Coaches

Meet our outstanding football coaches at Bothell High School.

Tom Bainter - Head Coach

Coach Bainter played Quarterback/Free Safety for Evergreen High School in Seattle. His high school honors include being named 1st Team All-NPSL Quarterback/Defensive Back, team Captain and Most Valuable Player. Tom went on to play college football at Western Washington University as a Free Safety/ Defensive Back where he was a 4-year letter winner.

The 2011 season marks the 12th season for Coach Bainter as Head Coach at Bothell High, and his 22nd year of coaching. He teaches physical education and health at BHS. During the 2010 season he celebrated his 100th victory at Bothell and he begins this season with an overall record of 104 wins and 25 losses. During his tenure he has lead the team to five KINGCO Championships in ’02, ’03,’06’, ’07, and '09, three Crown Division Championships in ’08, ’09, and ’10. Bothell Football has qualified for the State playoff rounds 10 of 11 seasons with Coach Bainter at the helm, including seven State Quarterfinal, three State Semi-final and two State Title game appearances.

Tom and Kristina Bainter have been married 18 years and have two sons, Owen (age 13) and Erik (age 10). When not coaching or teaching, Tom enjoys playing golf, traveling, reading and spending time with his family.

Did you know

Coach Bainter...?

. . . was “Coaching 101” award-recipient in 2009 (WAC).

. . . was KINGCO Crown Division Coach of the Year 2008, 2009 and 2010.

. . . coached Running Backs for the USA Junior National Football Team, summer 2009.

. . . was the Head Coach of the East-West All-Star game, summer 2008, in Spokane.

. . . was named Seattle Seahawks High School Coach of the Week in the ‘00, ‘02, ‘07 and '09 seasons.

. . . was named KINGCO Coach of the Year in ‘00, ‘02, ‘06 and ‘07.

. . . was named Running Back specialist for USA Football’s Health and Wellness Committee.

Brandon Bartlette

Coach Bartlette graduated from BHS in 2004. As an inside linebacker for the Cougars, Brandon earned 1st team All-KingCo honors in both his junior and senior years. He is now in his sixth year as Coach of the Linebackers at BHS. In the off-season, Coach Bartlette enjoys snowboarding in the Cascades.

John Bowers

Veteran coach rejoining the Cougars after coaching at WWU and Ballard High School. The Ballard team received 2010 Pacific NW Football Officials Sportsmanship Award. Coach Bowers’ wife, Joanne, will be starting her sixth year with UW Gymnastics. John and Joanne have two sons – Dave (28) and Ross (14).

Robb Clarke

Coach Clarke coaches Running Backs and heads up Scouting. He played Football and Baseball while attending Sammamish High School in Bellevue. Robb has been coaching football for 27 years and joined the Bothell staff in 2000. He is in his 32nd year with the Boeing Company, working with Colleges and High Schools. Robb and his wife Debbie have been married 35 years. They have two grown children, Aaron and Ashley, and a granddaughter, Giovanna. Robb’s hobbies include music, computers, and sports simulations. But they all take a back seat to his #1 hobby – BHS football.

Tim Freeburg

Freeburg Tim is a BHS graduate from 2003. He was a two-way starter at Defensive End and Left Guard. He was also a two-year Varsity Captain and helped lead Bothell to their first KingCo Championship under the Bainter dynasty. He continued his football career at Washington State University and played a season for the Yakima Valley Warriors as their starting Center and Long Snapper. Tim is finishing his teaching degree in secondary mathematics and will be teaching nearby in the fall. Tim is the Defensive Line coach for the first ever Bothell FROSH team. He stays active with hiking, snowboarding and coaching/playing other sports.

Andy Haynie

Haynie Coach Haynie is entering his 26th year of coaching, and is excited about joining the Bothell staff. He previously served as a Head Coach at Tyee, Sumner, and Monroe High Schools. Before taking the last year off, Andy coached as an assistant at Inglemoor High School, and was the Defensive Coordinator at Redmond and Glacier Peak High Schools. Coach Haynie currently teaches Weight Training and Outdoor Sports at Monroe High School. He has two wonderful daughters, Jessica (23), a teacher in Chicago, and Shannon (21), a senior at Arizona State University.

Manu Hoke

Hoke Manu Hoke was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii where he lettered in Baseball, Basketball and started 3 years on the Varsity Football team at National powerhouse, St. Louis High School. Coach Manu came to Seattle to play football for the UW Huskies. He and wife, Kymberly (2000 BHS Alumni) have been married for 6 years and have three children, Kilinoe (6), Tyson (5) and Katelyn (1). Manu will be coaching Freshman Linebackers.

