Capt. Steve Archer*

Dave Bennetts

AAU Coaching

1968-1972 Assistant Coach Butte Tarpons (Swimming)

1972-1974 Head Swimming Coach Baker Spartans

1972- 1974 Head Wrestling Coach Baker Spartans

1974-76 Head Football and Track Coach- KG Cougars

1976-77 Head Wrestling Coach Stevensville Spartans

1976-1981 Assistant Coach Billings Wrestling Club

1981-1987 Head Coach Helena Wrestling Club

1984- Team leader Coach Cultural Exchange- Denmark

1990- Team leader Coach Cultural Exchange- Egypt

1991-93-95-97-01 - Team leader Coach Cultural Exchange- Germany

AAU Offices Held

1976-1981 Billings Wrestling Club Head Official

1978-1981 Head Wrestling Official- South Central Divisional

1981-1987 Head Wrestling Official- State of Montana

1984- Present National AAU Wrestling Board Member

1986-1987 1^st Vice President- Montana AAU

1988-1992 President Montana Armature Wrestling Association

1987- Present Montana Delegate National AAU

1990-1996- USAW-MT- Wrestling Executive Board

1992- 2012 Cultural Exchange Chairman Mt.

1996- Present- National AAU Head Folkstyle Official

National AAU and State Recognition Awards

1989 –AAU International Outstanding Wrestling Official of the Year

1992 – Montana Outstanding Contributor

1992- Outstanding National Official of the Year

1993- AAU National Volunteer of the Year

1997- Outstanding Folkstyle Official of the Year

1997- Montana High School Official of the Year- MHSA

1997- Nominated Nationally for the Outstanding High School Official of the Year

1998- National AAU Folkstyle Official of the Year

1998- National AAU Service Award

1999- AAU Wrestling Hall of Fame

2003- AAU William T. Vandivier Service Award

2008 National AAU Volunteer Hall of Fame

2011 AAU  National Sustained Service Award

1997-2012  Officiated 5 NAIA National College Tournaments

1998 and 2012 Montana High School Official of the Year-MHSA

2014 Montana High School Association Official HOF

Athletic Achievements

1962-68 AAU Swim Team Member

1964- AAU Cultural Exchange Swimming Montana vs. Canada Team member

1965- North Central Regional Senior and Junior 200m  Breast Stroke Champion

1969- 2yr Butte High School letterman Football, Wrestling and Swimming

1967-68 State Wrestling Placer (2)

1968 – Swimming State Placer 4 events

1968 All State Swimming and State Championship Football Team

1969, 71 and 72 All Frontier Conference Football Player

1976- Billings City League Football Defensive Player of the Year

1976-2014-Montana High School Official- 38 years

           Officiated 32 State Wrestling Tournaments

           Officiated 36 Divisional Tournaments

Worked all 9 Designated Wrestling Divisional/ only Montana Official to accomplish this task

1997-Present Head Official for The Prestige’s Disney Duals

2019- Assistant Rules Interpreter for the MHSA High School Wrestling Tournament 

Larry Bergstrom*

 Indiana

Jack Crider

 Ozark

John Dustin

 Indiana

Steve Evanhoff*

 Florida

Don Herold*

 Ohio

Jim Herold*

 Ohio

Bob Johnson*

South Dakota

1968 wrestled in first state AAU wrestling tournament

1977 assistant coach Augustana College - team second NCAA D2 tournament 

1977 - 2003 Head Wrestling Coach

Doland, Kimball, & Brookings SD 

2 State Championship teams 

15 top 10 finishes 200+ dual wins 

Over 300 state place winner

SD wrestling Coach of the Year 

1982 to 2018 director of South Dakota wrestling coaches AAU program - grown to over 5000 members 

1992 tournament director NCAA D2 wrestling tournament 

1984 to 2018 member of AAU wrestling committee 

            Chair from 1988 to 2018  

            Awarded AAU presidents leadership award 2x

Inducted into SD wrestling Hall of Fame and AAU wrestling Hall of Fame

Josh Henson

Capt. Josiah Henson

Kevin Martin

Jim Peckman*

David Rivenes*

Laris Roberts