MOUNTAIN LIONS

MOUNTAIN LIONS

MOUNTAIN LIONS

Mountain View High School

Mountain View High School

Mountain View High School

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Biography:

Playing Career

'90 Loveland High School
'92 Cloud County Community College
('96 Colorado State University, BS; '08 University of Phoenix, M.E.d.)


Coaching

1992-1999 Assistant Coach Loveland High School
2000 Assistant Coach Thompson Valley HS
2001-2009 Assistant Coach Mountain View HS
2010 - Present: Head Coach, Mountain View HS
2010 Northern Conference Coach of the Year
2010 Head Coach, Senior Top 50 Game, Coors Field
2010 4A All State Coach of the Year
2013 Head Coach, Colorado Rockies Futures Game, Coors Field
2013 4A All State Coach of the Year

122 Wins, 72 Losses - .629 Winning Percentage


1990 Graduate of Loveland HS...All-Conference Outfielder, 1990...Earned two varsity letters at Cloud County Community College, Concordia, Kansas...Starting coaching at Loveland HS as varsity assistant in 1993...Became head C team coach in 1996...Moved to Thompson Valley in 2000 and coached the Junior Varsity...Came to Mountain View when school opened in 2001 and coached the JV there until 2008...In 2009 joined varsity as assistant and helped team to a 2nd place 4A finish...Was named the second head coach in school history in 2009 & led the Lions to the 2010 4A State Championship...Along the way, team won the final Northern Conference title, he was named Conference Coach of the Year, 4A Coach of the Year and coached the Colorado Rockies "Purple" team of the Senior Top 50 Game to a 1-0 victory behind the winning RBI of 1B Nick Miller ('10) & winning pitcher, Derek Neeper ('10)...Led Lions to 2013 4A State Championship...Named 4A Colorado Coach of the Year...Coached Senior Futures Team at Coors Field...Teaches Social Studies at MVHS ...Married to Fossil Ridge counselor Jen Smela...Kids Katie & Nick 

 

 

 

 

Biography:

Playing Career

'90 Loveland High School
'92 Cloud County Community College
('96 Colorado State University, BS; '08 University of Phoenix, M.E.d.)


Coaching

1992-1999 Assistant Coach Loveland High School
2000 Assistant Coach Thompson Valley HS
2001-2009 Assistant Coach Mountain View HS
2010 - Present: Head Coach, Mountain View HS
2010 Northern Conference Coach of the Year
2010 Head Coach, Senior Top 50 Game, Coors Field
2010 4A All State Coach of the Year
2013 Head Coach, Colorado Rockies Futures Game, Coors Field
2013 4A All State Coach of the Year

122 Wins, 72 Losses - .629 Winning Percentage


1990 Graduate of Loveland HS...All-Conference Outfielder, 1990...Earned two varsity letters at Cloud County Community College, Concordia, Kansas...Starting coaching at Loveland HS as varsity assistant in 1993...Became head C team coach in 1996...Moved to Thompson Valley in 2000 and coached the Junior Varsity...Came to Mountain View when school opened in 2001 and coached the JV there until 2008...In 2009 joined varsity as assistant and helped team to a 2nd place 4A finish...Was named the second head coach in school history in 2009 & led the Lions to the 2010 4A State Championship...Along the way, team won the final Northern Conference title, he was named Conference Coach of the Year, 4A Coach of the Year and coached the Colorado Rockies "Purple" team of the Senior Top 50 Game to a 1-0 victory behind the winning RBI of 1B Nick Miller ('10) & winning pitcher, Derek Neeper ('10)...Led Lions to 2013 4A State Championship...Named 4A Colorado Coach of the Year...Coached Senior Futures Team at Coors Field...Teaches Social Studies at MVHS ...Married to Fossil Ridge counselor Jen Smela...Kids Katie & Nick 

 

 

 

 


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