Kirk Wyman is ready for his fifth year leading Grace's bowling teams for the 2025-26 school year. He has impressed over his first four years, building the program into its first few seasons of NAIA competition.
In 2022-23, two of Wyman's recruits earned a spot on the Crossroads League All-Newcomer Team and seven bowlers earned academic honors. The team repeated the honor with two more All-Newcomer Team awards in 2024.
Wyman has been a longtime bowling assistant coach at Warsaw Community High School. He has coached the Tigers for 19 years, the first five with the girls’ program and the last 14 with the boys.
“I’m very excited to extend my coaching to the next level at Grace College and to lead the bowling program forward in this great sport,” Wyman said. “I look forward to engaging with our athletes and challenging them athletically and spiritually on a daily basis.”
Wyman’s Warsaw teams have experienced success at the team and individual levels. He has coached one girl and three boys to the state finals.
The boys’ team at Warsaw has advanced past sectionals 11 times and past regionals six times. He directed Warsaw’s boys to a fourth-place showing at the state finals in 2018.
Wyman is also an accomplished bowler himself. He has won four team city championships and several league titles. He has also bowled a dozen 300-games and six 800-series. He was inducted into the Warsaw Bowling Association USBC Hall of Fame in 2023-24 for his accolades.
“We are very pleased to have Kirk lead our bowling program at Grace College,” said Grace Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe. “Kirk’s deep understanding of the sport and connections with the statewide bowling community will serve him well, and we look forward to seeing the program develop under his leadership.”
