After putting out the original article on Monday we got to talking on Gorilla Radio on which coach had the best winning percentage on Saturday morning. Well, since we have the data we decided to put it out there with some great results. Note that this data is from the 1992 state finals through the 2019 state finals. It includes how many state placers(1st-8th) and how many of them made the semi-finals and even the finals.
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Current Coaches with 5 or more placers, winning percentage in the quarter-finals.
Coach | Placers | Semi-Finalists | Quarter % | Current School |
Dan Briggs | 10 | 9 | 90.00% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) |
Michael Lapadat | 5 | 4 | 80.00% | Evansville Central |
Mark Kirchgassner | 5 | 4 | 80.00% | East Central |
Wade McClurg | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Roncalli |
Chris Cooper | 22 | 15 | 68.18% | Columbus East |
Darrick Snyder | 64 | 43 | 67.19% | Brownsburg |
Zach Errett | 12 | 8 | 66.67% | Avon |
Steve Pugliese | 9 | 6 | 66.67% | Tri-West |
Jerimiah Maggart | 6 | 4 | 66.67% | Jimtown |
Sean McGinley | 78 | 51 | 65.38% | Indianapolis Cathedral |
Matt Schoettle | 14 | 9 | 64.29% | Perry Meridian |
Bill Flatt | 13 | 8 | 61.54% | South Bend Riley |
Bob Harmon | 28 | 17 | 60.71% | Castle |
Dan Mikesell | 5 | 3 | 60.00% | Mooresville |
Greg Schaefer | 40 | 23 | 57.50% | Evansville Mater Dei |
Jim Tonte | 70 | 40 | 57.14% | Franklin Community |
David Maldonado | 53 | 29 | 54.72% | Merrillville |
Dave Cloud | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | Pendleton Heights |
Ed Pendoski | 37 | 19 | 51.35% | Carmel |
Jim Wadkins | 6 | 3 | 50.00% | Calumet |
Andy Hobbs | 15 | 7 | 46.67% | Peru |
Bob Read | 13 | 6 | 46.15% | Plymouth |
Matthew Behling | 11 | 5 | 45.45% | Culver Academies |
Chris Joll | 23 | 10 | 43.48% | Chesterton |
Maurice Swain | 7 | 3 | 42.86% | Center Grove |
Mike Runyon | 7 | 3 | 42.86% | Bloomington South |
Chad Shepherd | 7 | 3 | 42.86% | Western |
Pat Dowty | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | Indian Creek |
Brad Harper | 27 | 10 | 37.04% | Penn |
Eric Myers | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Jay County |
Frank Bumgardner | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | Wawasee |
Kevin Blundell | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | Monrovia |
Jim HIttler | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | Huntington North |
Lou Silverman | 16 | 5 | 31.25% | North Central |
Tony Abbott | 17 | 5 | 29.41% | Cowan |
Danny Struck | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | Jeffersonville |
Doug Smoker | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | Angola |
Joshua Holden | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Greenfield-Central |
T. Howard Jones Jr. | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Jennings County |
Jim Pickard | 19 | 5 | 26.32% | Goshen |
Larry Mattingly | 12 | 3 | 25.00% | Evansville Memorial |
Branden Lorek | 8 | 2 | 25.00% | Crown Point |
Brian Weaver | 9 | 2 | 22.22% | Elkhart Memorial |
Scott Ferguson | 16 | 3 | 18.75% | Evansville Reitz |
Dean Branstetter | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | Attica |
Louie Kuzdas | 11 | 1 | 9.09% | LaPorte |
Clint Gard | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | Rochester |
Andrew King | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | Oak Hill |
Zach Whickcar | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | Elkhart Central |
All coaches since 1992 with 10 or more state placers
Coach | Placers | Semi-Finalists | Quarter % | Current School | Past School |
Dan Briggs | 10 | 9 | 90.00% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) | Union County |
David Walpole | 10 | 8 | 80.00% | Decatur Central | |
Mike Ester | 14 | 11 | 78.57% | Fort Wayne Snider | |
Robert Emerick | 18 | 14 | 77.78% | Lake Central | |
Travis Walls | 21 | 16 | 76.19% | Griffith | |
Nick Petrov | 19 | 14 | 73.68% | Hanover Central | |
Jared Williams | 21 | 15 | 71.43% | Avon | |
Bill Kelly | 17 | 12 | 70.59% | East Chicago Central | |
Wade McClurg | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Roncalli | Roncalli |
Lance Beehler | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Mishawaka | |
Larry Tharp | 13 | 9 | 69.23% | Portage | |
Keith Hoffar | 16 | 11 | 68.75% | East Noble | |
