Wyoming Coaches Association Honors Top Winter Coaches for 2026

The 2026 Winter Sports Coach of the Year awards were revealed by the Wyoming Coaches Association. The winners were chosen by their fellow WCA coaches. These coaches are scheduled to be honored in a ceremony at the WCA Clinic and Hall of Fame weekend in Casper this summer.

Here are the winners by sport and classification:

Basketball:

1A Girls – Emily Buchanan, Southeast

2A Girls – Jim O’Connor, Sundance

3A Girls – Robert Tedlund, Cody

4A Girls – Eric Westling, Cheyenne East

1A Boys – Jason Williams, Saratoga

2A Boys – Shane Corpening, Thermopolis

3A Boys – Shane Durtsche, Lovell

4A Boys – Jeff Martini, Sheridan

Girls’ Assistant – Dean Olenik, Cody

Boys’ Assistant – Travis Lenz, Wheatland

Boys’ Swimming & Diving:

3A – Shawna Morgan, Lander

4A – Josh Bott, Cheyenne Central

Assistant – Talan Premer, Cheyenne Central

Cheer & Dance:

2A Gameday – Deidre Denison, Big Piney

3A Gameday – Margo Shatto, Douglas

4A Gameday – Mikayla Smart, Green River

3A Dance – Madison Hecker, Lovell

4A Dance – Tiffani Stowe, Kelly Walsh

Indoor Track:

3A Girls – Bret Engdahl, Cody

4A Girls – Trent Pikula, Thunder Basin

3A Boys – Bret Engdahl, Cody

4A Boys – Jesse Blunn, Cheyenne East

Assistant – Meghan Meyer, Thunder Basin

Special Sports (Skiing – Alpine/Nordic):

Meggin Becker, Cody

Assistant – Brad Ross, Cody

Wrestling:

Girls – Jeff Anderson, Star Valley

2A – Darrell Bullington, Kemmerer

3A – Trev Wood, Cody

4A – Mikah Kadera, Thunder Basin

Assistant – Travis Duncan, Cody

Jr High/Middle School:

Matt Conzelman, Newcastle MS

Dennis Estes, Torrington MS