KIAAA Awards Archive

2025 KIAAA Awards

The KIAAA is proud to announce this year’s KIAAA Award Winners. These award winners were nominated by Kansas athletic directors and selected by the KIAAA membership and KIAAA Past President Council.

(L) Elmer “Carp” Carpenter Award
Marc Haught CMAA, Retired KIAAA Executive Director

(R) NIAAA State Award of Merit
Rollie Van Wyhe CMAA, Kingman
Art Newcomer Promising Athletic Director
(L) Ryan Stuart, Salina South
(R) Michael Ghram CAA, Wichita North
Sportswriter of the Year
(L) Joel Muhs, McPherson Sentinel
Sportscaster of the Year
(R) Sean Brewer, 810 Varsity Sports Shawnee
District Athletic Directors of the Year
Middle School Kyle Haught CAA, Goddard-Eisenhower Middle School
District 1 Ron Davis CAA, Ellsworth
District 3 Kent Glaser CAA, Shawnee Mission Public Schools
District 2 Charlie Nimz, Topeka Washburn
District 4 Chris Asmussen CAA, Wichita Public Schools


Kansas Athletic Director of the Year
Kent Glaser CAA, Shawnee Mission Public Schools
2025 KIAAA Award Winners

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