Coach Reffel has been the Head Coach of the Skyview Track program since its opening in 1989 and was also the Head Coach at Mapleton High School before they merged with Highland High School.  He began as the Head Coach of the Girls team in 1989 and took over both the Boys and Girls in 1991. He currently oversees all events, but focuses on sprinters.  

Coach Reffel has been named the Colorado League COACH OF THE YEAR for the last 4 seasons!

In his 32 years as Skyview's head coach, he has had countless All-Conference athletes, countless State Qualifiers and has had three State Champions.  

Coach Reffel went to Mapleton High School from 1970-1974 where he played football, ran track, and wrestled. He was an All-Conference athlete in football and track, an All-State football player and a State Qualifier in the 100, 200, and 4x200 relay.  Coach Reffel earned a football scholarship to Western State University.

Coach Stecklein is teacher at GLA and has been a part of the Skyview Track program since 2011-2012.  He has coached shot put, sprinters, hurdles, distance and relays in that time and he currently coaches sprinters, hurdlers and relays.  He also coached football from 2011-2021 and is still currently the Strength and Conditioning coach during the Winter and Summer seasons. 

Coach Stecklein went to Skyview from 2003-2007 where he played football, baseball, wrestled and ran track. He was a 2 time All-Conference athlete in Track and an All-State athlete in Football.  Coach Stecklein and his teammates held the 4x400 relay record until it was broken in 2018 by Butler, Vigil, Casas, Woods, whom he coached. Coach Stecklein won the Al Hower Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year Award in 2007.  

Coach Stecklein played football at Colorado State University and was a strength and conditioning coach with Rocky Mountain High School, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Dodgers before returning to Mapleton.

steckleing@mapleton.us

Coach McCoy has been a part of the Skyview Track program since 2018.  She currently coaches the Shot and Discus.  In 2021 Coach McCoy coached Bahati Nibindu to a State Championship in the Shot Put; the first State Champion since Isabel Mendoza in 2002.

Coach McCoy went to Skyview from 1992-1996 where she played volleyball, basketball, and was a thrower in track. She was an All-Conference athlete in every sport, a 4-time State Qualifier in shot put, a State Placer (3rd) in 1996 and she is still the Skyview Record Holder in the shot put with a distance of 39'03 in 1996. Coach McCoy won the Al Hower Outstanding Female Athlete Award in 1996.

The McCoy family roots run deep in Skyview History.  She is the sister of Derek McCoy who also ran for Skyview Track and Field and played football at CU and she is the Aunt of Alex McCoy who ran for Skyview Track and Field from 2017-2018 and ran at Western State University like her Aunt.

Coach McCoy threw in college at Western State University on a full-ride scholarship and went to Nationals her junior year.  

Arvada West High School Graduate and Graduate of Colorado State University. Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

Coached Arvada West football from 2011-2015, 2017-2021 where he coached defensive line and linebackers and was the head JV coach. Coached at Golden High School in 2016 as the Linebacker coach and the head JV coach. 

Coached Shot and Discus at Arvada West from 2013-2016, 2018-2021. Had one thrower qualify for state in back to back years placing as high as 6th, earning 2nd team all state honors, and had throwers finish top 3 in league with one being league champion in shotput and another earning honorable mention all league. 3 throwers have moved on to compete at the collegiate level.

mcbridej@mapleton.us

This is Coach Valdez's first year in the track program. He will be coaching the jumpers. Coach Valdez has been coaching the Skyview Boys Basketball team for the past 10 years and was honored to be named Coach of the Year in 2025. He is a teacher at Global Intermediate Academy.

Coach Valdez graduated from Thornton High School in 1992 where he lettered all 3 years in tennis, basketball and track. He ran the 400 and competed in the high jump. 

Coach Murillo attended Global Leadership Academy from 2021-2025.  

She participated in Girls Soccer, Track and Field, Cross Country and Band.  She was part of the Track and Field team all four years of high school and was a 3 time Letterman and League Champion.  Coach Murillo was part of the Mapleton Teacher Preparation program and did internships for 2nd grade and both Coach Stecklein and Coach Valde at the middle school and high school level. 

 She is currently enrolled at Metropolitan State University majoring in physical education.  

Coach Munoz went to Academy High School from 2016 to 2020, where she was the boys' soccer manager, played girls soccer, and did wrestling.

Since then she has been a volunteer coach for Skyview wrestling. Coach Munoz had the opportunity to coach Daisy Gonzalez in the 2023 state tournament at the Pepsi Center.

Coach Munoz is also currently employed at Global Leadership Academy.