01/11/2024
~Robert Roethler Award~
(This award is to honor an individual who exemplifies the highest level of contribution towards the sport of wrestling)
Congratulations to Jeff Frost!
Jeff is a proud product of Don Bosco High School. He led his team to the 1985 Stste Team title. After high school Jeff continued his educational and athletic career at Wartburg College. He was a key component in leading the resurgence of the program into the national power they are today.
After graduation Jeff worked for the Clarksville Community Schools for one year, serving as teacher/coach. As an assistant wrestling coach he helped lead Clarksville to their first State team title in any sport, the 1990 State Dual Championship. That year they finished 2nd in the traditional tournament.
In 1991 Jeff taught and coached for 8 seasons at Vinton-Shellsburg high school. They had not had a winning season in the previous 20 years, with only 9 dual wins total in the previous 10 years and they had their first winning season in year three. Jeff was twice nominated for 2A coach of the year. And still has most wins by a coach in Viking history. Jeff also coached baseball at Vinton Shellsburg, he coached 3 kids who went on to play professional baseball including major league pitcher Wes Obermueller.
In 2001 Jeff moved on to the Waterloo Schools as an administrator as assistant principal. He was elevated to the Athletic Director in 2002. He inherited a program that was low in winning percentages but even lower in sportsmanship. As you might guess Jeff through his leadership developed a vision that Wahawks could win, and that with ethics and sportsmanship they created a culture where students wanted to be a part of their programs.
Over the last 10 years Jeff has served as Director of Secondary Education for the Linn-Mar Community Schools and his current position of Executive Director of Professional Technical Education for the Waterloo Schools. He has helped develop and grow an amazing Waterloo Career Center, a center that supports over 1500 students from 10 districts and 13 high schools
