Dave Boyack, MMHS, Honored as the Athletic Director of the Year

Dave Boyack honored as the Athletic Director of the Year by the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA) in St. George.

Dave is a graduate of Spanish Fork High School where he was a multi-sport athlete as a member of the baseball, football, track, basketball and golf teams. He attended Snow College for two years and was a member of the football and track teams.  Dave was a conference champion in track at Snow College.

Dave coached at Spanish Fork High School for 27 years as the head coach of track and cross country. His teams won 30 Region Championships in cross country and track along with one State Championship in Cross Country and five State Championships in track and field.

Mr. Boyack has been the Athletic Director at Maple Mountain High School since it opened seven years ago. The athletic department at Maple Mountain has won 32 region titles and 6 state titles. In just over 6 years, Maple Mountain High student athletes have been awarded 97 Academic All-State awards.

Coach Boyack was named Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1993 by the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) and Utah Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2006 by the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS).

Dave instituted a service initiative for student athletes that has included elementary school reading, lunchtime activities at elementary schools, plus the Superstars Track and Field Day for special needs students in Nebo School District.  He also brought on the Especially for Athletes program (E4A) that involves athletes in reaching out to students who need a friend. Go to www.especiallyforathletes.com for more details.

Maple Mountain’s athletic department has won the UIAAA Directors Cup in 2012-2013 and 2014-2015. This award that recognizes the top 4A school for overall athletic accomplishment along with academic success.  Last year Maple Mountain also won the Deseret News 4A “All Sports Award”.

Dave has been recognized as a Certified Athletic Administrator where only approximately 5 percent in Utah have this certification. Dave serves as the current President of the Utah High School Athletic Director’s Association.

Dave is married to Michele Boyack. They are the proud parents of Jamie, Kourtney, Tyler, and Alisha.