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 25th
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.
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