June 7, 2017
Montana Coaches Association Media Release
Submitted by: Don Olsen, Executive Director
MCA is pleased to announce that the following Coaches were voted by their fellow MCA members, as “Coach of the Year” for their respective spring sport. They will be honored at the MCA Awards Program, in conjunction with the MCA All-Sport Coaches Clinic, on August 3rd, 2017 at the Great Falls High Auditorium in Great Falls.
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Boys’ Track & Field |
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AA |
Rob |
Stanton |
Billings West |
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A |
Stacey |
Collins |
Sidney |
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B |
Michael |
Schmidt |
Fairfield |
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C |
Wendy |
McKitrick |
Ennis |
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Girls’ Track & Field |
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AA |
Craig |
Mettler |
Missoula Sentinel |
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A |
Don |
Samuelson |
Belgrade |
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B |
Susan |
Loeffler |
Bigfork |
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C |
Kevin |
Shaw |
Fort Benton |
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Boys’ Golf* |
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B |
Michael |
Trudnowski |
Missoula Loyola |
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C |
Wayne |
Cahoon |
Seeley-Swan |
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Girls’ Golf* |
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B |
Jeff |
Strickland |
Three Forks |
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C-Co head coach |
Jeff |
Bellach |
Manhattan Christian |
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C-Co head coach |
Thomas |
Hubers |
Manhattan Christian |
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Girls’ Tennis |
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AA |
Cheryl |
Litle |
Bozeman |
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A- Tie at state meet |
Richard |
Lindgren |
Dawson Co-Glendive |
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A-Tie at state meet |
Elizabeth |
Klarich |
Billings Central |
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B-C |
Tom |
Kendall |
Baker |
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Softball |
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AA |
Lindsey |
Gustafson |
GF CMR |
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A |
Michael |
Neubauer |
Belgrade-Manhattan Christian |
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B-C |
Rob |
Ralls |
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Boys’ Special Sports** |
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B-C Boys’ TE |
Kyle |
Hannah |
Libby |
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(Vote tie) |
Girls’ Special Sports** |
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AA Girls’ Soccer -vote tie |
Erika |
Cannon |
Bozeman |
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AA Girls’ Swimming-vote tie |
M Helen |
Houlihan |
Missoula Hellgate |
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*AA and A Golf were contested in the fall, so were included in the Fall MCA Coach of the Year release.
**Nominees for Special Sports came from Boys’ Tennis and Girls’ and Boys’ Soccer and Girls’ and Boys’ Swimming. These sports did not have enough member MCA coaches to make “Coach of the Year” Status, so all the first-place finishers, who are MCA-member coaches are nominees for Special Sports.
