IATCCC Honors Coaches, Official of the Year at Annual Clinic


Coach of the Year Award Winners

The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches honored the Indiana Coaches of the Year for both cross country and track and field, Longevity Award winners, and the Official of the Year. The track awards are from the 2020-2021 season while the cross country award winners are from this past season. Longevity awards are honored at 20, 30, 40, and longer years of service to the sports.

The coaches of the year are voted on by all IATCCC members while the official of the year is nominated by any association member and selected by a committee. The awards for coaches are split into A, AA, and AAA classes.

Girls Track and Field COY Winners - 2021

  • Class A - Ryan Ritz - Park Tudor
  • Class AA - Sean McGinley - Bishop Chatard
  • Class AAA - John O'Hara - Cathedral

Boys Track and Field COY Winners - 2021

  • Class A - Travis Herb - South Knox
  • Class AA - Pete Lashley - Heritage Hills
  • Class AAA - Ken Browner - Carmel

Girls Cross Country COY Winners - 2021

  • Class A - Elizabeth Couchenour - South Knox
  • Class AA - Lisa Gausman - Batesville & David Joest - West Lafayette - TIE
  • Class AAA - Rick Sluder - Columbus North

Boys Cross Country COY Winners 2021

  • Class A - Robert Witt - Morgan Township
  • Class AA - Chris Fugate - Austin
  • Class AAA - Karl Knerr - Brebeuf Jesuit

Official of the Year - 2022

  • Larry Henning

Official of the Year - 2021

  • Rodney King

Longevity Awards - 2022

  • 20 Years - Timothy Ray - Chesterton
  • 30 Years - Larry Stemler - New Haven
  • 40 Years - Mike Hall - Franklin Community

Longevity Awards - 2021

  • 20 Years - Ryan Potter - Fishers
  • 30 Years - Robert Abraham - Brown County & Karl Knerr - Brebeuf Jesuit 
  • 40 Years - Keith Scott - FW Northrop