Black Hills State University Athletics

Hall of fame coaching inductee Sandy Michelena has been coaching and teaching in Wyoming since 1960. He is a charter member of the Wyoming Coaches Hall of Fame. He coached and taught in Tensleep, Mountain View, Woodland Park, Tongue River and Sheridan. As a football coach he was 33-7-1 with two undefeated seasons. His basketball coaching record stands at 196-98. As track coach his teams won 19 regional titles and six state championships. Coaching volleyball, his teams won two state championships and his overall record was 169-25. He was selected Wyoming coach of the year 13 times, once in basketball, four times in volleyball, and eight times in track. He was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1999. He has served as president of the Wyoming Coaches' Association and the Wyoming Coaches' Hall of Fame and he coached several state all-star teams.