The Wyoming Coaches Association (WCA) has revealed the recipients of its 2025 Spring Sports Coach of the Year awards, WyoPreps reports.
Chosen by fellow WCA coaches, these honors recognize outstanding leadership and achievement across various sports and classifications. The selected coaches will be formally recognized during a ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the auditorium of Natrona County High School.
The awards span multiple spring sports, including outdoor track and field, soccer, and softball, as well as junior high and middle school levels. Assistant coaches were also acknowledged for their contributions.
Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year Honorees:
1A Girls: Mike Lashley, Lingle-Ft. Laramie
2A Girls: Phil Thatcher, Kemmerer
3A Girls: Josie Rounds, Lander
4A Girls: Becky Sondag, Natrona County
1A Boys: Ryan Olson, Burlington
2A Boys: Kirk McLaughlin, Big Horn
3A Boys: Josh Sanders, Lovell
4A Boys: Taylor Kelting, Sheridan
Assistant Coaches: Brent Gross, Buffalo; Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Walsh
Soccer Coach of the Year Honorees:
3A Girls: Marian Miears, Cody
4A Girls: Mary Hoelscher and Nate McClennen, Jackson
3A Boys: Dick Edgcomb, Buffalo
4A Boys: Matt Hoelscher, Jackson
Assistant Coach: Alex Lassle, Sheridan
Softball Coach of the Year Honorees:
4A: Haley Gray, Campbell County
Assistant Coach: Ben Partlow, Thunder Basin
Junior High/Middle School Honorees:
Wade Messner, Wright
Mark Bedard, Rock Springs
