grid iron team
DEQUIN ‘DQ’ EVANS - COACH
coaches
+ trainers
TALIFAIA ATOE - COACH
LJ LOVELACE - TRAINER
VJ MALO - TRAINER
ALEX STACY - COACH
GRIFF STACY - COACH
admin +
Operations
Isabella Chavez - Director of Advancement
Tila Ahloe - Director of
Opperations
Aso Steffany - Communications Manager
our experience
DEQUIN ‘DQ’ EVANS
TACOMA WA
FOOTBALL CAREER
College:
Los Angeles Harbor College / Defensive Lineman
University of Kentucky / Defensive Lineman
Professional:
Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) / Defensive End
Calgary Stampeders (CFL) / 2014 Gray Cup Champions
Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
BC Lions (CFL) / Defensive Lineman
GRIFF STACY
PUYALLUP WA
My ‘WHY’ for coaching is to be a positive role model for young athletes and foster a positive environment that centers around hard work, determination, and grit to achieve your life's goals.
FOOTBALL CAREER
College:
Fort Lewis College / OL/DL
All Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention
FUN FACT
“I played Quarterback in High School before playing OL/DL”
TALIFAIA ATOE
GRAHAM WA
My ‘WHY’ for coaching is to develop and mentor athletes to achieve their goals on and off the gridiron, just as coaches in my life have done for me.
FOOTBALL CAREER
College:
College of The Redwoods / Defensive Tackle, University of Idaho / Defensive Tackle
Gridewire All-American, All-California 1st Team, Defensive Player of the Year, Top Defensive Lineman,
Professional:
2003 Arizona Cardinals DT, 2003 Cologne Centurions - NT, 2004 New England Patriots - DT, 2005 Frankfurt Galaxy - DT, 2006 Berlin Thunder - DT, 2006 Spokane Shock - FB/DT, 2007 Everett Hawks FB/DT
FUN FACT
“My mother was the 1970 Miss American Samoa. She perform a Samoan dance for the Apollo 13 Astronauts when the came to the island.”
ALEX STACY
PUYALLUP WA
My ‘WHY’ for coaching is giving back to youth and HS OL/DL with Greta coaching and positive reinforcement. There aren’t a lot of facilities that are tailored for the just lineman and to be apart of something like this is my way of giving back to the next group of great young men.
FOOTBALL CAREER
College:
Butte Community College- Chico, CA 2008-2011 / Center and Guard
New Mexico highlands Univ. 2011-2013 (D2 school in RMAC Conference) / Center and Guard
3yr starter in HS- All league center (2008). 2x News Tribune ‘Players to Watch’.
FUN FACT
“My legal first name is Story (mother’s maiden name) middle name is Alexander.
I’m am also a huge advocate in rescuing and adopting Pitbull dogs.”