Marty Hoyle

Coach Hoyle attended Bothell High School and has been coaching in the Northshore area for 28 years. This will be his 15th season at BHS. Coach works in sales for CALPORTLAND a local concrete and related building products company. He and his wife Debbie have been married 28 years and have five children, Adam, Nigel, Kaleigh, Kerri and Jordan. Marty’s interests include spending time with his family, playing music, golfing and fishing.

Melton Jefferson

Coach Jefferson played Nose and Tackle for Lake Highland High School in Dallas, TX. Melton also played baseball. Melton has been coaching for 10 years – 9 of those have been with Bothell. Melton attended BYU-Idaho where he received his Associated Degree in Criminal Behavior. When Coach Jefferson is not coaching he enjoys weight lifting, golfing and hanging with family. His wife Marie is the Secretary at Bearcreek Elementary. They have three children at home – Ashleigh (14), Makenzi (12) and Hailee (4), along with Brooklyn (11) and Britton (9).

David Kilpatrick-White

Coach Kilpatrick-White has been coaching football since his Sophomore year at Bothell High School where he graduated in 2003. This will be his 12th season coaching for BCJFA and his 6th as a head coach. He also, spent last season as Varsity QB & DBs coach at Ballard High School with Coach Bowers. Coach Kilpatrick-White is excited to be back and coaching the first freshman team in Bothell High School History.

Ted Korn

Coach Korn is a 1977 graduate of BHS. He was the Quarterback of the football team and also played basketball and baseball. This is Korn’s fifth year coaching the Sophomore team at Bothell High. Previously he coached in the Bothell Cougar Junior Football program for eight years. His wife Shelley graduated from BHS in 1980. His daughter Julie will be a Junior this year at Bothell, and has a daughter and son attending college in their freshman and sophomore years. Ted loves to cook and also enjoys camping and golfing.

Al Leonard

Coach Leonard is a 1974 grad of BHS, where he played football and wrestled. He also played semi-pro football for two years in Spokane. This year will be Al’s 33rd year coaching football (this year with the Line Backers), and he also coached youth baseball for 14 years! Al is a collegiate basketball referee in the off-season.
He and his wife, Kelly, have three children at home – Emily (16), Ali (8), and Kellen (7). Al has five grown sons (Dustin, Aaron, Matt, Scott & Brett) and three dogs: Cougar, Blue and Train.

Travis McKee

McKee Coach McKee graduated from Bothell in 2004 where he was a dominating all-state and all KingCo wide receiver, and was also named to the 2000-2009 all decade team at Bothell. Travis continued to excel at Western Washington University where he was a three time all conference selection. Coach McKee works primarily with wide receivers. When not coaching, Travis enjoys playing basketball and golf, as well as spending time with friends and family.

Jim Monson

This is Coach Monson’s third year on the Bothell Football staff. He will be working with the Varsity offensive line this season. A long-time coach in the community, he has coached many former and current Cougars in both football and baseball. Jim is a graduate of Mountlake Terrace High School in 1983, and has been married for 25 years to his wife Kim. He has two sons, Craig (2008 graduate) and Brad (2011 graduate).

Paul Moody

Coach Moody was a receiver and DB at Shorecrest HS and then played baseball briefly at the UW. He received his BA from the UW where he majored in Health Ed., then earned a MS at SPU in Athletic Administration. Paul has coached for 39 years and is also the Varsity Baseball Coach. Coach Moody was inducted into the WA State Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007. He teaches Health at BHS. Paul has been married to his wife Barbara for 41 years. Barbara teaches math at Glacier Peak HS. They have three children – Scott, Brian, and Annie and five grandchildren. Paul’s hobbies include golf, traveling, gardening, bicycling and swimming.

Justin Mundell

Mundell Coach Mundell played and graduated from Tahoma High School playing offensive and defensive line. He received Second-team South Puget Sound League North Division all area recognition as well as the US Army Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. He then went on to play at Western Washington University while receiving a BA in Business Operations Management and a Minor in Communication. While at WWU, Coach Mundell was a Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Star, as well as being named to the North Central Conferences Commissioner’s Honor Roll for two years. Coach Mundell is entering his 2nd season at Bothell. When not coaching he likes to work out and spend time with his wife, Dani, and dog, Nike.

John Olcese

Olcese John has been playing and coaching football for over 30 years. He graduated from Sammamish High School in 1987 as a two year starter at defensive end then played collegiately at Wenatchee Junior College and Western Washington University at defensive end and tackle. John joined the Puget Sound Jets of the NWFL in 1993 and was the starting middle linebacker on the league championship teams in 1994 and ‘95. He has been coaching at the youth level since 2004, currently serves as System Director of the BCJFA and is looking forward to his first season with Bothell High School coaching Offensive Line. John has been married to his wife Shannon since ’94 and has three children; Cassidy, Tanner and Ty.

