Wyoming Coaches Association Honors 2025–26 Fall Coaches of the Year

The Wyoming Coaches Association is proud to announce the Coach of the Year honorees for the 2025-26 Fall Sports Season. The awards recognize exceptional leadership, commitment, and excellence in coaching. All awards are voted on by fellow WCA member coaches, ensuring each recipient has earned this distinguished recognition. The selected coaches will be honored at the WCA Awards Reception in July 2026 in Casper. A heartfelt congratulations to all this year’s exceptional winners!

FALL COACHES OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED BY WCA

Here are the winners by sport and classification:

Cross Country:

2A Girls – Cody Ball, Big Horn

3A Girls – Maggie Kirkham, Cody

4A Girls – Sean Wilde, Cheyenne Central

2A Boys – Ryan Olson, Burlington

3A Boys – Isaac Kiefer, Mountain View

4A Boys – Art Baures, Sheridan

Assistant – Tara Hall, Buffalo

Golf:

2A Girls – Brandon Deromedi, Thermopolis

3A Girls – Anthony Nichols, Wheatland

4A Girls – Jerry Carroll, Evanston

2A Boys – Lisa Dutton, Sundance

3A Boys – Anthony Nichols, Wheatland

4A Boys – Kelly Hunter, Campbell County

Assistant – Ryan Gonzalez, Wheatland

Tennis:

Girls – Garrett Seamans, Cheyenne Central

Boys – Scott Dickey, Sheridan

Assistant – Lisa Esquibel, Cheyenne Central

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Girls Swimming & Diving:

3A – Erik DeClue, Lander

4A – Jim Jenkins, Jackson

Assistant – Jessie Willoughby, Kemmerer

Volleyball:

1A – Kristen Vierig, Cokeville

2A – Alli Nikont, Big Horn

3A – Tera Kostelecky, Lovell

4A – Jeff Barkell, Kelly Walsh

Assistant – Angela Olson, Sundance

Football:

1A-6 man – Jack Cobb, Little Snake River

1A-9 man – Will Gray, Pine Bluffs

2A – Brent Walk, Mountain View

3A – McKay Young, Star Valley

4A – Jeff Mowry, Sheridan

Assistants – Adam Humphrey, Glenrock & Bob Hanchett, Sheridan

Jr High/Middle School:

Allen Von Eye, Newcastle MS

Lance Petsch, Torrington MS