SYRACUSE - Wawasee announced Tom Wogomon as the seventh head football coach in school history Thursday after a meeting with the school board.
Wogomon comes from East Noble High School, where he was a coach since 1994. Most recenlty, Wogomon held the position of assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator.
Wogomon is a Ball State graduate and will teach in the Physical Education department at Wawasee.
Wogomon takes over for Joe Rietveld, who resigned after nine seasons. Rietveld was 51-48 in nine seasons, tied for most wins in school history, and led the Warriors to the 2004 Class 4A state championship game, in which Wawasee lost 35-10 to Indianpolis Roncalli.
Wogomon will face a rebuidling process as the Warriors lose quarterback Joe Leach, wide receiver Andrew Mock and tight end/linebacker Lance Zimmerman, among others.
Wogomon and his wife, Maria, reside in Middlebury with children Josh (13), Hannah (9) and Emma (5).
