Throughout the history of the state finals the number of state placers has grown from four to six and finally to eight in 1992. With the addition of the 7th and 8th place finishers came the Friday night win or go home match for all the competitors. Throughout the years we have seen amazing matches and crazy upsets on Friday night.
After some thought we wanted to know which coach had the best winning percentage on Friday night. We compiled all the data from 1992 until 2019 and came up with the following information. Please note that included in these statistics are qualifiers that did not end up participating at state due to injury. This mildly affects a coach’s percentage as it is a rare occurrence an athlete does not participate on Friday night.
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Current coaches with 10+ state qualifiers from 1992-2019
Rank | Coach | Qualifiers | Placers | Friday % | Current School |
1 | Wade McClurg | 11 | 10 | 90.91% | Roncalli |
2 | Brian Weaver | 11 | 9 | 81.82% | Elkhart Memorial |
3 | Sean McGinley | 100 | 78 | 78.00% | Indianapolis Cathedral |
4 | Darrick Snyder | 85 | 64 | 75.29% | Brownsburg |
5 | Chris Cooper | 31 | 22 | 70.97% | Columbus East |
6 | Maurice Swain | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Center Grove |
7 | Jim Tonte | 102 | 70 | 68.63% | Franklin Community |
8 | David Maldonado | 79 | 53 | 67.09% | Merrillville |
9 | Matthew Behling | 17 | 11 | 64.71% | Culver Academies |
10 | Matt Schoettle | 22 | 14 | 63.64% | Perry Meridian |
11 | Dan Briggs | 16 | 10 | 62.50% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) |
12 | Joshua Holden | 18 | 11 | 61.11% | Greenfield-Central |
13 | Zach Errett | 20 | 12 | 60.00% | Avon |
14 | Kevin Blundell | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | Monrovia |
15 | Greg Schaefer | 69 | 40 | 57.97% | Evansville Mater Dei |
16 | Branden Lorek | 14 | 8 | 57.14% | Crown Point |
17 | Ed Pendoski | 65 | 37 | 56.92% | Carmel |
18 | Bill Flatt | 23 | 13 | 56.52% | South Bend Riley |
19 | Tony Abbott | 31 | 17 | 54.84% | Cowan |
20 | Bob Read | 24 | 13 | 54.17% | Plymouth |
21 | Eric Myers | 21 | 11 | 52.38% | Jay County |
22 | T. Howard Jones Jr. | 22 | 11 | 50.00% | Jennings County |
23 | Mark Kirchgassner | 10 | 5 | 50.00% | East Central |
24 | Bob Harmon | 57 | 28 | 49.12% | Castle |
25 | Chris Joll | 47 | 23 | 48.94% | Chesterton |
26 | Jim Pickard | 40 | 19 | 47.50% | Goshen |
27 | Mike Runyon | 15 | 7 | 46.67% | Bloomington South |
28 | Louie Kuzdas | 24 | 11 | 45.83% | LaPorte |
29 | Lou Silverman | 35 | 16 | 45.71% | North Central |
30 | Clint Gard | 16 | 7 | 43.75% | Rochester |
31 | Brad Harper | 62 | 27 | 43.55% | Penn |
32 | Scott Ferguson | 38 | 16 | 42.11% | Evansville Reitz |
33 | Steve Pugliese | 22 | 9 | 40.91% | Tri-West |
34 | Dave Cloud | 27 | 11 | 40.74% | Pendleton Heights |
35 | Dean Branstetter | 15 | 6 | 40.00% | Attica |
36 | Brandon Sisson | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | Floyd Central |
37 | Chad Shepherd | 18 | 7 | 38.89% | Western |
38 | Danny Struck | 18 | 7 | 38.89% | Jeffersonville |
39 | Larry Mattingly | 31 | 12 | 38.71% | Evansville Memorial |
