Coach Menze (left) and Coach Motsinger (right) watch and sport pained expressions along with Sam Knue's dad, Joe, as the boy's 4x800 team attempt to qualify for regionals.  This picture was taken just before the finish and as you can see the result was very much in doubt.  A few seconds later they learned that the boys finished 4th and moved on to Dayton for the for the first time in a long time in that event.  There was much rejoicing.

Head Coach - Scott Menze -

Coach Zuleger is Harrison's resident track guru.  He has coached in some capacity at Harrison for the past 32 years and has forgotten more about track than the rest of the coaches can remember.  Zu started the girl's program in 1977 and was head coach of the boys for 5 league championships.  Coach Zuleger has helped guide athletes in the throwing events to the Regional track meet for the last 14 consecutive years.  He has had athletes qualify to the State meet 11 times and among them had a runner-up (Brady Morris - 1998), a 4th place finisher (Ryan Flynn - 2004), and a two-time 8th place finisher (Chris Littleton - 2006).  Zu finally reached the coaching promise land when he coached Chris Littleton to his state discus title in 2007.  He added to his legacy in 2009 by guiding Brittan Wilson-Farley through her dominant senior season and state championship in the shot put.  Outside of coaching, his greatest thrill on the track was attending the 1988 Olympic Trials and 1996 Atlanta Olympics.  Coach Zuleger teaches in the high school social studies department, enjoys a good conspiracy, and loves railing against the government.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                      Zu Before                                                                                                        Zu After

 

 

Distance Coach - Jon Motsinger

Mots (here with Ashley Hoeffer and Coach Holbert) has coached track for 11 years, the last 9 at the high school.  He is a Harrison graduate and helped lead the track team to numerous league titles in the early 90's.  He was a state qualifier and is the school record holder as part of the 3200 meter relay team.  He was also a two time regional qualifier in cross country.  Mots was team MVP in 1992 and was named honorable mention all city in 1991.  His most infamous accomplishment as a track athlete was introducing the "Chris Webber time-out" to the 3200 meter run.  After high school, Mots went on to run at the University of Cincinnati.  Currently he teaches language arts at the junior school.  He is the head varsity cross country coach, is known to find soccer somewhat enjoyable from time to time, and enjoys reading, poetry, Scrabble, and all "real" sports including professional wrestling.

Sprint/Throws Coach - Nick Roth

Coach Roth (seen here with Emily Adams) is entering his 7th year as track coach at the high school. While primarily working with the sprinters and the relays, he has also coached some of the throwers.   Coach Roth was a 4 year letter winner in track and field at Taylor High School where he holds the discus record (167' 11").  He was a two time regional qualifier in the shot put and discus and also ran on the 400 meter relay team.  Coach Roth teaches in the special education department at the high school and also coaches football.  He enjoys fishing, hunting, raising quail on his compound in the wilds of Indiana, is much faster than he looks, and enjoys taking the occasional ice bath

in front of a large audience.

Hurdles/High Jump Coach - Steve Kucera

Coach Kucera is beginning his 6th season as a track coach at Harrison after spending 4 years coaching at Sycamore Junior High.  In 2006, he guided the only hurdler in Harrison history to make it to the State Meet (Curt Weidner).  He was a self described career underachiever during his time as a high school track athlete. Coach Kucera teaches in the special education department at the high school.  He also coaches football and enjoys hunting, fishing, boating, collecting lint, dining on braised platypus, and looking at topographical maps.

 

 

Assistant Distance/Long Jump Coach - Jayme Light

Coach Light (on the right) will return to the coaching staff for her 2nd season.  Coach Light works with the long jumpers and the distance runners.  She is a graduate of Colerain High School and Northern Kentucky University where she starred on the soccer field.  She is the coach of the girl's junior varsity soccer team at the high school and was previously a member of the track staff at Colerain Junior High School.  Presently, she is teaching social studies here at Harrison High School.  Coach Light passes the time by training for mini-marathons and is pursuing her Master's Degree in Special Education.