Coach of the Year

See past nominees for each year below the table
Nomination Criteria

2023 Coach of the Year Nominees

Coach of the Year

Year	Class	Girls Cross Country	Boys Cross Country	Girls Track	Boys Track
2023	A	Joel Davis – Morgan Township	Bo Stevenson – Wapahanie	Ryan Ritz – Park Tudor	Derek Freeman – Springs Valley
	AA	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran	Sean McGinley – Bishop Chatard	Zach Dock – Churubusco
	AAA	Sara Wyss – Homestead	Colin Altevogt – Carmel	Jim Pearce – Noblesville	Casey Popenfoose – Brownsburg
2022	A	Joel Davis – Morgan Township	Bo Stevenson – Wapahani	Ryan Ritz – Park Tudor	Zach Dock – Churubusco
	AA	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran	Sean McGinley – Bishop Chatard	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran
	AAA	Aaron Becker – Noblesville	Gabe Porras – Zionsville	Mark Haste – North Central	Brian Pelkey – Plainfield
2021	A	Elizabeth Couchenour – South Knox	Robert Witt – Morgan Township	Ryan Ritz – Park Tudor	Travis Herb – South Knox
	AA	Lisa Gausman – Batesville, David Joest – West Lafayette	Chris Fugate – Austin	Sean McGinley – Bishop Chatard	Pete Lashley – Heritage Hills
	AAA	Rick Sluder – Columbus North	Karl Knerr – Brebeuf Jesuit	John O’Hara – Cathedral	Ken Browner – Carmel
2020	A	Jodi Knepp – Barr-Reeve	Matt Toothman – South Knox	No Track Season	Due to Covid-19
	AA	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran
	AAA	Andy Dalton – Carmel	Danny Fisher – Columbus North
2019	A	Elizabeth Couchenour – South Knox	Matt Toothman – South Knox	Zach Dock – Churubusco	Zach Dock – Churubusco
	AA	Karl Knerr – Brebeuf Jesuit	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran	Lane Custer – West Lafayette	Paige Brunner – Oak Hill
	AAA	Philip Yoder – Carroll	Colin Altevogt – Carmel	Mark Haste – North Central	Taylor Marshall – North Central
2018	A	Susie Graber – Barr-Reeve	Matt Toothman – South Knox	Clint Anderson – South Adams	Zach Dock – Churubusco
	AA	David Joest – West Lafayette	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran	Karl Knerr – Brebeuf Jesuit	Lane Custer – West Lafayette
	AAA	Philip Yoder – Carroll	Colin Altevogt – Carmel	Julie Alano – Hamilton Southeastern	Zach Toothman – Avon
2017	A	Susie Graber – Barr-Reeve	Neil Krouse – Chistian Academy of Indiana	Clint Anderson – South Adams	Eric Riise – Pioneer
	AA	Karl Knerr – Brebeuf Jesuit	Les Hively – Westview	Karl Knerr – Brebeuf Jesuit	Lane Custer – West Lafayette
	AAA	Suzanne Rigg – Zionsville	Colin Altevogt – Carmel	Le’gretta Smith – Warren Central	Zach Toothman – Avon
2016	A	Susie Graber – Barr-Reeve	Brian Beckort – Tell City	David Gregorich – Pioneer	Miles Krieger – Barr-Reeve
	AA	Renee Anderson – Guerin Catholic	Scott Steffen – Concordia Lutheran	Lane Custer – West Lafayette	Lane Custer – West Lafayette
	AAA	Mark Ellington – Carmel	Phillip Yoder – Carroll	Le’gretta Smith – Warren Central	Ken Browner – Carmel
2015	A	Susie Graber – Barr-Reeve	Clint Anderson – South Adams	Jon Cook – Westview	Liz Geltmaker – Borden
	AA	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Lane Custer – West Lafayette	Brent Kunkel – Bluffton
	AAA	Mark Ellington – Carmel	Colin Altevogt – Carmel	Le’gretta Smith – Warren Central	Ken Browner – Carmel
