Saint Ignatius High School

Kevin Neitzel '90 was named the Head Golf Coach at Saint Ignatius High School on March 20, 2023. He enters his second season at the helm but brings multiple years of coaching experience as he spent over 20 years with the Saint Ignatius basketball program. 

Neitzel takes over after a successful run from PJ Myers '99 that saw the Wildcats hoist two State Championships (2021, 2022) and one State Runner-Up (2020) since Myers took over the program in 2019.

Similar to Myers, Neitzel is a protege of long-time coach Brian Becker '77. As a student-athlete at Saint Ignatius, Neitzel was a basketball and golf team member, working alongside Becker during his time as a student-athlete.

Neitzel was a three-year letter award winner with the golf program and was a member of the first team to ever qualify for the State Tournament in 1989. Neitzel would continue his basketball career at John Carroll University, where he was a two-year captain and a member of the 1994 OAC Championship team. 

Neitzel has an extensive coaching background through his time with the basketball program at Saint Ignatius. He returned to his alma mater in 1994 when he was named the Head Basketball Coach for the freshman squad and would go on to be an assistant coach on Becker's staff. Neitzel would be a part of the 2001 State Championship team, the first title in the basketball program's history. 

Neitzel helped lead the Wildcats to another OHSAA State Tournament, finishing seventh in Columbus.

Neitzel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from John Carroll University. He holds Property & Casualty and Life & Health insurance licenses and currently serves as the Managing Director, Property & Casualty at Ancora.