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KCA National Award Winners
National Federation State
High School Association Award Winners
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2008-09
Michael Watt (SM Colgan) - Baseball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
- Kim
Lohse (Hanover) - Boys Basketball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Barry Mellen (Southwestern Heights) - Girls Basketball - NFCA Section 5
Coach of the Year
Randall Zimmerman (Junction City) - 11 Man Football - NFCA Section 5 Coach of
the Year
Jeff Hulse (Olathe East) - Softballl - NFCA Section 5
Coach of the Year
Mary Kessinger-Wassom (Marysville) - Girls Tennisl - NFCA Section
5 Coach of the Year
Connie Livengood (Goodland) - Girls Golf - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the
Year
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- 2007-08
Janice Baker (Shawnee Mission NW) - Gymnasitcs - NFCA National Gymnastics
Coach of the Year
Mike Naster (Shawnee Mission South) - Boys Track and Field - NFCA Section
5 Coach of the Year
Angie Bittner (Silver Lake) - Volleyball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Corey Isbell (Concordia) - Girls Track and Field- NFCA Section 5 Coach
of the Year
2006-07
Van Rose (Shawnee Mission NW) - Boys Cross Country - NFCA Section 5 Coach
of the Year
Tony Bozarth (Olathe East) - Girls Cross Country - NFCA Section 5 Coach of
the Year
Simon Norman (Wichita Independent) - Girls Tennis - NFCA Section 5 Coach
of the Year
Matthew Eshelbrenner (Bishop Miege) - Bowling - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the
Year
Kit
Harris (Baldwin) - Wrestling - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Daryl
Hoelting (Salina Sacred Heart) - Softball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
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- 2005-06
- Steve
Bushnell (Topeka Seaman) - Baseball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
- Bekcy
Carlson (Iola) - Girls Basketball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Ken Russell (Abilene) - Boys Cross Country - NFCA National Coach of the
Year
Doug Snyder (Andover Central) - Boys Golf - NFCA National Coach of the
Year
JoAnne Thaw (Newton) - Girls Gymnastics - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Frenando Zuna (Blue Valley North) - Girls Tennis - NFCA Section 5 Coach
of the Year
Scott Stidham (Lawrence) - Boys Track and Field - NFCA Section 5 Coach
of the Year
2004-05
Dave
Hawley (Wichita Collegiate) - Girls Tennis - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the
Year
Gwen
Pike (Shawnee Mission Miege)
- Volleyball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Charlie Pierce (Hutchinson) - Boys Golf - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the
Year
Tyler Nelson (Clay Center Community) - Girls Cross Country - NFCA Section
5 Coach of the Year
Tamra Strano (Leavenworth) - Girls Track and Field - NFCA National Coach
of the Year
2003-04
Dennis
Boldt (Hillsboro) - NFCA National Boys Track and Field coach of the Year
Doug
Gayer (McPherson) - Boys Tennis - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Angie
Bittner (Silver Lake) - Volleyball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Jim Lovullo
(Salina Central) - Girls Tennis - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Rick
Hetzel (St. Thomas Aquinas) - Girls Basketball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the
Year
Mike
Spielman (Baldwin) - Girls Cross Country - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Tim Swartzendruber
(Kingman) - Boys Basketball - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
Craig
Ewing (St. Thomas Aquinas) - Boys Soccer - NFCA Section 5 Coach of the Year
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2000-01
Larry
Gabel (St. Francis) - NFCA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year - Wrestling
Mary
Kessinger-Wassen (Marysville) - NFCA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year
- Girls Tennis
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- 1999-00
- Craig
Ewing (St. Thomas Aquinas) - NFCA Coach of the Year - Soccer
- Ginny
Honomichl (Baldwin)- NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Girls Tennis
- Doug
Stewart (Burlington) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Girls Basketball
- Bob Kuhn
(Hays) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Wrestling
- Ron Garvin
(Lawrence) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Junior High Coach
- Daryl
Hoelting (Salina South) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Softball
