Genoa Athletics Hall of Fame Class 8

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WRESTLING

1st GHS wrestler to win 30 matches in one season, 30-1, 1979

Career record 62-9

SLL Champion 98 lbs. 1979

Sectional Champion 98 lbs. 1978, 1979

District Champion 98 lbs. 1978, 1979

State Qualifier 98 lbs. 1978

All-Ohio 3rd 98 lbs. 1979

COMMUNITY AWARD

3yr, GHS Football letterman, team captain 1940

Senior Class president 1941

1943-1945 U.S. Air Force B-24 commander, 

30 missions, based in Italy

1948 graduated University of Toledo 

Owner Tank Motor Sales, retired 1981

Air Force Reserves, liaison officer for Air Force Academy

1986 established engineering scholarship-GHS

1988 established education scholarship-GHS

Charter member-Genoa area Education Foundation

COACH - TEACHER

GHS Basketball, Track, Football 1956-1959

Toledo Blade-Times Football All-Star NLL 1959

Graduated Defiance College 1963

Teacher-Coach Genoa Area Junior High 1963-1996

Football Coach 23yrs

Athletic Director 12yrs

Track coach 11yrs

GOLF

4 Year Letterman

4 Time SLL Team Champion '94, '95, '96, '97

1st Team All-SLL '95, '96, '97

2nd Team All-District '96

1st Team All-District '97

Career Record- 452-97-22

GHS Record- lowest single season match average 37.91 1997

GHS Record- career match average 39.93 1994-1997

GOLF

4 year Letterman

4 Time SLL Team Champion '94, '95, '96, '97

2nd Team All-SLL '94

1st Team All-SLL '95, '96, '97

SLL Medalist, '96, '97

SLL Golfer of the Year '96, '97

2nd Team All-District '96

1st Team All-District '97

Career Record- 497-97-26

Inducted October 25, 2008

Jeremy Zenz, Jason Balduf, Pat Jones, John Elmers, Bill Werner

Head coach-Dave Miller Asst. coach-Chris Haeft

Regional 2nd 

4x800 2nd Elmers, Jones, Zenz, Werner

1600 1st Werner

800 2nd Werner 3rd Elmers

4x400 4th Elmers, Balduf, Jones, Werner

1600 2nd Werners

800 3rd Elmers

Highest team finish in school history

Inducted October 25, 2008

Jake Truman, Jeff Harrison, Pat Jones, Jon Scheffer, John Elmers, Jeremy Zenz, Chris Lau, Bill Werner, David Karl, Tim Wyse

Head Coach Dave Miller, Asst. Coach Chris Haeft

Dual meet record 15-0

Season record 157-3

SLL Champions

District Champions 

Regional 2nd 

State 3rd 

State Coaches Final Poll 1st