2014	A	Chad Andrews – Northfield	Matt Toothman – South Knox	Aaron Lynn – Linton-Stockton	Aaron Lynn – Linton-Stockton
	AA	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Lane Custer – West Lafayette	Karl Knerr – Brebeuf Jesuit
	AAA	Mark Ellington – Carmel	Aaron Brown / Rick Sluder – Munster	Tim Richey – Lawrence Central	Eugene Johnson – Gary West Side
2013	A	Moses Castillo – Fremont	Clint Anderson – South Adams	Aaron Lynn – Linton-Stockton	Paul Baker – Westview
	AA	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Carl Risch – Bellmont	Karl Knerr – Brebeuf Jesuit
	AAA	Mark Ellington – Carmel	Erhard Bell – Carmel	Harmony Ake – FW Northrop	Joe Golden – Hamilton Southeastern
2012	A	Moses Castillo – Fremont	Jason Barnett – Perry Central	Jon Cook – Westview	Paul Baker – Westview
	AA	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Sean McGinley – Bishop Chatard	Lane Custer – West Lafayette
	AAA	Mark Ellington – Carmel	Zach Raber – Carroll	Thomas Knudson – FW Northrop	Tim Richey – Lawrence Central
2011	A	Dick Leming – Northfield	Jason Barnett – Perry Central	Jon Cook – Westview	Vic Betz – Northeast Dubois
	AA	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Tim Martin – North Harrison	Elaine Main – Southridge	Lane Custer – West Lafayette
	AAA	Mark Ellington – Carmel	Rick Weinheimer – Columbus North	Thomas Knudson – FW Northrop	Eric Moore – Center Grove
2010	A	Brandon Mink – Eastern	Jason Barnett – Perry Central	Ryan Ritz – Park Tudor	Dick Kochert – Tri-County
	AA	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Jerry Love – North Harrison	Gregg Osborn – Concordia Lutheran	Rick Torres – Andrean
	AAA	Mark Ellington – Carmel	Rick Weinheimer – Columbus North	Tim Richey – Lawrence Central	Mike Davidson – Ben Davis
2009	A	Vic Betz – Northeast Dubois	Jason Barnett – Perry Central	Ryan Ritz – Park Tudor	Vic Betz – Northeast Dubois
	AA	Chuck Schlemmer – West Noble	Mike Chastain – Culver Academies	Mike Chastain – Culver Academies	Marty Hill – Brebeuf Jesuit, Bill Neiderhaus – Princeton
	AAA	Rick Weinheimer – Columbus North	Rick Weinheimer – Columbus North	Julie Alano – Hamilton Southeastern	Mike Davidson – Ben Davis
2008	A	Jason Barnett – Perry Central	Jason Barnett – Perry Central	Ryan Ritz – Park Tudo	Vic Betz – Northeast Dubois
	AA	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Lane Custer – West Lafayette, Michael Chastain – Culver Academies	Thom Smith – New Prairie
	AAA	Chuck Koeppen – Carmel	Chuck Koeppen – Carmel	James Taylor – Warren Central	Mike Davidson – Ben Davis
2007	A	Mike Miller – Carroll (Flora)	Vic Betz – Northeast Dubois	Gregg Osborn – Cantebury	Vic Betz – Northeast Dubois
	AA	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Steve Lewark – West Lafayette	Mike Chastain – Culver Academies	Thom Smith – New Prairie
	AAA	Scott Lidskin -Westfield	Tim Beres – LaPorte	Scott Lidskin – Westfield	Dennis McNulty – Warren Central
2006	A	Mike Miller – Carroll (Flora)		Ryan Ritz – Park Tudor	Todd Howell – Wapahani
	AA	Glenn Arndt – Bishop Chatard	Rick Torres – Andrean	Lane Custer – West Lafayette	Rob Abraham – Brown County
	AAA	Scott Lidskin – Westfield	Joe Brooks – Warren Central	Hope Sanders Robinson – Warren Central	Dennis McNulty – Warren Central

more years to be added soon