A graduate of Salina Central High School, Drew Dallas joined the staff at Hutchinson Community College in January of 2018. His path from player to offensive coordinator included a few stops on the way, but Dallas would ultimately become the head coach of the Blue Dragons. “I was promoted to head coach on Dec. 31st of 2019 after coach Rion Rhoades left for the University of Arkansas. I started off coaching under my dad, who was the head coach at Kansas Wesleyan. I coached two years there and then spent eight years at Angelo State down in Texas prior to moving back to Kansas,” said coach Dallas. 

Being from the area, a return to this part of Kanas has been great for his family. “For my family and I, it has been great. My wife, Heather, and our three young kids, Hayden (10), Cooper (9), and Parker (5), having the opportunity to raise them around family means a lot to us,” said coach Dallas. “It is nice to have a support system of family and friends that are close and having the ability to spend time with them is important to us.” 

Growing up the son of a head football coach gives you an opportunity to learn and witness what a full career in coaching looks like. For Dallas, having spent that time with his father meant everything. “I learned a ton just from being around his programs growing up,” said Dallas. “I always looked up to me dad and what he was able to do in his career.” 

Now running his own program, Dallas said being a student-athlete at Hutchinson Community College is an opportunity to receive a great educational and athletic experience. “We strive to give our student-athletes the best possible experience of junior college academics and athletics by providing them with the best support, facilities, education, and leadership available,” said Dallas. 

Winning Coach of the Year honors is a big accomplishment. Coach Dallas won the NJCAA, the KJCCC and the Wichita Sports Commission award all in the same year.  “Last season was a blessing,” said Dallas. “We were able to win a NJCAA and KJCCC championship while going undefeated. The individual post season honors were a direct reflection of our team success, and it was the outcome of having a great team and coaching staff working together toward one common goal. While they are individual awards, it was only achieved by the work that we did together as a team and coaching staff and that should not be overlooked.”