as a manager and coach’s assistant. Choosing to follow in has dad’s footsteps, Coach Hunter graduated from Texas A&M with a B.S. in Kinesiology in 2002.  His coaching career started during his student-teaching assignment at MacArthur H.S. in Irving in the Spring of 2002. From there, Wesley’s first official coaching position was at South Grand Prairie H.S., where he was Head JV Baseball Coach and Freshmen Offensive Coordinator in football for 3 years. This is Coach Hunter’s 5th year at Grapevine.  He is the Head JV and a Varsity Assistant for our baseball program as well as the Head Freshmen Coach for football.  He teaches Government and World Geography. Coach Hunter and his wife, Johanna, have a 4-year-old daughter, named Skylar, and a miniature dachshund named Chili. As a coach and family man, Wesley values “faith, family, and athletics” in that order. “My dad and Steve Kragthorpe (a former A&M coach), taught me that you can’t get those three out of order if you want to be successful.”

Brandon Woodside-Assistant Coach

Brandon graduated from L.D. Bell high school in 2004 where he played on both the football and baseball teams. He obtained a football scholarship from Trinity Valley Community College and then from the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he graduated with a degree in General Studies.  While at ULM he was fortunate enough to share the field with other Division I teams like Texas A&M, Auburn and Arkansas and was an integral part in the team’s win against Alabama. It is here he learned the importance of having strong men of integrity as coaches and teachers and the impact they have on the lives of others. He currently teaches biology and is coaching both football and baseball. He has a heart for helping young men become inspired leaders and respected adults by teaching them life skills through athletics. Brandon and his wife Desiree’ are happy to be Mustangs!