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MSHSAA Announces 2023-24 NFHS/MSHSAA State Coach of the Year Award Winners

COLUMBIA – The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) is excited to announce its 2023-24 NFHS/MSHSAA State Coach of the Year award winners.

Each year, MSHSAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recognize one coach in each sport in Missouri with its highest honor – the Coach of the Year Award. This award is presented to an individual who has made a life-long commitment to the ideals of coaching interscholastic sports.

"On behalf of MSHSAA, I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 2023-24 Coach of the Year winners,” MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Rukstad said. “Your dedication, leadership and commitment to excellence have made a profound impact on the student-athletes you mentor.”

You can see the full list of our Coach of the Year winners below:
  • Girls Golf | Courtney Mahon | Notre Dame de Sion High School
  • Girls Tennis | Justin Arnold | Webster Groves High School
  • Girls Volleyball | Tonya Peck | Fair Grove High School
  • Girls Cross Country | Jared Wilmes | Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School
  • Boys Cross Country | Ryan Layton | Woodland High School
  • Boys Swimming and Diving | Lindsey Ehret | St. Louis University High School
  • Boys Soccer | Brett Wubbena | Logan-Rogersville High School
  • Football | Jon Adwell | Worth County High School
  • Girls Swimming and Diving | Dayna Powell | Central (Cape Girardeau)
  • Girls Wrestling | Kurt Kruse | Francis Howell Central High School
  • Boys Wrestling | Jacob Borgmeyer | Hannibal High School
  • Girls Basketball | Megan Brinkmann | Centralia High School
  • Boys Basketball | Kirk Stegeman | Winnetonka High School
  • Boys Tennis | Wakefield Hare | Savannah High School
  • Boys Golf | Kenny Wyatt | Salisbury High School
  • Girls Track and Field | Ryan Long | Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
  • Boys Track and Field | Stewart Johnson | Hickman High School
  • Softball | Kelsey Parrish | Diamond High School
  • Boys Volleyball | Steven Le | Francis Howell Central High School
  • Baseball | Tim Vinson | Iberia High School
  • Girls Soccer | Savanna Sallas | Summit Christian Academy High School --MSHSAA--

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