40 | Andy Hobbs | 39 | 15 | 38.46% | Peru |
41 | Dan Mikesell | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | Mooresville |
42 | Doug Smoker | 19 | 7 | 36.84% | Angola |
43 | Rod Williams | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Leo |
44 | Jim HIttler | 17 | 6 | 35.29% | Huntington North |
45 | Jamie Welliever | 12 | 4 | 33.33% | Southmont |
46 | Andrew King | 20 | 6 | 30.00% | Oak Hill |
47 | Tim Alcorn | 10 | 3 | 30.00% | Mount Vernon (Posey) |
48 | Paul Gunsett | 14 | 4 | 28.57% | Bellmont |
49 | Jim Wadkins | 22 | 6 | 27.27% | Calumet |
50 | Blane Culp | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Columbia City |
51 | Nick Kraus | 11 | 2 | 18.18% | Garrett |
52 | Tom Miller | 17 | 2 | 11.76% | Lafayette Jefferson |
All coaches with 10+ state qualifiers from 1992-2019
Rank | Coach | Qualifiers | Placers | Friday % | Current School | Past School |
1 | Wiley Craft | 12 | 11 | 91.67% | Lawrence Central | |
2 | Wade McClurg | 11 | 10 | 90.91% | Roncalli | Roncalli |
3 | Todd Kendrick | 13 | 11 | 84.62% | Franklin Central | |
4 | Frank Svarczkopf, Jr. | 12 | 10 | 83.33% | Lawrence North | |
5 | Brian Weaver | 11 | 9 | 81.82% | Elkhart Memorial | Elkhart Memorial |
6 | Travis Walls | 26 | 21 | 80.77% | Griffith | |
7 | Dan Gelarden | 15 | 12 | 80.00% | Munster | |
8 | Brett Crousore | 39 | 31 | 79.49% | Lawrence North | |
9 | Nick Petrov | 24 | 19 | 79.17% | Hanover Central | |
10 | Sean McGinley | 100 | 78 | 78.00% | Indianapolis Cathedral | Indianapolis Cathedral |
11 | Perry Summitt | 13 | 10 | 76.92% | Bloomington North | |
12 | Darrick Snyder | 85 | 64 | 75.29% | Brownsburg | Brownsburg |
13 | Al Smith | 26 | 19 | 73.08% | Mishawaka | |
14 | Justin Smith | 11 | 8 | 72.73% | Warsaw | |
15 | Rod Wartman | 11 | 8 | 72.73% | Lake Central | |
16 | Chris Cooper | 31 | 22 | 70.97% | Columbus East | Columbus East |
17 | Keith Grant | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Indian Creek | |
18 | Maurice Swain | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Center Grove | Center Grove |
19 | Alan Goddard | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Ben Davis | |
20 | Dennis Miesle | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Woodlan | |
21 | Duboris Dickerson | 13 | 9 | 69.23% | Pike | |
22 | Grodie Crick | 13 | 9 | 69.23% | Evansville Central | |
23 | Jim Tonte | 102 | 70 | 68.63% | Franklin Community | Warren Central |
24 | Mike Atwood | 19 | 13 | 68.42% | Delphi | |
25 | Paul Nicodemus | 19 | 13 | 68.42% | Plainfield | |
26 | Lance Rhodes | 31 | 21 | 67.74% | Indianapolis Cathedral | |
27 | David Maldonado | 79 | 53 | 67.09% | Merrillville | Merrillville |
28 | Mike Goebel | 111 | 74 | 66.67% | Evansville Mater Dei | |
29 | Paul Voigt | 15 | 10 | 66.67% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) | |
30 | Bill Kelly | 26 | 17 | 65.38% | East Chicago Central | |
31 | Lance Ellis | 17 | 11 | 64.71% | Roncalli | |
32 | Matthew Behling | 17 | 11 | 64.71% | Culver Academies | Culver Academies |
33 | Chad Red | 28 | 18 | 64.29% | New Palestine | |
34 | Matt Schoettle | 22 | 14 | 63.64% | Perry Meridian | Perry Meridian |
