Stanley County High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Glenn Dozark & Jan Mord - 2009 Inductees


Glenn Dozark
1974 – 1998 S.C. Coach/Contributor

Glenn Dozark is being inducted into the Stanley County Athletic Hall of Fame for his years of coaching service to Stanley County athletics. Coach Dozark’s coaching career spanned from 1974 to 1998 and included cross country, track and football, but his passion was wrestling.

During his tenure as S.C. wrestling coach, Dozark’s teams won close to 300 hundred dual matches, as well as many tournament championships throughout the state of South Dakota. His teams also finished in the top 8 at the South Dakota State Wrestling Tournament nine times. Coach Dozark had 68 state place winners, with 15 wrestlers in the finals, resulting in 4 state champions. He was selected as Regional Coach of the Year 3 times, and was nominated several times for South Dakota or National Coach of the Year. He also coached South Dakota teams in national/international competition, as well as being a key figure for 24 years with the S.C. youth wrestling programs.

From 1974 to 1981, Coach Dozark had teams place three times at State Cross Country meets……the boys placed 9th in 1974, and with the girls placing 7th in 1977 and 11th in 1978. He was an assistant football coach for the Buffs from 1984 -1992 when S.C. enjoyed three trips to the Dome, winning the championship in 1986. Coach Dozark was also the Head Girls Track Coach for the 1974-75 season and assisted during the girls for the 1975 thru 1977 seasons.

Wrestling: 1974-1998
Dual Win-Loss Record - 284–68-3

 9 – Top 8 finishes at South Dakota State Wrestling Tournament

1975 – 4th 1995 – 6th
1984 – 4th 1996 – 8th
1987 – 3rd   1997 – 2nd
 1993 – 2nd 1998 – 8th
1994 – 6th  

4 State Champions: Ron Hutcheson, Jan Mord, Justin O’Daniel, Chance Stoeser
15 State Individual Finalists
68 State Tournament Place Winners
3 time Regional Wrestling Coach of the Year
7 time nominee for South Dakota Wrestling Coach of the Year
2 time nominee for National Wrestling Coach of the Year
1990 USA Wrestling Man-of-the-Year for South Dakota
1984 Head Coach for Team South Dakota for the Cultural Exchange Program in Germany
1997 Head Coach for Team South Dakota in the 1st Annual Disney Duals in Florida
1998 Head Coach for the North Squad at South Dakota All-Star matches
Youth Wrestling Coach for 24 years

 Jan Mord
Athlete

Jan is the only Stanley County wrestler to go undefeated on his way to winning the State Wrestling Champion title in 1983. He was such a dominant force during the State Wrestling Tournament, that he was selected as the Tournament ‘Most Valuable Wrestler’ in 1983. He participated in the State Wrestling tournament at least three times in high school, placing at the tournament two (2) times - 1st & 6th place finishes.  He also wrestled to the championship in at least 10 invitational tournaments during his career at Stanley County. After graduation, Jan went on to wrestle at the collegiate level at South Dakota State University and is now residing in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

His wrestling credentials are as follows:

Freshman Year

(JV/Varsity) Record 23 wins 1979-80
Sophomore Year  - 155 lb. class Record 26-8 1980-81
District Tourney Champion  
Regional Tourney Champion  
State Meet 6th Place  
Junior Year Record 26 –3-1 1981-82
District Tourney Champion  
State Meet Qualifier  
Senior Year -167 lb. class Record 33– 0 1982-83
District Tourney Champion  
Regional Tourney Champion  
State Meet State Champion  
  State Tourney ‘Most Valuable Wrestler’  
     
S.C. Student Athlete of the Year 1983 Grandpa Hannum Award 1982-83
Rod Louder Memorial Award 1983 Letter Winner at SDSU 1985
     
Highmore Invitational Champ 1983 Greater Dakota Invite Champ 1982 & 1983
Charger Invite Champ 1981/82/83 Lyman County Invite Champ 1982 & 1983
Stanley County Invite Champ 1982 3 Rivers Conference Champion 1982 & 1983

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