Brian Airoso-Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator
After playing, coach Airoso worked as a high school varsity coach at Pleasant Grove High School and Sheldon High School and then spent three years at Fresno State working with the linebackers. In 2008 he joined the staff at Sacramento State working with the linebackers. This is his second season at American River College and will be taking on the role of Special Teams Coordinator.

Samuel Faifili-Offensive Line
Former American River College Beaver, Samuel Faifili is in his first year as a member of the ARC coaching staff. Faifili will help with the offensive line in 2011 as well as assist in technical operations. After playing for ARC in 2007, Faifili returned to West Valley City, Utah where he coached the Offensive line for 2 years at Granger High School where he graduated from in 2006. While there, he was named to the “Max Emfinger” All American selection at Offensive Guard. Faifili's uncle, former hornet Switch Gago played for Coach Haflich at Sacramento State in the mid 80's. Faifili is one of five brothers and has three sisters. Younger brother Samson Faifili is a current member on the ARC Football Team. Parents are Samuelu and Thelma Faifili of Laie, Hawaii.

Jon Osterhout-Offensive Line
Sacramento State All- American Jon Osterhout recently completed his ninth season on the Sacramento State coaching staff. Osterhout, who is in his second tenure on the Hornet coaching staff, returned to the program in March of 2008 as the team’s defensive line coach. Osterhout spent the previous two years as a graduate assistant at Nebraska working with the DL after coaching the Hornets for six seasons. Along with coaching the defensive line, Osterhout took over as the team’s recruiting coordinator in the spring of 2009 and saw his first recruiting class ranked the second best in the Football Championship Subdivision by Rivals.com.

This past season (2010), Osterhout coached both Zack Nash and Christian Clark to postseason accolades. Nash was named second team All-America by both the Associated Press and The Sports Network following a breakout season. During the year, Nash led the Big Sky in both sacks (13.0) and tackles-for-loss (16.5). He also led the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision by forcing six fumbles.

Clark capped his stellar career by being named second team all-Big Sky as a defensive tackle. The senior earned his third Big Sky postseason honor after recording 36 total tackles, including 5.5 for loss. Clark finished his career ranked sixth in school history with 31 career tackles-for-loss. He is also tied for third with 19.5 career sacks.

In 2008, Osterhout’s impact on the line was directly felt as the team limited the opposition to just 97.2 yards per game. That total was the lowest in the Big Sky, the best in the school’s Div. I-AA/FCS era, and the second best all-time in Hornet history. The defensive line also proved to be strong against the pass, tallying 31 sacks on the season. Individually, Clark and Nash each earned honorable mention all-Big Sky honors.

The following year, Osterhout coached Clark to second team All-America honors by The Sports Network. The defensive tackle recorded 15.0 tackles-for-loss, which ranks third in school single-season history. Along with Clark, defensive end Kevin Moore earned all-Big Sky honors.

While at Nebraska, Osterhout worked extensively with the defensive line. In 2007, he assisted as the Huskers broke in four new starters on the defensive front. In his first year at NU, Osterhout helped develop a unit that included 2006 Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year Adam Carriker, who was selected as the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams, and Jay Moore, who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round.

He also mentored Ndamukong Suh for two years. As a senior in 2009, Suh became one of the most decorated defensive players in college football history. He won numerous awards including the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy. He was also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, finishing fourth.

Osterhout spent four of his six years on the Hornet coaching staff as the team’s defensive line coach. He also served as camp director for two years and handled all the preparation for the team’s successful high school camps. He began coaching the defensive line in 2002 and under his leadership Sacramento State allowed nearly 90 fewer rushing yards per game and had 12 more quarterback sacks. That same season, defensive linemen Eric Broden, Bilal Watkins and Brad Osterhout (his brother) each were named honorable mention all-Big Sky.

Two years later, the defense set the school’s FCS/Div. I-AA era record with 33 sacks during the season. Nearly one third of that total came from defensive end Jacob Houston who earned second team all-Big Sky honors. Osterhout continued the unit’s progress the following year and saw two of his players (Mike Brannon and Walter Brock) earn honorable mention all- Big Sky honors.

As a player, Osterhout starred for the Hornets from 1995-99. During that span, he played nearly every position on the offensive line and was integral in helping Charles Roberts shatter numerous school, Big Sky and national records. Following his senior season, Osterhout was a first-team All-America and signed a free agent contract with the Washington Redskins.

Osterhout is regarded as one of the toughest players ever to wear a Hornet uniform as he started on the offensive line in each of his four active seasons. He was also a two-time all-Big Sky Conference selection and was the team’s captain, most valuable player and most inspirational players as a senior. He was one of nine players inducted to the school’s football hall of fame in May 2008.

