Coaches

Leavenworth Pioneer Wrestling
2009-2010

2009-2010

Coaches

HIGH SCHOOL COACHES

JAY JOHNSTON
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Coach Jay Johnston is entering his 2nd season as head wrestling coach of the Pioneers. He has been at Leavenworth High School since 2006 and is also an alumni, graduating from LHS in 1999. Before taking over the program in 2008
he was an assistant under long time head coach Dave Schmidt. He teaches World Geography, American History, Economics, and is also an assistant middle school football coach.

Jay graduated from Missouri Valley College in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Social Studies Education while on a wrestling scholarship. While in college Coach Johnston made the dean’s list and was a member of the Viking wrestling team under Coach Mike Maccholz. Missouri Valley won the NAIA National Championship in 2003 and the team finished runner-up during his senior campaign in 2004.Coach Johnston started teaching at Warsaw High School in Missouri in 2005. While there he was the head coach for the 7^th grade football team and a high school assistant wrestling coach.

Coach Johnston was also a team captain and two-time state finalist for the Leavenworth wrestling team during the 1998 and 99’ seasons. He also was selected KC All-Metro HM, KWCA All-Academic, and was elected as one of the Top 100 athletes in LHS history. Coach Johnston is looking forward to the opportunity to keeping the great tradition of Pioneer Wrestling alive in Leavenworth.

MATT LONG

Matt is in his 9th year with the Pioneer Wrestling team, after helping with the Fort Leavenworth Wrestling Club for four years. He was honored as the KWCA 6A Assistant Coach of the Year in 2004.

Matt is a 1996 graduate of Leavenworth High School. During high school Matt Long was a starter for the football team and a three time state qualifier in wrestling. He earned KWCA All-American honors as a senior. Coach Matt Long works with the middle weight classes of the Leavenworth High School’s wrestling team.

Matt has been in construction since 1996 and is currently working for K.A. Wendt Construction. Matt and his wife Sanna have a son Julian Richard who is four.

JIMMY THOMPSON

This will be Jimmy’s 5th year on the Pioneer wrestling staff. He not only helps with the junior varsity team, but works with the lighter weight classes of the Pioneer wrestling team.

Jimmy is a 1999 graduate of Leavenworth High School. During high school Jimmy participated in football and wrestling. He earned All-Area Honorable Mention honors in wrestling and was a state qualifier in 1997.

Jimmy earned his degree in elementary education from Sterling College in 2004.While at Sterling Jimmy made the dean’s list. He was a member of the Student Activities Board. He was also involved in football, where he was a resident assistant coach.

Jimmy teaches at Argentine Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas as a special education resource teacher. He is the head football and wrestling coach at Argentine Middle school. Jimmy is also an assistant track coach there.

JUSTIN BODE
Coach Bode is entering his 1^st year as an assistant wrestling coach for the Pioneers. Coach Bode is a graduate of Lansing High School where he competed in football, wrestling and baseball.

After high school, Coach Bode received a baseball scholarship to play at the University of Saint Mary, where he spent 4 years as a player. Coach Bode was an assistant coach the year USM won the KCAC Tournament Championship, the first of the program’s history. Coach Bode graduated from USM with a degree in Biology and Secondary Education endorsement. He is currently in his 3^rd year as a Biology teacher at Leavenworth High School and will be entering his 3^rd year as the head Junior Varsity baseball coach.

Coach Bode has been married for 2 years to his wife, Amber. He and his wife reside in Lansing where they are raising their 1-year old Labrador puppy, Buster

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM

JOE ALLISON

This is Joe’s 2nd year as head coach for the Leavenworth middle school program. He was previously an assistant at the high school level for the last two years and on the Pioneer Football coaching staff for the last five seasons; he helps with the running backs. Joe is also the head baseball coach at Leavenworth High School and currently teaches PE at West Middle School.

Joe is a former graduate of Leavenworth High School where he competed in football, wrestling, and baseball. He started as a fullback and a mainstay at middle linebacker for the Pioneers. During high school Joe wrestled in the 171 weight class. He also played the position of catcher for three seasons on the varsity baseball team.

From 1999-2000 Joe was a linebacker on the Benedictine University football team, as well as a catcher on their baseball team. He then transferred to Washburn University where he finished his college football career as a fullback for the Icabods. Joe earned his B.E.D. degree in physical education from Washburn University.

KIP DOHERTY

STEVE SHORT

LYNDSEY HOYER - Athletic Trainer

Lindsey is in her third year as Head Athletic Trainer with the Pioneers. She works with all athletic programs Leavenworth High School offers. She also is employed by Professional Rehabilitation Specialists; a locally owned outpatient physical therapy clinic in Leavenworth.
Prior to coming to Leavenworth, Lindsey was the Head Athletic Trainer at Lawrence Free State High School.

Lindsey received her Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from the University of Kansas in 2004. She went on to complete a Master of Science in Sports Administration in 2006, also at KU.

Lindsey is originally from Pittsburg, KS.

Past Pioneer Wrestling Coaches

George Bistline                       1957-1962
Al Ogden                               1962-1964
James Engstrom                     1964-1972
Fred Scott                             1972-1974
Gary Russo                            1974-1978
Larry Cannell                          1978-1984
Hank Keller                            1984-1985
Dave Schmidt                         1985-2008
Jay Johnston                           2008-Present