March 21, 2016–Lehi, Utah
Lyle Mangum has been hired as the Head Wrestling C
oach for Skyridge High School, currently under construction in Lehi, Utah. The school will open in August 2016.
Coach Mangum has been a wrestling coach for 23 years. He spent the last 18 years at Lone Peak High School as the Head Wrestling Coach and as a Cross Country coach. He has consistently had high performing teams in Region 4 and has established an excellent program. Prior to his tenure at Lone Peak, he was the Head Wrestling Coach at Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho for six years. During his head coaching career he has coached 14 state champions and 41 state placers along with two All Americans.
Coach Mangum was a four year starting wrestler at Bonneville High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He continued as a two year Varsity wrestler at Ricks College and was a two time national tournament qualifier. He was on the 1998 team that finished second in the nation at the NJCAA tournament. He completed his collegiate experience as a Varsity wrestler at Utah State University during the school’s last year of competition.
Coach Mangum says, “I am extremely excited for the opportunity to begin a tradition of excellence at Skyridge High School. They have inspired leadership and I am going to help them establish a winning attitude in athletics and academics. We will define our team values and ingrain them in everything we do. We will create an environment of trust and we will set attainable goals and constantly raise the bar. This is an amazing opportunity to work with the parents and student athletes in Lehi to have a superior character building experience. We will represent Skyridge High School with honor and be a great examples of the spirit and work ethic of the community. We will have an extremely innovative and exciting coaching staff that will help our wrestlers achieve success and prepare them to move on to the next level.”
Skyridge Principal Joel Perkins says, “Coach Mangum has been heavily involved in teaching and coaching for many years. We are thrilled that he has decided to join our team. He truly cares about his students and works very hard to help build quality individuals. We are excited about the experience and enthusiasm he is bringing to build a quality wrestling program at Skyridge.”
Leaving Lone Peak High School is bittersweet for Coach Mangum. He says, “I am so grateful to all of the students and faculty of Lone Peak High School. They are all so very talented and they will continue to be a very important part of my life. I am honored to have coached and taught some of the greatest student athletes in the world. I wish them all continued success and I know that they will achieve great things in the future.”
Coach Mangum graduated with a bachelor’s degree in German and Political Science from Utah State University, and holds a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University in Irvine, California. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and attending all types of sporting events. He is an avid golfer and is also a very successful baseball, football, and wrestling official. He and his wife Jana have one son, Blake, who recently graduated from the University of Oklahoma where he competed on their wrestling team. The Mangums live in Cedar Hills. Coach Mangum will continue to coach and teach at Lone Peak High School for the remainder of the school year. Be sure to watch for information about spring and summer plans for the wrestling team.