Derrick Elman led the Humboldt soccer group to a second straight look within the Class 3A state soccer semifinals final fall.
For his efforts on the sidelines, Elman was named the 3A Regional Coach of the Yr by the Iowa Soccer Coaches Affiliation.
Tim Tebrink of North Polk, a district rival of Elman and the Wildcats, was the opposite winner in 3A.
Humboldt went 21-Three over the previous two seasons, with a complete of 26 wins over the previous three years.
In eight gamers, Newell-Fonda’s Brian Wilken was honored together with Southeast Warren’s Shane Rowlands. Wilken and the Mustangs additionally reached the UNI-Dome and the state remaining 4.
West Hancock’s Mark Sanger and Wapsie Valley’s Duane Foster have been Part A, MFL MarMac’s Dan Anderson and Sigourney-Keota’s Jared Jensen have been named to 1A, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock’s Curtis Eben and West Marshall’s Cody Hackett have been the 2A picks.
From 4A, Spencer’s Jim Tighe, son of the legendary former head coach at St. Edmond and Webster Metropolis’s Dick Tighe was chosen together with Newton’s Andy Swedenhjelm. The 5A coaches named have been Nice Valley’s Rusty VanWetzinga and Des Moines North’s Eric Addy.
IFCA additionally named coaches of the yr in every class with WACO’s Chad Edeker (eight gamers), Lynnville-Sully’s Mike Parkinson (A), Underwood’s Nate Mechaelsen (1A), Williamsburg’s Curt Ritchie (2A) , Lance Pedersen of Mount Vernon (3A), Mark Hoekstra of Carlisle (4A) and Brian Woodley of Johnston (5A) have been honored.