We are pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. Stu Jeck as our new JHHS Weights/PE/Tech/Assistant Baseball Coach and the 4th Head Football Coach since 1961.
Stu Jeck is a 2009 graduate of St. Mary’s Colgan and a 2016 graduate of Pittsburg State University, where he earned a master’s degree in Health, Human Performance, and Recreation. Coach Jeck is currently in his 11th year of education and coaching.
As a student-athlete at Colgan, Coach Jeck was a three-sport athlete and a member of five state championship teams and five state runner-up teams. He later returned to St. Mary’s Colgan as a teacher and an assistant coach in football and baseball from 2014 to 2019, working under Coach Smith in football and Coach Watt in baseball. During that time, he was part of two state championship teams and the Panthers’ most recent football state runner-up team in 2017 under Coach Seematter.
Most recently, Coach Jeck served as the head coach, defensive coordinator, and strength and conditioning coach at Manitou Springs High School in Colorado, where he helped lead the Mustangs’ to the 2021 state championship.
“My family and I are beyond blessed for the opportunity to rejoin the incredible community of St. Mary’s Colgan. This parish and school have always been an integral part of my life, and we are incredibly grateful to once again be part of the Faith, Excellence, and Tradition that Colgan stands for. We are Colgan!”
- Stu Jeck.
"We were blessed to have a very strong pool of candidates from 4 different states. This speaks to our tradition, standards, support, and success. Through an extensive screening and interview process Mr. Jeck was selected to join our outstanding staff and lead our football team. We are extremely excited to welcome him back to SMC and look forward to many successful years ahead."
- Tim Conrad, SMC 7-12 Principal