Coach Keller was hired as Head Wrestling Coach and Special Education Teacher at Station Middle School in June of 2023. He comes to Barrington after previously coaching wrestling at Prospect High School for the last 13 years. During his time as a Head Coach and Assistant Coach at Prospect the team won 8 Regional championships, had 4 elite eight finishes, and finished 4th at Team State Tournament in 2022. In 2022/2023, his first year as Head Coach, Prospect finished with a 23-4 record. The team also had 7 State Qualifiers and 3 State Place winners, both of which were school records. Prior to coaching he wrestled for Prospect High School and collegiately wrestled for Division II Truman State University. During the 2004/2005 season he was a Division II NCAA National Qualifier. He is currently married to wife Meagan with two young boys Danny and Noah.
Coaching Staff
Coach Hoving wrestled for Conant High School where his team took 2nd in State. This is his 18th season as a coach at Barrington with 4 of those previously serving as Head Varsity Coach from 2010-2012 and 2022-2023. During his tenure as Head Coach, he had an overall record of 48-20 with 2 MSL Conference championships, 3 IHSA Regional championships, 1 IHSA Sectional championship and a 4th place finish at the IHSA Team State Tournament. He has coached 14 MSL Conference champions, 12 IHSA Regional champions, 3 IHSA Sectional champions, 14 IHSA State Qualifiers, and 4 IHSA State place winners. His wife is Katie and his daughters are Julia and Alexa.
Coach Dunn has coached all levels of wrestling at Barrington High School since 1988, including head coach from 1998-2007. He is the retired Social Studies Department Head at BHS. He is married to Chris with two daughters and four grandchildren.
Coach Kuiper wrestled for Barrington High School from 2004-2008. Immediately following graduation, he served in the US Marine Corps, where he was a combat videographer. He completed two tours in Afghanistan and earned the rank of Sergeant. He has admitted that it was his wrestling training that helped make Boot Camp “tolerable.” After his five years of active duty, he stayed in San Diego for a year to start school and complete his personal training certification. He now lives in Crystal Lake and is studying Health Education at McHenry County College. He recently obtained a certificate in Olympic Weight Lifting and is dedicated to learning more about lifting and fitness. He is excited to be able to give back to the program that gave him so much.