Lincoln-Way East Coach Named IHSSBCA “Coach Of The Year”

Press release from Lincoln-Way District 210:

July 9, 2020

Lincoln-Way East’s Matthew Jordan recently received the Coach of the Year Award by the Illinois
High School Scholastic Bowl Coaches Association (IHSSBCA).

The IHSSBCA's Coach of the Year award program was established in 2018 to recognize the ongoing success of Illinois coaches. Honorees exemplify the best aspects of the Scholastic Bowl community: commitment to student excellence, sportsmanship, and camaraderie. Three awards are given annually.

Mr. Jordan received the Tom Durbin Award (Class AA Coach). Tom was the founder of Scholastic
Bowl at Decatur MacArthur during the 1980s and the program became one of the most successful
teams and helpful programs in Central Illinois in the 1990s and early 2000s.
“I am honored and thrilled to receive the award on behalf of the program,” said Mr. Jordan. “This
award is a reflection of the efforts of the great kids I've gotten to work with. We also enjoy tremendous support from our teachers and school administration. I appreciate that the Illinois High School Scholastic Bowl Coaches Association is recognizing the great things that have been happening at Lincoln-Way East.”

The Lincoln-Way East Scholastic Bowl team has many accomplishments, including:

• Southwest Suburban Conference (SWSC) Tournament Champions, 2020
• IHSA Regional Champions (2017, 2019, 2020)
• NAQT Illinois State Championship Qualifier (2019, 2020)
• Illinois Masonic Sectional-3rd Place (2019, 2020)
• Eight All-SWSC players in the past three years
• Seven All-Sectional players in the past three years

For more information about the awards, their namesakes, and criteria for selection, please visit the IHSSBCA website.

This press release was produced by Lincoln-Way District 210. The views expressed here are the author's own.