After taking several team pictures in the wake of winning the Jack Pine Conference championship, one of the moms said she wanted the Gladwin girls’ track team to take a “goofy” one and this was the result. Coach Kernie Gilliam (lower left) does not do “goofy.”
Longtime Gladwin girls’ track coach Kernie Gilliam shares a laugh with junior Bree Visser at the Northern Michigan Meet of Champions.
Kernie Gilliam retires after best of his 41 seasons
Kernie Gilliam’s hairstyle has changed through his 41 years of coaching at Gladwin. His coaching style? Not so much.
GLADWINAfter 36 years as the head coach of the Gladwin girls’ track team, Kernie Gilliam thought about retiring.He changed his mind. Same thing after 37 years and 38 and 39.And 40. This year was going to be No. 41 and Gilliam made up his mind that it would be the last.He had no idea what was in store.The Flying G’s flashed some speed and w...
