By Matt Browning
For 17 years, Brian Holloway has been a part of the Moundridge track program. His first year was an assistant under longtime coach, Perry Koehn. Then Holloway took over the program.
“I learned so much from Perry about how to train and treat kids,” Holloway said. “He was a true gem.”
While Holloway believes he can provide avenues and opportunities for his athletes to succeed, it ultimately lands on the shoulders of his athletes to decide if they want to improve.
“They have to be the ones to decide to take the next step,” Holloway said. “I also believe that kids will perform better if you allow them a little autonomy. I allow them to have a little say in what events they would like to try with the understanding that I still have final say.”
When Holloway first started at Moundridge, there were only 12 kids out. In 2025, he has 47 athletes on the team. This is just one thing that stands out to Holloway about his tenure with the Wildcats.
“2022 is probably the highlight,” Holloway said. “Our boys won its first ever state track title. Since then, we’ve also won in 2024 and bring back 53 of our 55 points scored at state track last year. In my tenure, we’ve set three state track records; both boys and girls 4×100 and a 300H girl. And numerous school records.”
Being a Moundridge graduate, the community means so much to Holloway, who now has grandkids growing up in the MHS family.
“The people here really are the greatest,” Holloway said. “They support everything and everyone. The very cool part is that I can look up in the stands and see some of the same people now that I saw then, and I’m coaching kids of people that I grew up with.”
