The National Federation of State High School Associations has announced that two middle school coaches from Kansas, including longtime Girard track coach Nate Clevenger, have been named National Coaches Association State Coaches of the Year for the 2021-22 school year. Clevenger was named the girls middle school sports coach of the year for the state of Kansas. Jody Miller of Rock Creek Middle School also earned the honors as the boys middle school sports coach of the year.