Wyoming Coaches Association Announces 2022-23 Winter Sports Coach of Year Winners

The Wyoming Coaches Association released their selections for ‘Coach of the Year’ honors for the 2022-23 Winter Sports Season.

These coaches are scheduled to be honored in a ceremony at Natrona County High School’s Auditorium at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The winners were selected by their fellow WCA coaches.

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Here are the winners by sport and classification:

Basketball:

1A Girls – Jackie Materi, Upton

2A Girls – Barry Ward, Burns

3A Girls – Cody Helenbolt, Douglas

4A Girls – Chris Wagner, Cody

1A Boys – Jerry Bellmyer, Burlington

2A Boys – Tyler Kimzey, Pine Bluffs

3A Boys – Aaron Abel, Worland

4A Boys – Rusty Horsley, Cheyenne East

Girls’ Assistant – Sam Buck, Cody

Boys’ Assistant – Chad Espenscheid, Big Piney

Indoor Track:

3A Girls – Bret Engdahl, Cody

4A Girls – Taylor Kelting, Sheridan

3A Boys – Bret Engdahl, Cody

4A Boys – Bob Cogdill, Natrona County

Assistant – Kirk McLaughlin, Big Horn

Boys’ Swimming & Diving:

3A – Shawna Morgan, Lander

4A – Tamara Bretting, Laramie

Assistant – Talan Premer, Cheyenne Central

Special Sports (Skiing – Alpine/Nordic):

Cody Hansen, Jackson

Wrestling:

Girls – Kendall Foremen, Star Valley

Assistant Girls – Sarah Seamands, Wright

2A – Darrell Bullington, Kemmerer

3A – Josh Wisniewski, Green River

4A – Tyson Shatto, Sheridan

Assistant – Sean Crabtree, Newcastle/Upton

Jr High/Middle School:

Todd Ghormley, Wyoming Indian MS

Darin Weeks, Carey JH