2022 Hall of fame class

Cary Cada

Cary Cada’s exemplary thirty-six-year career began in 1979 at Capital High School. Cada spent his first year in coaching and education as a varsity boys’ basketball assistant under legendary coach Charlie Henry. After that first year, Cada moved to Cascade High School, serving four years as a teacher, librarian and track and basketball coach. Cada came back to the Treasure Valley in 1984 taking a job at Borah High School, a place he would remain until his retirement in 2016. Working as a teacher, coach and eventually a counselor at Borah, Cada impacted hundreds of students and notably, an entire generation of basketball players. Cada’s basketball teams qualified for State sixteen times, played in seven championship games and won four state titles. He was named District Coach of the Year eight times and State Coach of the Year four times. He also coached golf for more than ten years with his teams qualifying for State nine times. Cada is a true advocate for education-based participation and a mentor to young coaches in Idaho.

Introduction Ceremony Video

John Gregory

John Gregory spent the final twenty-seven years of his career at Nampa High School. He was the head coach for three varsity sports for sixteen of those years, coaching girls’ basketball, softball and volleyball from 1988-2004. Prior to coming to Nampa, Gregory taught at Melba High School for five years and coached boys’ and girls’ basketball and field hockey, where his team went undefeated and beat Meridian High School in the Mythical State Championship. The final eleven years of his career, Gregory served as Nampa’s athletic director. With a total of forty-one years in education, Gregory became a statewide role model for coaches and athletic directors alike. He was, and continues to be, extremely involved in the Idaho Athletic Administrators Association, holding numerous leadership positions within the organization. He has received numerous awards from the IAAA as well as the NIAAA and the IHSAA. Gregory received the NIAAA Citation Award in 2011 and the IHSAA Distinguished Service Award in 2014.

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Dave Mills

Dave Mills is one of the most prolific and influential cross country and track coaches in Idaho history. He served the students of Idaho for forty-one years and worked in all levels of education from elementary school through post-secondary education. He spent the majority of his career working as an elementary physical education specialist with the Boise School District while also coaching cross country and track at Boise High School. He coached ten state champion cross country teams, two state champion track teams, eleven individual cross country champions and forty-four individual track champions. Mills was instrumental in numerous IHSAA cross country and track policy changes including the addition of the hardship rules for state qualifiers and adding wheelchair/para-athletes to the state track meet. Mills continues to volunteer as a collegiate cross country coach.

Introduction Ceremony Video

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IHSAA Hall of Fame Inductees

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Memorial Awards

Official of the Year

Distinguished Service Awards

District VI

Glenn Romney