A native of Roseville, Calif., Osterhout was a football and baseball star at Oakmont High School. In football, he was a first team all-Capital Athletic League selection and a second team all-Metro pick by the Sacramento Bee as a senior.

After retiring from professional football, Osterhout returned to Sacramento State and coached the Hornet tight ends during the 2000 season.

Osterhout graduated from Sacramento State with a degree in communication studies and is currently completing his masters in education from University of Nebraska. He married former Hornet volleyball player Alison Gahr in the summer of 2005 and the couple are currently raising two wonderful children, Hudson & Chelsea Osterhout.

Chris Parry-Wide Receivers
Coach Chris Parry has been happily married to his wife Lisa for 18 years. Lisa has been very supportive of the time commitment required to be a successful football coach. Coach Parry earned a B.S. in Electronics Engineering from Cal Poly and worked in the high tech industry for over 20 years.

Coach Parry played football in the Bay Area, first for the San Carlos Lions, then at Serra High School, followed by the Bulldogs at College of San Mateo. Coach Parry started coaching at Mills High School, working with QB’s and WR’s for several years as well as LB’s on defense. After leaving Mills, he returned to CSM, where he was an assistant coach for Tom Martinez, coaching LB’s and Safeties as the Bulldogs took the GGC title and played in the Merced Elks Bowl. Coach Parry spent seven years coaching various positions at Folsom High, including his last several as Defensive Coordinator. Coach Parry joined the ARC staff as WR coach in 2009.

Sidney Robertson-Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
Coach Sid enters his first year at American River College as the Defensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator. This is his fourth year coaching at the junior college level. He coached at Pasadena City College for three years as the Defensive Line Coach. Sid began his football career playing at East High School his freshman year and played three years at Carson High School. There he received a "Second Team All-City" award as a D-Line/O-Line. After high school he served a two year LDS church mission. He continued his football career after his mission at Mount San Antonio (Mt. Sac) college for two years. He then went on to play at the University of New Mexico for his last two years of college. Sid is now happily married to his lovely wife Lethe and is very excited for this season with the Beavers.

Marc Rubalcaba-Asst Head Coach/Quarterbacks
Coach Rubalcaba enters his fourth year of coaching for the American River Beavers. Marc graduated from CSU, Fresno in the spring of 2008. In the fall of 2008 coach Rubalcaba started his Master’s program at CSU, Sacramento in Kinesiology. Coach Rubalcaba attended and played football for San Joaquin Delta College and received all League-Linebacker in 2004. After Delta, he received a partial scholarship to attend University of Redlands where he played one year at outside linebacker. Following Redlands, he continued his degree at Fresno State where he student coached for the Bulldogs for 1½ years. After graduating with his master’s degree, Coach Rubalcaba plans on being a head football coach at a 4 year university.

Jared Vanderbeek-Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs
This will be my 2nd year coaching at ARC and my 4th year coaching after playing for the previous 10 years. I was a safety at Granite Bay High School where we won the SFL both of my varsity years and I earned All League honors both years and All City honors my senior year. After high school, I went to Cal for two years (red-shirt for 1) and then transferred back home for one season and played for ARC. While playing here I received the team Defensive MVP and All Conference and state honors. From ARC I transferred to Sac State where I finished my playing career and graduated with a BS degree in Communications. Once done playing I went back to Granite Bay High School and coached the varsity defensive backs last year. Following our season I went overseas to Europe to coach professional football in Vienna, Austria. This upcoming year I will be coaching the Safeties here at ARC. My parents are Scott and Camie Vanderbeek, and my brother Corey is currently playing at Sac St. I enjoy playing golf and hanging out with friends. Go Beavers!

Jon Walker - Offensive Coordinator
Jon is entering his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Beavers. This will be his 12th year coaching football, where he has specialized in offensive line play. Jon began his football career as an All-Metro Center at Bella Vista High School, graduating in 1994. He went on to play at the University of San Diego from 1994-1996. At Center he received All Pioneer Conference honors in the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Jon was a member of the USD football team that helped transitioned the Toreros into a top 25 DIV I-AA program. He enjoys spending time getting to know high school student-athletes and helping them in their goals of playing college football. Outside of ARC Jon works for Science Adventures where he runs a science day camp for children at Sacramento State. He enjoys golfing and fishing in the off season.

Joe Eiers - Team Photographer

This is Joe’s fourth season as the American River College football team photographer. His son William is a former Beaver football player. Joe has a wife and 5 children. Joe loves football, photography, and computers. Joe teaches computers in the Sacramento Unified School district, and has been a professional photographer since graduating from high school in 1976.