(Pam Wagner)
Although the fall season just ended, schools are not wasting any time in looking ahead to the 2016-17 seasons. A prime example would be Jefferson Academy announcing the hirings of two new coaches.
Kyle Tycksen was named the new volleyball coach and Gino Carbajal will take over the baseball program.
Tycksen brings 20 years of coaching experience with him as he will lead the Jaguars volleyball program in the fall. He has spent time on staffs at Faith Christian, Mead and Standley Lake.
His top aim is to develop players of character into graduates of excellence while winning championships along the way.
Carbajal has spent a lot of time in both the high school and baseball coaching ranks. He served as the head coach at Faith Christian from 2006-10 and led the Eagles to the 2007 Class 3A state championship.
He then went on to join the coaching staff at Regis University, maintaining his ties to the Denver area.
“Carbajal is excited to bring his vision to Jaguar baseball and looks forward to leading the Jags to championships in the coming years,” athletic director Michael Wilson said in an email.
The Jaguars did not not make the state playoffs in either volleyball or baseball last season, a trend that it hopes to change with the new hires.