McClain track and field coach Bob Bergstrom was selected by the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OATCC) to receive the OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award for the 2016-17 school year. Bergstrom has coached the Tigers track and field team for over 30 years dedicating countless hours to his athletes and McClain High School, Bergstrom was a volunteer coach for the team during the 2017 season.
Throughout the 2016-17 school year, the coaches associations of the sports sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association had the opportunity to select one of their own for an OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award. Recipients are recognized during the state tournament of their respective sport or at their annual coaches clinic.
The OHSAA congratulates the award winners and thanks them for their outstanding service to Ohio’s student-athletes. Individuals selected reflect the values of sportsmanship, ethics and integrity through their professional responsibilities and are role models for others.
The OHSAA is proud to recognize the following coaches who received OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Awards during the 2016-17 school year. They include:
2016-17 OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award Winners
Girls Sports
Nate Irwin, Girls Basketball, Findlay Liberty-Benton High School
Dugan Hill, Girls Cross Country, Caldwell High School
Macie Miller, Field Hockey, Kettering Fairmont High School
Joan Ganim, Gymnastics, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Cris Baker, Girls Golf, Waterford High School
Mike Murphy, Girls Lacrosse, Dublin Coffman High School
Alex Binger, Girls Soccer, Clyde High School
Staci Renollet, Softball, Sherwood Fairview High School
Brenda Wherley, Girls Swimming and Diving, Dover High School
Tom Haddow, Girls Tennis, Gahanna Columbus Academy High School
Preston Foy, Girls Track and Field, North Robinson Colonel Crawford High School
Ann Ellerbrock, Volleyball, Ottawa-Glandorf High School
None Selected, Girls Bowling
Boys Sports
Mark King, Baseball, Fremont Ross High School
Steve Franks, Boys Basketball, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley High School
Milt Place, Boys Cross Country, Medina High School
Mike Niehaus, Boys Golf, Cincinnati Glen Este High School
Greg Cole, Boys Lacrosse, Cincinnati Sycamore
Miguel Pedraza, Boys Soccer, Springfield High School
Dennis Beck, Boys Swimming and Diving, West Chester Lakota West High School
Matt Hughes, Boys Tennis, Kettering Fairmont High School
Bob Bergstrom, Boys Track and Field, Greenfield McClain High School
Mike Golden, Football, Delaware Hayes High School
Jack Hoogeveen, Ice Hockey, Powell Olentangy Liberty High School
Tom Barbee, Wrestling, Covington High School
None Selected, Boys Bowling
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