35 | Brian Seltzer | 40 | 25 | 62.50% | Lawrence North | |
36 | Dan Briggs | 16 | 10 | 62.50% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) | Union County |
37 | David Walpole | 16 | 10 | 62.50% | Decatur Central | |
38 | Robert Emerick | 29 | 18 | 62.07% | Lake Central | |
39 | Bob Jarrett | 13 | 8 | 61.54% | Eastern (Greentown) | |
40 | Jack Grimaldi | 13 | 8 | 61.54% | Alexandria | |
41 | Joshua Holden | 18 | 11 | 61.11% | Greenfield-Central | Greenfield-Central |
42 | Rob Willman | 18 | 11 | 61.11% | Floyd Central | |
43 | Zach Errett | 20 | 12 | 60.00% | Avon | Avon |
44 | Kevin Blundell | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | Monrovia | Monrovia |
45 | John Kopnisky | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | Carmel | |
46 | Brent Faurote | 109 | 65 | 59.63% | Bellmont | |
47 | Kevin Troy | 32 | 19 | 59.38% | Roncalli | |
48 | Larry Tharp | 22 | 13 | 59.09% | Portage | |
49 | Russel Feigert | 41 | 24 | 58.54% | Beech Grove | |
50 | Dave Thompson | 24 | 14 | 58.33% | Whiteland | |
51 | Greg Schaefer | 69 | 40 | 57.97% | Evansville Mater Dei | Evansville Mater Dei |
52 | Royce Deckard | 64 | 37 | 57.81% | Bloomington South | |
53 | Steve Balash | 52 | 30 | 57.69% | Hobart | |
54 | Keith Hoffar | 28 | 16 | 57.14% | East Noble | |
55 | Kyle Poyer | 28 | 16 | 57.14% | Hamilton Southeastern | |
56 | Mike Smorin | 14 | 8 | 57.14% | South Bend Riley | |
57 | Jim Nicholson | 14 | 8 | 57.14% | Elkhart Central | |
58 | Branden Lorek | 14 | 8 | 57.14% | Crown Point | Crown Point |
59 | Ed Pendoski | 65 | 37 | 56.92% | Carmel | Carmel |
60 | Bill Flatt | 23 | 13 | 56.52% | South Bend Riley | South Bend Riley |
61 | Trent McCormick | 103 | 58 | 56.31% | Yorktown | |
62 | Bobby Howard | 16 | 9 | 56.25% | Lowell | |
63 | John Cook | 16 | 9 | 56.25% | Valparaiso | |
64 | Bob Hasseman | 68 | 38 | 55.88% | Franklin Community | |
65 | Lance Beehler | 18 | 10 | 55.56% | Mishawaka | |
66 | Danny Williams | 20 | 11 | 55.00% | Warren Central | |
67 | Tony Abbott | 31 | 17 | 54.84% | Cowan | Cowan |
68 | Jamie Wingler | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | New Palestine | |
69 | Jason Warthan | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | Columbus North | |
70 | James Colias | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | Munster | |
71 | Kenny Wallace | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | Princeton | |
72 | Bob Read | 24 | 13 | 54.17% | Plymouth | Plymouth |
73 | Clarence Warthan | 24 | 13 | 54.17% | Frankfort | |
74 | Israel Blevins | 37 | 20 | 54.05% | Avon | |
75 | Mike Ester | 26 | 14 | 53.85% | Fort Wayne Snider | |
76 | Jake Harreld | 13 | 7 | 53.85% | Fishers | |
77 | Bob Brennan | 15 | 8 | 53.33% | Zionsville | |
78 | Jared Williams | 40 | 21 | 52.50% | Zionsville | |
79 | Eric Myers | 21 | 11 | 52.38% | Jay County | Jay County |
80 | Scott Vlink | 86 | 45 | 52.33% | Crown Point | |
81 | Rex Peckinpaugh | 73 | 38 | 52.05% | New Castle | |
82 | Andy Simon | 35 | 18 | 51.43% | Carmel | |
83 | Leroy Vega | 43 | 22 | 51.16% | Portage | |
84 | Mark Kerrn | 38 | 19 | 50.00% | Jimtown | |
