Year Inducted: 2024
Nominated By: Kaylyn Kingman
Sports Competed In: Wrestling
Nominated as: Athlete, Coach, Contributor
High School:
Attended Pueblo South High School...Graduated in 1989.
Achievements:
● Pueblo South High School- 3X Lettermen, District Runner-up, District Champion/State Qualifier.
● Wrestled for Army Team: Selected for Winter World Team Camp - Freestyle/Greco-Roman (1996).
● Made the All-Army Team/World Class Athlete Program - Freestyle/Greco Roman (1996).
● University of Southern Colorado- NCAA DII athlete (2000)
Coaching/Achievements:
LEILEHUA HIGH SCHOOL, HAWAII:
Volunteer Coach Hawaii Team State Champions (1995).
ARMY HAWAII TEAM: Head Coach (1994-95)
Four athletes were selected to the All-Army Team.
PUEBLO SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL: Assistant Coach (1996-2001)
● Colorado 4A State Team Champions
● Colorado 5A State Runner-up
● Helped coach six individual state champions.
● Started Freestyle/Greco off-season program for Pueblo South.
● National Wrestling Coaches Association, "Assistant Coach-of-the-Year," Colorado
RAMPART HIGH SCHOOL: Head Coach (2001-05)
Coached one individual state champion, seven state qualifiers, and two state placers.
FOUNTAIN FORT CARSON HIGH SCHOOL: Head Coach
● Finished 6th at the 2012 5A State Wrestling Tournament, the best result in school history for wrestling.
● Coached athlete to an undefeated season, the 5A State Wrestling Championship, and tournament MVP in 2012.
● 2010 5A Regional Team Champions, 2011, 2012 5A Team Regional Runner-ups.
● In 2010, 85 wrestlers came out for wrestling and finished with 60.
● In 2011, 97 wrestlers came out for wrestling and finished with 85.
● Coached 38 regional placers, 10 state placers, and eight regional champions.
● Coached the most state qualifiers (32) and most state placers (10) in school history.
● Mentored 27 all-state academic students/athletes and mentored two wrestlers who attended the US Military Academy.
-33 wrestlers nominated for All-Area Honors.
- Nine wrestlers were selected to the All-State Teams.
- six wrestlers qualified for the Colorado National Dual Team, Fargo, ND.
- Six wrestlers recruited to compete in college.
- Two-time "Coach of the Year" Metro Wrestling Championships.
Contributor/Achievements:
24 years contributing to kids as an Educator, Dean of Students, Coach, Athletic Director, and Principal.
Contributions:
● Recipient of the National Wrestling Hall of Fames Colorado Chapter "Merit Award" (2011).
● Selected to coach the National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholastic Dual Team for Colorado in Indiana (2011).
● Selected for Colorado High School Coaches Association 54th All-State Games, All-State Coach (2010).
● Recipient of Colorado Springs Metro Wrestling Championships, "Coach-of-the-Year" (2010).
● Recipient of Colorado Springs Metro Wrestling Championships, "Coach-of-the-Year" (2009).
● Recipient of "Who's Who Among American Teachers & Educators" (2006-07).
● Recipient of "Who's Who Among American Teachers & Educators" (2004-05).
● Recipient of National Wrestling Coaches Association, "Assistant Coach-of-the-Year," Colorado (1999-00)
● Published in the Fall "The Complete Coach" issue, USA Wrestling (1997).
Personal Affiliations/Achievements:
United States Army, Infantry 1989-1996
Combat Veteran, Desert Shield Desert Storm (1991)
USA Wrestling, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1997-2012) National Coaching Pool:
● Head Coach Junior Pan American Greco Champions in Managua, Nicaragua (2010).
● Assistant Coach Junior Pan American Freestyle Runner-ups in Managua, Nicaragua (2010).
● Worked with numerous senior world teams (1997-2005), junior world teams, winter training, and Big Brother wrestling camps.
● Assistant Coach for the Olympic team training camps, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2000, 2004)
● Head Coach University World Championships in Edmonton, Canada: Led team to a 5th place finish (summer 2002).
● Selected to coach the Future Olympians Program in Alabama (2004).
● Head coach of a cadet/junior/university level team in Stockholm, Sweden, Summer games (1999).
● Selected to coach the Cadet Team in Portugal in the summer of 2003 (canceled due to national threat).
Related Activities:
Fountain Fort-Carson, District Athletic Director
I served the community in multiple capacities with CHSAA, improving middle and high school sports programs and developing community partnerships with sports organizations, including supporting our Trojan athletic programs.
Pueblo West High School, Principal
I served the community in multiple capacities, including supporting our Cyclone athletic programs.
Pueblo South High School, Athletic Director/Assistant Principal
I served the community in multiple capacities, including supporting our Colt athletic programs.
Personal:
Pueblo resident of 53 years...Married to Sulema...Has one daughter Kaylyn, who is married to Neal Kingman and three grandchildren (Carter, Corey, and Jesse Kingman).
