Garrett Barnes

Iowa Lakes Men’s and Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach

[Garrett Barnes @CoachGBarnes]

We won our first Conference Championship in program history today! Much more to come this season with this amazing group and coaching staff. @IowaLakesWSOC

[Elliot Anderson @elljanderson]

Forest family,

Firstly I am so grateful for the love and support you have shown me over the last 2 years especially towards the end of this season. From the minute I walked through the door i fell in love with this club.

I want to thank all the staff and players for welcoming me and making my time here so enjoyable, this club gave me the opportunity to grow as a player and a person.

Bringing the club European football again after 29 years is what all of you fans deserved and to be a helping hand in that is so special.

Nottingham forest will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you for all the unforgettable memories.

❤️ 🌳

[Only In Boston @OnlyInBOS]

The Boston Pops is debuting a Revolutionary War-themed drone show over the iconic 1812 Overture at Boston's Fourth of July Spectacular right now.

❤️

[FOX Soccer @FOXSoccer]

Clear the schedule. The FIFA World Cup is here

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Antonee Robinson UNLEASHES 😱

[Garrett Barnes @CoachGBarnes]

What a finish.

[NTT INDYCAR SERIES @IndyCar]

THE CLOSEST FINISH IN INDIANAPOLIS 500 HISTORY!

IT'S FELIX ROSENQVIST! 🏁

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport's greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old.

We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.

[Nottingham Forest @NFFC]

Massive. 🙌

[Nottingham Forest @NFFC]

What a performance. 🤩

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

The air traffic controller cleared the fire truck onto the runway. Seconds later, the same controller screamed “stop, stop, stop.” The plane was doing 93 to 105 mph.

Both pilots are dead.

Everyone will frame this as controller error. One controller was simultaneously managing a United flight that aborted takeoff after an anti-ice warning, dispatching a fire truck across an active runway, and sequencing an inbound Air Canada landing at highway speed. At 11:40 PM. On a mandatory overtime shift at a facility that has been understaffed for years.

A system that assigns one person that workload will produce exactly this outcome. The only variable is when.

The FAA is short approximately 3,000 controllers. The headcount dropped 13% from 2010 to 2024 while flight volume rose 10%. Over 40% of the FAA’s 290 terminal facilities are understaffed. The New York TRACON, which manages the most congested airspace in America across LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark, has been chronically below target. Newark was operating at 59% of its staffing goal. LaGuardia handles 900 flights a day.

The hiring pipeline is broken at every stage. Only 2% of applicants complete the full process. Training takes up to 6 years. The FAA Academy in Oklahoma City is a bottleneck, with roughly 35% of trainees washing out. Congress blocked legislation to build a second academy. In one recent hiring cycle, the FAA brought on 1,512 candidates and lost 1,300 in the same window. Net gain: around 160 controllers for an entire country.

Three things need to happen and everyone who can make them happen has known for years.

Congress needs to fund and authorize a second FAA training academy. One facility in Oklahoma City cannot produce enough controllers for 900 million annual passengers. Members of Congress from Oklahoma have actively blocked this. That needs to end yesterday.

The FAA needs to cut certification time. Six years from application to fully certified controller is absurd. The agency’s own data shows tower simulators reduce certification time by 27%. They’ve installed them at 95 facilities. That should be every facility, and the simulated hours should count toward more of the certification requirement.

The FAA needs to stop plugging staffing gaps with mandatory overtime. Controllers at understaffed facilities are working six-day weeks rotating between morning, mid, and night shifts. The NTSB has flagged fatigue repeatedly. The controller last night was managing overlapping emergencies during a nighttime operation. Overtime is not a staffing plan. It’s a countdown to the next runway collision.

The controller said “I messed up” to a Frontier pilot who watched the whole thing. The pilot responded “No man, you did the best you could.”

One of them is right. The answer determines whether this happens again.

[Cheddar Man @SuperFucke]

A drunk driver killed my mother yesterday. She was traveling in america, she was a pedestrian on the side of the road when a stupid drunk 19 year old murdered her with a car. Please do not ever drive drunk :(
My family is so devastated. Your selfish decisions can impact so many.

[NJCAA @NJCAA]

We are keeping the @IowaLakes community in our thoughts following today’s tragic bus crash.

The #NJCAA stands ready to support all those impacted.

[Karen Howell @karenehowell]

Trying to decide if I’m parked so far outside the lines that I need to get back in and move it

[Garrett Barnes @CoachGBarnes]

@WyndhamHotels Customer service call center has not been helpful in answering my question and I need help with best rate guarantee

[Garrett Barnes @CoachGBarnes]

2025 Season Stats @IowaLakesWSOC

- 1st Nationals Appearance in Program History

- 1st District Championship in Program History (Against the
#1 team in the Nation)

- 2nd Region Championship in Program History

Recruits, send us a message if you’re looking to play in college.

[Iowa Lakes Athletics @IA_LakesSports]

Congratulations to Head Women’s Soccer Coach Mukwa Ogitchida for earning ICCAC Coach of the Year honors as well as being the North Plains District Coach of the Year!

[Garrett Barnes @CoachGBarnes]

Check out one of our incredible players here at Iowa Lakes. She’ll do wonderful at the four year level!
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Stina Mathews @StinaMathews]

Check out my latest highlights from my time at Iowa Lakes
https://t.co/tkM6RHHkBP

[Colton Bryant @coachcolton]

Every team wants the big moments — the trophies, the respect, the breakthrough seasons.

But the truth is simple: you can’t cash those in if you haven’t built the small things first.

Our habits.
Our accountability.
Our preparation.
Our daily standard.

Success doesn’t show up on credit — it shows up when the details are paid in full.

[Iowa Lakes Athletics @IA_LakesSports]

🏆GAMEDAY🏆

📍: Stryker Sports Complex , Wichita, KS
🆚: #2 NW Mississippi CC
⏰: 12:30 pm
🎥: Live on the @NJCAANetwork

** Stay tuned to both X and Facebook for live updates and other game content!!

[Iowa Lakes Athletics @IA_LakesSports]

🏆GAMEDAY🏆

📍: Stryker Sports Complex , Wichita, KS
🆚: #7 Pima CC
⏰: 12:45 pm
🎥: Live on the @NJCAANetwork

** Stay tuned to both X and Facebook for live updates and other game content!!

[Iowa Lakes Athletics @IA_LakesSports]

The Lakers have arrived in Wichita!!