85 | Randy Kearby | 34 | 17 | 50.00% | Columbia City | |
86 | Jim Ledbetter | 28 | 14 | 50.00% | Warren Central | |
87 | T. Howard Jones Jr. | 22 | 11 | 50.00% | Jennings County | Jennings County |
88 | Todd Sacksteder | 20 | 10 | 50.00% | Beech Grove | |
89 | Kevin King | 18 | 9 | 50.00% | Indianapolis Bishop Chatard | |
90 | Chris Campbell | 14 | 7 | 50.00% | Greenwood | |
91 | Bill Yozipovich | 14 | 7 | 50.00% | Greenfield-Central | |
92 | Mark Bruner | 12 | 6 | 50.00% | Brown County | |
93 | Mark Kirchgassner | 10 | 5 | 50.00% | East Central | East Central |
94 | Lee Fry | 10 | 5 | 50.00% | Prairie Heights | |
95 | Chris Svarczkopf | 10 | 5 | 50.00% | Fort Wayne North Side | |
96 | Larry Hazuga | 10 | 5 | 50.00% | Jeffersonville | |
97 | Christopher Kern | 10 | 5 | 50.00% | Zionsville | |
98 | Bob Harmon | 57 | 28 | 49.12% | Castle | Castle |
99 | Chris Joll | 47 | 23 | 48.94% | Chesterton | Chesterton |
100 | Henry Wilk | 43 | 21 | 48.84% | Penn | |
101 | Dennis Lewis | 27 | 13 | 48.15% | NorthWood | |
102 | Jim Pickard | 40 | 19 | 47.50% | Goshen | Goshen |
103 | Terry O'Neill | 19 | 9 | 47.37% | Westfield | |
104 | Scott Dehart | 17 | 8 | 47.06% | Wawasee | |
105 | Mike Runyon | 15 | 7 | 46.67% | Bloomington South | Bloomington South |
106 | Ryan Wells | 15 | 7 | 46.67% | Kokomo | |
107 | Cale Hoover | 26 | 12 | 46.15% | Center Grove | |
108 | Louie Kuzdas | 24 | 11 | 45.83% | LaPorte | LaPorte |
109 | Tony Boley | 24 | 11 | 45.83% | Warsaw | |
110 | Lou Silverman | 35 | 16 | 45.71% | North Central | North Central |
111 | Bud Palmer | 11 | 5 | 45.45% | Delta | |
112 | Steve Wewe | 11 | 5 | 45.45% | Franklin County | |
113 | Bo Henry | 11 | 5 | 45.45% | Bloomington North | |
114 | Clint Gard | 16 | 7 | 43.75% | Rochester | Rochester |
115 | Brad Harper | 62 | 27 | 43.55% | Penn | Penn |
116 | Rick Stenftenagel | 14 | 6 | 42.86% | Jasper | |
117 | David Caple | 14 | 6 | 42.86% | Floyd Central | |
118 | Scott Schwarz | 26 | 11 | 42.31% | East Central | |
119 | Scott Ferguson | 38 | 16 | 42.11% | Evansville Reitz | Evansville Reitz |
120 | Steve VanderAa | 17 | 7 | 41.18% | Winamac | |
121 | Steve Pugliese | 22 | 9 | 40.91% | Tri-West | Danville |
122 | Dave Cloud | 27 | 11 | 40.74% | Pendleton Heights | Pendleton Heights |
123 | Scott Raypole | 15 | 6 | 40.00% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) | |
124 | Dean Branstetter | 15 | 6 | 40.00% | Attica | Attica |
125 | Brandon Sisson | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | Floyd Central | Floyd Central |
126 | James Binkley | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | New Albany | |
127 | Sam DiPrimio | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | Fort Wayne Northrop | |
128 | Gene Backes | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | Evansville Reitz | |
129 | Murray Miller | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | South Bend Washington | |
130 | James Phillips | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | Indianapolis Emmerich Manual | |
131 | Kevin Taylor | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | Wawasee | |
132 | Al Hartman | 36 | 14 | 38.89% | South Bend Clay | |
