Athletic Director Profile - Bo Kuntz

Over the years, HTM has developed relationships with thousands of High School Athletic Directors from across the country. Occasionally we like to showcase some of those ADs. Today's blog will feature North Royalton City Schools (Ohio) Athletic Director Bo Kuntz:

The 2012 High School Charity Game was held at Cleveland Browns Stadium in August 25^th and the game featured a local rivalry between the North Royalton Bears and the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees in a showdown for the Golden Shoe trophy. This was a huge game for both schools and prior to the game we had a chance to talk to North Royalton Athletic Director Bo Kuntz. (The Bears defeated the Bees in a back and forth battle with a final score of 54-42.)

 

Kuntz began his career as an intern for the now defunct Cleveland Stadium Corporation (CSC) back when the old Municipal Stadium was around. He interned for CSC through undergrad and grad school. Kuntz is a graduate of Ohio University where he earned his BS in Health and Physical Education and MSA in Sports Administration. After working for six years in the Medina Highland School district, he joined the staff at North Royalton where he is in his third year.

Kuntz’s role includes overseeing the entire district for grades 7 through 12. He handles team schedules, officials, transportation, budgets, public relations, marketing, fundraising, facility scheduling and event management.

Kuntz’s students may be surprised to learn that he coached women’s college basketball for 25 years and women’s college softball for 10 years. 

Kuntz says the best piece of advice anyone has ever given him is to work to your full potential every day and don’t worry about what people think about you. 

If you ask him what the biggest advantage high school student-athletes have over their peers who don’t participate in high school sports, he will tell you that they are better prepared for college and leadership roles post high school. Kuntz’s comment supports the research that shows that students that participate in high school sports experience better outcomes than non-athletes including higher education attainment, employment rates and wages. Kuntz also encourages his graduating seniors to get involved in all aspects of their college career to make the most of the experience, whether if be sports, drama or marching in the band.

In his spare time, Kuntz enjoys spending time with his family and golfing. His favorite sports teams are any Cleveland pro team and Iowa Men’s Basketball. Kuntz’s stepson Aaron White is a sophomore for the Hawkeyes, he was a freshman All-American. His other stepson Brian White owns Empire Recordings in Downtown Cleveland.