I am very impressed with SM East's new coaches:

This is Coach John Sonderegger's second year with the Lancer program. He brings a wealth of wrestling knowledge to Shawnee Mission East. As a wrestler, Sonderegger was the first Big Eight Conference Champion in 50 years of wrestling at the University of Missouri. He was twice a Collegiate All-American, placing fourth in the NCAA Division I Tournament at 150 pounds. Sonderegger was voted the Outstanding Wrestler in the Big Eight Conference during his senior campaign and continues to hold the single season win record at Mizzou.


Assistant Coach -- Colin MacKee:

This is Colin's first year at Shawnee Mission East. Colin MacKee is a former 119 pound Kansas State Champ from Bishop Meige. He wrestled for CMSU in college and coached at Pembroke HS.


Assistant Coach -- Miles Martin:

This is also Coach Martin's first year as a Shawnee Mission East Wrestling Coach. Miles is a former prep school heavyweight champ from Colorado. His recent coaching experience was with the successful Turner program.

With the addition of a new club program feeding into SM East, I expect the SM East program to improve every year from here on out.