This year will be Coach Gower's second year at Walton High School and first year as Head Cross County and Head Boys Track & Field Coach. Coach Gower graduated from McEachern High School in 1998; where he was a multiple letter winner in both Cross Country and Track & Field. He was a walk-on to the University of Georgia Cross Country and Track & Field programs. Coach Gower graduated for UGA in 2002 with a degree in Social Science Education. For the next six years, he coached the Cross Country and Track & Field programs at McEachern High School. While at McEachern, Coach Gower led teams to nine total region titles (3 Boys XC, 3 Boys Track, 3 Girls Track) and two state championships in Boys Track & Field (2007 & 2008). He also coached individual athletes to numerous county, metro, state, and All-American honors.

As the head coach at Walton High School, Coach Gower has high goals to continue and improve upon the great success Walton has known for years. He hopes to build on the legacies of Tom Williams, Bill Sheskey, and his father Lee Gower who built the Walton legacy for the first 35 years. Coach Gower hopes to develop a program that will compete for region and state titles every year, while also, developing young people into stronger, more confident runners and people.

Coach Gower is engaged to marry Ms. Amanda Ryan on December 30th.