
Boys Athletics
Our Mission
Encouraging all of our students to be active and healthy, our athletics department here at North Mahaska offers the opportunity for our students to join an organized sport to engage in a team environment. Students will learn leadership skills, good sportsmanship, respect, and how to balance extracurricular activity with academic success. More information relating to our activities can be found here on the website, via our calendar or by contacting the athletic director.
RECENT Boy’s ATHLETICs NEWS
Grooms Finish on the State Podium
For the first time in school history two North Mahaska wrestlers stood atop the podium at the 100th Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships. Not as high as desired but one of top eight wrestlers in the state in their respective eight class. Freshman Aydan Groom...
DeBoef Signs With William Penn
Asher DeBoef, center, signs his Letter of Intent to play basketball at William Penn University next year. He is flanked by WPU head coach John Henry, left and high school coach Kevin Kelderman. Also pictured on far left is assistant coach WPU assistant coach Nick...
NM Girls to Regional Final
North Mahaska’s No. 4 Warhawk basketball team has reached the Class 2A regional final after a solid 58-40 victory over Grundy Center Friday. The Warhawks are making their sixth appearance in the regional final in the past seven years and the fourth in a row. Grundy...
Football
HS Head Coach: Trey Bennett – bennettr@nmwarhawks.org
HS Assistant Coaches: Beau Leshen, Bryan Scutts, and Alan Lake
JH Head Coach: Kevin Kelderman – keldermank@nmwarhawks.org
JH Assistant Coach: Steve Ehret
Basketball
HS Coach: Kevin Kelderman – keldermank@nmwarhawks.org
HS Assistant Coaches: Michael Mitchell
JH Coach: Zach Anderson
Track & Field
HS Coach: Phil Griffin – griffinp@nmwarhawks.org
JH Coach: Trey Bennett – bennettr@nmwarhawks.org
Cross Country
Coach: Roman Meyers – meyersr@nmwarhawks.org
Baseball
HS Coach: Kevin Kelderman – keldermank@nmwarhawks.org
Assistant Coaches: Zach Anderson
JH Coach: Trey Bennett – bennettr@nmwarhawks.org
Wrestling
Coach: Ryan Groom – groomr@nmwarhawks.org
Assistant – Bart Little
JH Coach: Eric Reed
Strength & Conditioning
Coach: Ryan Groom and Trey Bennett – groomr@nmwarhawks.org, bennettr@nmwarhawks.org
Golf
Coach: Al Hodgeman – hodgemana@nmwarhawks.org
Archery
Coach: Wayne Van Weelden
Shooting Sports
Coach: Tracy VanderWiel