Chris began teaching and coaching in 1990 at St Louis High School in Lake Charles as assistant coach for football, boys basketball and head coach for track & field. After two year at St. Louis, went to work at LSU Recreation Center for one (1) year before being hired at Catholic High Baton Rouge to teach Civics and PE, assistant football coach under Dale Weiner and assistant track & field coach under Pete Boudreaux. During his nine (9) years at Catholic, the Track & Field team won 5 District Championships, 5 Regional Championships and four (4) State Championships (1 DI Indoor, 3 5A Outdoor). In 2002 he was hired as an assistant football coach and head track & field coach at newly opened Dutchtown High School where he started the track & field program; led the varsity program to their first district and regional championship titles in program history.
In 2009 he was hired to be the Dean of Students, Head Track & Field coach and assistant Football coach at Zachary High School. At Zachary, the Bronco football team won four (4) 5A Football State Championships; as head Track & Field coach, boys have won eight (8) District, two (2) Regional, two (2) State Championships; girls have won eight (8) District, two (2) Regional and eight (8) State Championships, as well as a combined eight (8) Indoor/Outdoor State Runner-Up titles.
Chris was selected United States Track Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Coach of the Year twice (2014 & 2018), Metro Coach of the Year Boys & Girls in 2018 and Advocate Star of Stars Coach of the Year Finalist in 2021.
He has coached two (2) Louisiana Gatorade Athletes of the Year, Janie O’Connor (2016) and Sean Burrell (2019 and 2020)
Married 27 years, Wanda Thomas Carrier.
Two sons, Christopher (LSU, 2019) and Cameron (Nicholls 2020)
One granddaughter, Cate (3 years old) and one grandson, Carter (1.5 year old
