SIOUX FALLS – The National High School Athletic Coaches Association has named the 2019 NHSACA Coach of the Year Finalists from South Dakota.
To be considered for this award a nominee has been determined to have outstanding coaching longevity and win-loss record, championship years, awards received and service to the coaching profession and to the athletes of the State of South Dakota.
As a finalist, everyone will be honored at the National Awards Banquet, to be held at the NHSACA 54th Annual Conference in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at 5 p.m. in the Ramkota Inn and Convention Center. This annual event is attended by athletic directors and coaches in 18 sports from throughout the United States.
The 2019 Coach of the Year finalists from South Dakota are:
Eric Pooley, S.F. Lincoln – boys’ cross country
Jeff VanLeur, Bridgewater-Emery – football
Dawn Seiler, Aberdeen Central – girls’ basketball
Troy Sturgeon, Brandon Valley – girls’ track & field
Casie King, Sioux Valley – competitive cheer (Special Sports)
Tom Krueger, S.F. Lincoln – tennis
Jim Hill, Spearfish – soccer
Shawn Lewis, Pierre – wrestling
Richard Donovan, Groton Area – assistant in boys’ sports
Cindee Mutchelknaus, Menno – assistant in girls’ sports
Bill Clements, Dakota Valley – Athletic Director.
Georgia Adolph of Flandreau and Vic Godfrey of Watertown will be inducted into the NHSACA Hall of Fame at a noon luncheon on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the Ramkota Inn and Convention Center in Bismarck, N.D.