133 | Chad Shepherd | 18 | 7 | 38.89% | Western | Western |
134 | Danny Struck | 18 | 7 | 38.89% | Jeffersonville | Jeffersonville |
135 | Larry Mattingly | 31 | 12 | 38.71% | Evansville Memorial | Evansville Memorial |
136 | Andy Hobbs | 39 | 15 | 38.46% | Peru | Peru |
137 | Dan Mikesell | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | Mooresville | Mooresville |
138 | Ed Fox | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) | |
139 | Greg Gastineau | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | Hamilton Southeastern | |
140 | Mark Line | 21 | 8 | 38.10% | Kankakee Valley | |
141 | Doug Smoker | 19 | 7 | 36.84% | Angola | Angola |
142 | Gary Fox | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Franklin Central | |
143 | Rod Williams | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Leo | Leo |
144 | Tony Grater | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | McCutcheon | |
145 | Tony Starks | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Ben Davis | |
146 | Todd Fakes | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Monrovia | |
147 | Derek Bocock | 14 | 5 | 35.71% | Lebanon | |
148 | Matt Koontz | 14 | 5 | 35.71% | Whitko | |
149 | Jim HIttler | 17 | 6 | 35.29% | Huntington North | Huntington North |
150 | Mark Scott | 20 | 7 | 35.00% | Muncie Central | |
151 | David Errett | 20 | 7 | 35.00% | Martinsville | |
152 | Barry Humble | 18 | 6 | 33.33% | South Adams | |
153 | Josh Dommer | 15 | 5 | 33.33% | Leo | |
154 | Jamie Welliever | 12 | 4 | 33.33% | Southmont | Southmont |
155 | Robert Freije | 16 | 5 | 31.25% | Brownsburg | |
156 | Randy Pursley | 13 | 4 | 30.77% | Homestead | |
157 | Andrew King | 20 | 6 | 30.00% | Oak Hill | Oak Hill |
158 | Chuck Fleshman | 10 | 3 | 30.00% | Central Noble | |
159 | Tim Alcorn | 10 | 3 | 30.00% | Mount Vernon (Posey) | Mount Vernon (Posey) |
160 | John Bennett | 10 | 3 | 30.00% | Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger | |
161 | Paul Gunsett | 14 | 4 | 28.57% | Bellmont | Bellmont |
162 | Nicholas Eckert | 14 | 4 | 28.57% | North Posey | |
163 | George Gardner | 18 | 5 | 27.78% | South Dearborn | |
164 | Jim Wadkins | 22 | 6 | 27.27% | Calumet | Calumet |
165 | Blane Culp | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Columbia City | Columbia City |
166 | Ron Anderson | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Winchester | |
167 | Eric Burres | 12 | 3 | 25.00% | New Albany | |
168 | Doug Deters | 13 | 3 | 23.08% | Franklin County | |
169 | Kevin Wilkinson | 10 | 2 | 20.00% | Southmont | |
170 | Ken Houston | 16 | 3 | 18.75% | Twin Lakes | |
171 | Denny Schwartz | 16 | 3 | 18.75% | Adams Central | |
172 | Nick Kraus | 11 | 2 | 18.18% | Garrett | Garrett |
173 | Scott VanDerAa | 15 | 2 | 13.33% | Harrison (WL) | |
174 | Tom Miller | 17 | 2 | 11.76% | Lafayette Jefferson | Lafayette Jefferson |
175 | Al Thomas | 10 | 1 | 10.00% | Logansport | |
176 | Tim Sloffer | 12 | 1 | 8.33% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) | |
177 | Doug Schultz | 13 | 1 | 7.69% | Adams Central |
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