Rod Schaaf

Coach Schaaf attended BHS where he played on the offensive line and received Honorable Mention honors on the All-KINGCO Team. He attended UPS in Tacoma, receiving a BA in Physical Education. Rod played Offensive Tackle at UPS, earning 2nd Team All-Northwest Conference honors. He was also featured in ‘Who’s Who among College and University Students.’ Rod was also a wrestler. He has been coaching for 26 years and is a teacher at BHS. He and wife Kimberly have been married 19 years, and have a daughter, Angeline who is a Senior at Bothell this year. Rod’s hobbies include reading, running, spending time with family and creating original pottery on his pottery wheel at home.

Brian Spencer

Spencer Coach Spencer graduated from Bothell in 1998, where he was captain of the wrestling team. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2003 and is currently back at UW working towards a Master's degree in education. This will be Brian's seventh year coaching football and his second at Bothell, where he works with the running backs. Coach Spencer and his wife Amanda just welcomed their first child, Charlie, in July. In his spare time Brian enjoys golfing, playing poker, watching Husky football and spending time with friends and family.

Del Spivey

Coach Spivey grew up in the Bothell area and has lived here for over 42 years. He has over 23 years of coaching experience, with this being his thirteenth year coaching football, his seventh at BHS. He was a three-sport letterman in high school. Del currently works as a firefighter (31 years) for the City of Bellevue Fire Department and also serves on the Bothell City Council. He enjoys outdoor activities including hunting, fishing and cycling. Del is married to his high school sweetheart, Valery, and they recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. They have two grown children; Joe and Samantha, both BHS graduates.

Darin Wallace

Coach Wallace is a 1987 graduate of BHS. He played football for Bothell at Linebacker, Free Safety, and on Special Teams. This is Coach Wallace’s third year as an assistant at BHS. This year he is coaching Sophomore linebackers and calling defense. Before coming to coach at Bothell he was coaching at Skyview Junior High, three years as Head Coach and 5 years as an assistant. He also teaches Social Studies at Skyview. His wife Michelle graduated from BHS in 1989 and they have two daughters, Katelyn and Jillian.

Troy Westendorf

Coach Westendorf is a 1985 graduate of BHS. He played safety/wide receiver for the Cougars and ran track as well. Troy has coached at Bothell since the 2008 season. His wife, Stacie, graduated from BHS in 1984. They have three daughters – Amy (BHS 2008), Sarah (BHS 2010), and Hollie (BHS 2013 – she is on the 2011-2012 BHS Cheer Squad). Troy is pursuing his Masters in Teaching and plans on becoming a special education teacher in the future.

Andy Wojcik

Coach Wojcik is excited for his fourth season at BHS resuming his primary duties as the Tight Ends coach. Prior to coming to Bothell, Coach Woj coached at Western Washington University from 2002-2004. In his tenure he coached Tight Ends, Wide Receivers, and Offensive Line. He received his bachelor’s degree in history/secondary education from Western in 2003. Coach Wojcik grew up in Puyallup where he was an all league Tight End. His parents Michael and Sydney (Hildebrandt) Wojcik both graduated from Bothell in 1961. His Grandfather was a member of the 1927 State Championship basketball team at Bothell. He and his wife, Andrea, live in Bothell and are eager for another season of Cougar Football!

Dr. Tim Locknane

Dr. Locknane returns for his 12th season as a volunteer sports medicine physician for the Bothell Cougars. Tim grew up in the north end where he was an all-league Wide Receiver at Shorewood High School. He is an alumnus of UW, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Mayo Clinic. Tim considers it a privilege to be able to contribute to such a positive program and supportive community. His enthusiasm for Bothell football is shared with his wife, Kendi and their future Cougars – Ryder, Mason, Dylan and Morgan. Dr. Locknane’s sports medicine practice, Locknane Athletic Medicine, is located in downtown Bothell.

Dan Newell - Trainer

Known and loved as “Trainer Dan” by the players, Dan Newell is enjoying his seventh year at Bothell. He is a 1995 graduate of Elma High School where he was an All-State WR/DB. Dan was selected as a two-time All-League baseball player and helped win his team’s State Championship in 1994. Dan attended WSU, earning a degree in Kinesiology. He is a certified Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialists, developing and running Sports Performance camps throughout the year. Dan has been married for 10 years to his wife, Mindy. He enjoys many sports and outdoor activities, the field of medicine and he cherishes his family.