AWARDS

2023-2024 OACA Coaches of the Year

By Sport and Classification

Baseball

6A – Joe Monahan, West Linn HS
5A – Dennis Minium, Thurston HS
4A – Cameron Webb, Scappoose HS
3A – Joe Baumgartner, Banks HS
2A/1A – Kevin Moffatt, Kennedy HS

Basketball: Boys

6A David Blue, Central Catholic HS
5A Jon Frazier, Summit HS
4A Jebron Jones, Baker HS
3A Brian Morse, Cascade Christian HS
2A Gary Hull, Western Christian HS
1A Eric Nichols, Crane Union HS

Basketball: Girls

6A Tom Cole, South Medford HS
5A Alyssa Ogle, Silverton HS
4A Randy Denson, Henley HS
3A Bill Schimel, Corbett HS
2A Jordan Sammons, Bandon HS
1A Tomika Doman, Crane Union HS

Cross Country: Boys

6A Jacob Michaels, Franklin HS
5A Justin Loftus, Crater HS
4A Tom Swinford, Newport HS
3A Ian Berge, Valley Catholic HS
2A-1A Steve Sheehy, Union/Cove

Cross Country: Girls

6A Tom Rothenberger, Jesuit HS
5A Kari Strang, Summit HS
4A Joe Fulton, Philomath HS
3A-1A Tyler Green, Oregon Episcopal School

Dance & Drill

6A Hayley DuLong, Lake Oswego HS
5A Danielle Schneider, Parkrose
HS 4A Emily Madsen, Astoria HS
3A-1A Jessica Anderson, Valley Catholic HS

Football

6A Steve Pyne, Central Catholic HS
5A Adam Guenther, Wilsonville HS
4A Alex Stork, Henley HS
3A Jon Gettman, Cascade Christian HS
2A Ray Yarbrough, Lowell HS
1A 8-Player Dennis Dunlea, Lost River HS
1A 6-Player Thomas VanNice, Echo HS

Golf: Boys

6A Adam Ruben, Lake Oswego HS
5A Andy Heinly, Summit HS
4A Mike Long, Baker/Powder Valley
3A-1A Missy Smith, Oregon Episcopal School

Golf: Girls

6A Michele Gray & Laurie Wagner, Jesuit HS
5A Dan Murnan, Summit HS
4A-1A Sarah Shinkle, Crook County HS

Soccer: Boys

6A Alan Cox, Lakeridge HS
5A Tom Bunnell, Summit HS
4A Ollie Richardson, Cottage Grove
HS 3A-1A Jose Garcia, McLoughlin HS

Soccer: Girls

6A Manolis Tjuanakis, Grant HS
5A Alex Boehm, Wilsonville HS
4A Ben Bonser, North Marion HS
3A-1A Chris Dorough, Catlin Gabel School

Softball

6A Mike Faulconer, Sheldon HS
5A Brandi Jackson, Dallas/Perrydale
4A Lindy Macnab, The Dalles HS
3A Robert Medley, Burns/Crane
2A/1A Zach Williams, Grant Union/Prairie City

Swimming: Boys

6A Bryan Butcher, Jesuit HS
5A Bailey Dickerson, West Albany HS
4A-1A Shayna Swanson, Newport HS

Swimming: Girls

6A Brigitte Stacey Dennett, Lakeridge HS
5A Brandon Powers, Bend Senior HS
4A-1A Cheyenne Maszk, La Grande HS

Tennis: Boys

6A Darrell Hawkins, West Linn HS
5A Jake Oelrich, Summit HS
4A-1A Wade Judy, Marist Catholic HS

Tennis: Girls

6A Kirsten Ruchaber, Jesuit HS
5A Mark Orozco, Crescent Valley HS
4A-1A Todd Mansfield, Oregon Episcopal School

Track & Field: Boys

6A Eric Dettman, Lincoln HS
5A Dave Turnbull, Summit HS
4A Chad Scriven, Marshfield HS
3A Chris Johnson, Siuslaw HS
2A Kellen Peters, East Linn Christian
1A Reagan Shira, Adrian HS

Track & Field: Girls

6A Hashim Hall, Tualatin HS
6A John Parks, Lake OswegoHS
5A Dave Turnbull, Summit HS
4A Joe Fulton, Philomath HS
3A Jake Cochran, Coquille HS
2A Brent Hutton, Bandon HS
1A Amanda Maddux, Damascus Christian HS

Volleyball

6A Teresa Zimmerlee, Jesuit HS
5A Troy Shorey, Crescent Valley HS
4A Shari Pimental, Marist Catholic HS
3A Rory Rush, Sisters HS
2A Denetia Chimuku, Portland Christian HS
1A Maddye Wester, Crane Union HS

Wrestling: Boys

6A Neil Russo, Newberg HS
5A Austin Markee, Dallas HS
4A Steve Thorpe, Sweet Home HS
3A Desmond Bennett, Harrisburg HS
2A/1A Tony Blomstrom, Toledo HS

Wrestling: Girls

5A/6A Mike Simons, Thurston HS
4A-1A Krystal Fabricante, La Grande HS

2023-24 OACA ALL-SPORTS WINNERS

6A: Jesuit HS
5A: Summit HS
4A: Marist Catholic HS
3A: Oregon Episcopal School
2A: Bandon HS
1A: Crane Union HS

2023-2024 YEARS OF SERVICE HONOREES

Each year at our annual banquet, we honor coaches who have reached “milestone” years of service in their coaching career, beginning with their 25th year and in 5-year increments thereafter. This year’s Years of Service recipients are as follows:

