Frank Tristan (born c. 1981) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Glendale High School in Springfield, Missouri, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2][3][4] He was the head football coach for Southwestern Assemblies of God University from 2015 to 2017,[5] Western New Mexico University from 2018 to 2020,[6][7][8] and Willard High School in Willard, Missouri, from 2021 to 2023.[4][6][9][10] He played college football and baseball for Evangel and also coached for Evangel,[11] Hillcrest High School, and Kickapoo High School where he served as defensive coordinator.[12]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Glendale HS (MO) |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Alma mater | Evangel University (2003) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1999–2002 | Evangel |
| Baseball | |
| 2000–2003 | Evangel |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 2003–2004 | Evangel (GA) |
| 2005–? | Hillcrest HS (MO) (assistant) |
| ?–2011 | Kickapoo HS (MO) (DC) |
| 2012–2014 | SAGU (OC/OL) |
| 2015–2017 | SAGU |
| 2018–2020 | Western New Mexico |
| 2021–2023 | Willard HS (MO) |
| 2024–present | Glendale HS (MO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–33 (college) 7–27 (high school) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches'# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAGU Lions (Central States Football League) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | SAGU | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | W Victory | ||||
| 2016 | SAGU | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2017 | SAGU | 8–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Victory | 19 | |||
| SAGU: | 20–12 | 13–7 | |||||||
| Western New Mexico Mustangs (Lone Star Conference) (2018–2020) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Western New Mexico | 0–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Western New Mexico | 1–10 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Western New Mexico | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| Western New Mexico: | 1–21 | 1–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–33 | ||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Tigers () (2021–2023) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Willard | 1–11 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 2022 | Willard | 1–10 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 2023 | Willard | 5–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| Willard: | 7–27 | 4–23 | |||||||
| Glendale Falcons () (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Glendale | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Glendale: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–27 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. (February 15, 2024). "Frank Tristan leaves Willard to take over as Glendale football coach". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Spillane, Mark (February 15, 2024). "Frank Tristan named Glendale head football coach". Ozarks Sports Zone. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Home Coach Tristan". Glendale High School. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Lucy, Dan (February 16, 2024). "Willard's Tristan to take Glendale football reigns". OzarksFirst. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Hurst, Andrew (March 5, 2018). "SAGU Football Coach Frank Tristan Announces Resignation". SAGU. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Barnett, Zach (April 7, 2021). "Sources: Division II program losing head coach to high school job". Footballscoop. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Tristan Announces He is Stepping Down From WNMU". Western New Mexico University Athletics. April 7, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "WNMU names Tristan as new head coach of football program". The Journal News. March 6, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Terrill, Stephen (August 21, 2021). "Even at a jamboree, it's easy to see Willard's new coach has team moving in a positive direction". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Lingo, Collin (April 9, 2021). "Willard Schools hires new head football coach". OzarksFirst. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "EU alumni perspective: Frank Tristan". Evangel University. May 8, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Tristan - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches". Western New Mexico University Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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