Chris Cooper | 22 | 15 | 68.18% | Columbus East | Columbus East |
Darrick Snyder | 64 | 43 | 67.19% | Brownsburg | Brownsburg |
Zach Errett | 12 | 8 | 66.67% | Avon | Avon |
Sean McGinley | 78 | 51 | 65.38% | Indianapolis Cathedral | Indianapolis Bishop Chatard |
Mike Goebel | 74 | 48 | 64.86% | Evansville Mater Dei | |
Scott Vlink | 45 | 29 | 64.44% | Crown Point | |
Matt Schoettle | 14 | 9 | 64.29% | Perry Meridian | Perry Meridian |
Rob Willman | 11 | 7 | 63.64% | Floyd Central | |
Danny Williams | 11 | 7 | 63.64% | Warren Central | |
Kevin Troy | 19 | 12 | 63.16% | Roncalli | |
Bill Flatt | 13 | 8 | 61.54% | South Bend Riley | South Bend Riley |
Bob Harmon | 28 | 17 | 60.71% | Castle | Castle |
Bob Hasseman | 38 | 23 | 60.53% | Franklin Community | |
Frank Svarczkopf, Jr. | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | Lawrence North | |
Perry Summitt | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | Bloomington North | |
Todd Sacksteder | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | Beech Grove | |
Royce Deckard | 37 | 22 | 59.46% | Bloomington South | |
Leroy Vega | 22 | 13 | 59.09% | Portage | |
Cale Hoover | 12 | 7 | 58.33% | Center Grove | |
Mark Kerrn | 19 | 11 | 57.89% | Jimtown | |
Greg Schaefer | 40 | 23 | 57.50% | Evansville Mater Dei | Evansville Mater Dei |
Jim Tonte | 70 | 40 | 57.14% | Franklin Community | Connersville |
Brent Faurote | 65 | 37 | 56.92% | Bellmont | |
Steve Balash | 30 | 17 | 56.67% | Hobart | |
Kyle Poyer | 16 | 9 | 56.25% | Anderson Highland | |
Chad Red | 18 | 10 | 55.56% | Lawrence Central | |
Brett Crousore | 31 | 17 | 54.84% | Lawrence North | |
David Maldonado | 53 | 29 | 54.72% | Merrillville | Hammond Bishop Noll |
Wiley Craft | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | Lawrence Central | |
Todd Kendrick | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | Franklin Central | |
Lance Ellis | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | Roncalli | |
Scott Schwarz | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | East Central | |
Dave Cloud | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | Pendleton Heights | Pendleton Heights |
Mike Atwood | 13 | 7 | 53.85% | Delphi | |
Lance Rhodes | 21 | 11 | 52.38% | Indianapolis Cathedral | |
Brian Seltzer | 25 | 13 | 52.00% | Elkhart Memorial | |
Ed Pendoski | 37 | 19 | 51.35% | Carmel | Carmel |
Trent McCormick | 58 | 29 | 50.00% | Yorktown | |
Dan Gelarden | 12 | 6 | 50.00% | Munster | |
Paul Voigt | 10 | 5 | 50.00% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) | |
Andy Hobbs | 15 | 7 | 46.67% | Peru | Peru |
Bob Read | 13 | 6 | 46.15% | Plymouth | Plymouth |
Matthew Behling | 11 | 5 | 45.45% | Culver Academies | Bremen |
Chris Joll | 23 | 10 | 43.48% | Chesterton | Chesterton |
Henry Wilk | 21 | 9 | 42.86% | Penn | |
Dave Thompson | 14 | 6 | 42.86% | Whiteland | |
Jim Ledbetter | 14 | 6 | 42.86% | Warren Central | |
Al Hartman | 14 | 6 | 42.86% | South Bend Clay | |
Al Smith | 19 | 8 | 42.11% | Mishawaka | |
Randy Kearby | 17 | 7 | 41.18% | Bluffton | |
Paul Nicodemus | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | Plainfield | |
Clarence Warthan | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | Frankfort | |
Dennis Lewis | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | NorthWood | |
Russel Feigert | 24 | 9 | 37.50% | Beech Grove | |
Brad Harper | 27 | 10 | 37.04% | Penn | Benton Central |
Rex Peckinpaugh | 38 | 14 | 36.84% | New Castle | |
Eric Myers | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Jay County | Jay County |
Tony Boley | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Elwood | |
Lou Silverman | 16 | 5 | 31.25% | North Central | Hamilton Southeastern |
Tony Abbott | 17 | 5 | 29.41% | Cowan | Cowan |
Andy Simon | 18 | 5 | 27.78% | Carmel | |
Joshua Holden | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Greenfield-Central | Greenfield-Central |
T. Howard Jones Jr. | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Jennings County | Jennings County |
Jim Pickard | 19 | 5 | 26.32% | Goshen | Goshen |
Israel Blevins | 20 | 5 | 25.00% | Avon | |
Larry Mattingly | 12 | 3 | 25.00% | Evansville Memorial | Evansville Memorial |
Scott Ferguson | 16 | 3 | 18.75% | Evansville Reitz | Evansville Reitz |
Louie Kuzdas | 11 | 1 | 9.09% | LaPorte | LaPorte |
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