Josh Baker: (2002–2006, 2010-2014) Josh played football and ran track while a student at Roberson. As a coach, Josh coached football and track. In football, Josh was on the varsity team for three years. He was named to the All-Conference 1 st team for each of those three years. In his senior season, Josh was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year. Josh was named to the All-State 1 st team for his junior and senior seasons. He was named to the Asheville Citizen-Times and Hendersonville Times-News All WNC teams his junior and senior years. He was named the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, Josh was named team captain and was named as the Roberson Football Team’s Most Valuable Player. He was also selected by the TCR coaching staff as the Most Outstanding Athlete in a Team sport for the year. Josh was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl after his senior season. He held the tackle record at Roberson until 2016 when it was broken by a player that Josh coached! In track, Josh’s team finished as state AAA Runner-Up. After graduating from Roberson, Josh went on to play football at Butler Community College in Kansas. Following his red- shirt season at Butler, Josh returned to WNC to play football at Mars Hill College. After a stand-out career at Mars Hill, Josh graduated with a degree in Physical Education. While at Mars Hill, Josh was named to the All-Conference team in his junior and senior seasons. He was selected as team captain in his senior year. After graduating from Mars Hill, Josh returned to Roberson as a teacher assistant and football coach for four years. Following his tenure at Roberson as a teacher and coach, Josh moved to Phoenix, Arizona to marry his wife, Courtney. In Phoenix, Josh became the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and PE teacher at a sports-centric K-8 grade school. He serves as a mentor to many athletes and troubled students within the school. In addition to his teaching duties, he also coaches football, basketball and track, leading his football and track teams to state championships in his first season! Josh and Courtney live in Mesa, AZ with their 10-month old daughter, Avery.