- Kim Tennal
(Centralia) - Women's Sports Foundation Coach of the Year - Volleyball
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- 1998-99
- Bill
Scott (Trego) - NFICA Section 5 National Boys' Golf Coach of the Year
- Bill
Scott (Trego) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Boys Golf
- Keith
Riley (Hill City) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Boys Basketball
- Frank
Leo (Hays) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Baseball
- Mike
Wallace (Olathe East) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Boys Track
and Field
- Rex Wilson
(Marion) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Boys Cross Country
- Gene
Wier (Olathe North) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - 11 Man Football
- Bob Krug
(Gardent City) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Boys Tennis
- Wayne
Jackson (Ark City) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Wrestling
- Mike
Weatherman (Sylvan Grove) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - 8 Man
Football
- Bruce
Swart (Wichita East) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Boys Swimming
and Diving
- Scott
Shaefer (McPherson) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Girls Basketball
- Garry
Sigle (Riley County) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Girls Track
and Field
- Ron Koppenhaver
(El Dorado) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Girls Cross Country
- Keno
Rodriguez (Blue Valley) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Girls Gymnastics
- Jane
Cowan (St. Thomas Aquinas) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Girls
Golf
- Dennis
Gumm (Derby) - NFCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year - Girls Swimming and
Diving
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- 1997-98
- Don Swisher
- Boys NFCA Award Winner
- Pat Grzenda
- Boys NFCA Award Winner
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- 1996-97
- Gary
Cornelson - Boys NFCA Award Winner
- Joan
Wells - Girls NFCA Award Winner
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- 1995-96
- Gary
Cornelson - Girls NFCA Award Winner
- Kaye
Pearce - NFCA Contributor
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- 1993-94
- Dick
Purdy - NFCA Award Winner
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- 1992-93
- Nelson
Hartman - NFCA Contributor
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- 1991-92
- Cramer
Products Inc - NFCA Contributor
- Larry
Becraft - Region 5 Coach of the Year
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- 1990-91
- Paul
Dennis - NFCA Award Winner
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- 1989-90
- Ginny
Honomichl (Baldwin) - NFHS Citation Award
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- 1988-89
- Ginny
Honomichl (Baldwin) - NFCA President
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- 1987-88
- Leslie
Davis - NFCA Award Winner
- Kenneth
Mahoney - NFCA Contributor
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- 1986-87
- Willie
Nicklin - NFCA Award Winner
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- 1985-86
- Joan
Wells - NFCA Award Winner
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- 1982-83
- Ed Buller
- NFCA Award Winner
National Federation
of High School Associations Kansas Hall of Fame Inductees
Coach
Category
2007 - Joan Wells - Lawrence High School - Volleyball
1982 - Walt Shublom - Wyandotte High School - Basketball
Athlete
Category
1993 - Nolan Cromwell - Ransom - Football
1989 - Ralph Miller - Chanute - Football, Basketball, Track
1989 - Lynette Woodard - Wichita North - Basketball
1983 - Jim Ryan - Wichita East - Track
Administrators
Category
2003 - Susan True - Topeka - NFHS
1998 - Nelson Hartman - Topeka - KSHSAA
1993 - Brice Durbin - Topeka - KSHSAA/NFHS
National
Federation of High School Associations Citation Awards
Coach
Category
1990 - Ginny Honomichl - Baldwin High School

National
High School Athletic Coaches Association
Hall of Fame
Inductees
2010
Bill Wilson - Manhattan
Steve Curran - Girard
2009
Becky Carlson - Iola
Fred Cottrell - Conway Springs
2008
Jim Krob - Hays
Ginny Honomichl - Baldwin
2007
Jack Bowman - Great Bend
2006
J.C. Riekenberg - Dodge City
Gwen Pike - Bishop Miege/Shawnee Mission
2005
Joe Schrag - Topeka
Joan Wells - Lawrence
2004
Gary Cornelsen - Liberal
James Baker - Buhler
National
High School Athletic Coaches Association Distinguished
Service Award -
Kansas
Distinguished
Service Award
Charlie Myers
"Chief" Price
Bill Wilson
Ginny Honomichl