25 Years

Chris Arnold
Keith Bennett
Kevin Bickler
Laric Cook
Matt Craven
Rod Cross
Jody Cyr
Neil DeForrest
Scott Dippel
Troy Farwell
Arnold Garcia
Ryan Gerry
Buell Gonzales, Jr.
Abdiaziz Guled
Jason Lamb
David Larsen
Meadow Lemon
Jeff Leo
Bruce Marthaller
P.J. Martineau
Guy Millington
Zach Pauls
Carrie Pyle
Richard Rockwell
Matt Saltmarsh
Ramiro Santana
Tyler Satterthwait
Jeff Schiewe
Mike Simons
Wade Sims
Tim Smith
Eric Stutzer
Eugene Turner
Chad Waples
Tal Wold
Eric Wolff
Dave York
Cory Young
Patti Youngren

30 Years

Hugh Anderson
Anna Baltrusch
Kent Blanchard
Heidi Bowers
Jeff Clark
Don Clarke
Wayne Everest
Ariah Fasana
Jayme Frazier
Marvin Gibbs
Eric Givens
Jen Gubrud
Rob Henry
Jason Hildreth
Chris Johnson
Brad Joy
Samedy Kem
Becky Kemper
Chad Kessler
Trent Kroll
Karalee Kyllo
Marianne Mills
John Oliver
John Roady
Chad Rush
Sonna Smith
Scott Smyth
Scott Spear
Cliff Toney
Randy Waite

35 Years

Ed Baran
Carrie Danchok
Monty Hawkins
Rod Kuykendall
Greg Oveson
Scott Rueck
Darren Shryock

40 Years

Clair Costello
Kevin Dixon
Kary Hadden
Vince Randall
Donald E. Riggs
Gene Saling
Tim Sam
Tony Smith
Tom Snook
J.T. Thomas
Lennie Wolfe

45 Years

Mike Jodoin
Tom Johnson
Dennis Melcher
Pat Scott
Terry Williams

50 Years

Dave Ackerman
Jim Figoni
Rob Younger

55 Years

Michael W. Bober

60 Years

Larry Binkerd
N. Terry Calhoun

NFHS COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS 2022-23

NFHS National Coach of the Year

Klel Carson, La Grande HS – Wrestling
Donna Roisom, Grant HS – Girls Tennis

NFHS Section 8 Coaches of the Year

Enrique Abad, Aloha HS – Boys Soccer
Mike Stone, La Salle Prep – Boys Tennis
Jason Hafner, McMinnville HS – Boys Swimming & Diving
Brad Horning, North Bend HS – Baseball
Dennis Dunlea, Lost River HS – Football (8-Player)
Marty Stallard, Coquille HS – Girls Basketball
Sarah Shinkle, Crook County HS – Girls Golf
Christine Langley, Lakeridge HS – Spirit (Cheer)

NFHS Oregon State Coaches of the Year:

Ken Potter, Jesuit HS – Football (11-Player)
Gary Hull, Western Christian School – Boys Basketball
Joe Fulton, Philomath HS – Boys Cross Country
Chris Koenig, Nelson HS – Boys Track & Field
Martine Wodke, Sheldon HS – Volleyball
Anna Heuberger, Gladstone HS – Girls Soccer
Charlotte Richardson, Caldera HS – Girls Cross Country
Robyn Schiffer, South Medford HS – Girls Swimming & Diving
Heidi Bowers, Imbler HS – Girls Track & Field
Brandi Jackson, Dallas HS – Softball

OTHER OACA 2024 AWARDS

ASSISTANT COACHES OF THE YEAR: Chris George – St. Mary’s School (Medford); Ken Grieb – Heppner HS; Lauran Pratt – Oregon Episcopal School
MIDDLE SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Johnson – St. Mary’s School (Medford)
NFF HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD: Summit HS Football – Corben Hyatt
OFFICIALS OF THE YEAR: Chuck Caylor – Douglas Basketball; Tommy Kennedy – Salem Wrestling; Denny Palanuk – Salem Softball
UNIFIED SPORTS COY: Justin Adams – South Albany HS; Amy Nickell – Redmond HS
OAOA MERITORIOUS SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD: Kristen Cooper – Bend HS
ROB YOUNGER POWER OF INFLUENCE AWARD: Anthony Stoudamire – Jefferson HS (Portland)
DAVE JOHNSON CONTRIBUTOR AWARD: Paul Ward – Dallas HS
MARV HEATER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Greg Mulkey – Marshfield HS
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Nichole Kenny – Salem; Dan Segal – Corvallis, Kent Smith – McMinnville
MEDIA AWARD: Dan Bain – KPIC and Brooke Communications; Annie Fowler – East Oregonian; Brad Fuqua – Philomath News
ATHLETIC TRAINER: Cari Wood – Redmond HS
OREGON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD COACH OF THE YEAR: Tom Johnson – Barlow HS; Jennifer Teeter – Imbler HS

Nominations for Assistant Coach of the Year, Junior High/Middle School Coach of the Year, or Member of the Media, please write:

Name of your nominee,
The award you’re nominating for,
Their school or organization,
A brief paragraph explaining why you think this individual should receive the award, and
Your name and school.

Please send your nominations to the OACA office at:

Oregon Athletic Coaches Association
222 First Avenue West, Suite 220
Albany, OR 97321

Or by email to: oacarob@gmail.com.

Applications are due April 1st.