About Me

CHRIS B. TOGNONI

Del Webb Middle School - Physical Education / Health Teacher

Nevada State Athletic Commission / Southern Nevada Officials Association - Referee

ctognoni@interact.ccsd.net - School

tognocb@nv.ccsd.net

Mr. Tognoni was born in Reno, Nevada on February 8, 1966. He grew up in Gillette, Wyoming and graduated high school in 1984 from Campbell County High School. After a very successful high school wrestling career, he traveled through Europe on a US National Wrestling Team in the summer and fall of 1984 and continued wrestling at The University of Wyoming.

Mr. Tognoni began working on his college degree in January of 1985. After graduating from The University of Wyoming in 1990. He moved away from the snow and cold of Wyoming to Bullhead City, Arizona to begin his career as a Teacher, Coach, and Educational Administrator. Mr. Tognoni spent twelve years at Mohave High School in Bullhead City where he taught Weight Training, Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education. He coached Wrestling, Football, Baseball, Softball and Golf. He spent his last four years at Mohave High School as the school's Assistant Principal and Athletic Director.

Mr. Tognoni has spent the last fifteen years in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada where he has taught Elementary Physical Education, Physical Education and Health at Summit View Youth Correctional Center and Physical Education and Health at Del Webb Middle School.

Mr. Tognoni is proudly married to his wife of nineteen years and credits her with being his biggest fan (except for maybe their five dogs) and best friend. Mr. Tognoni and his wife were blessed with the birth of their son Xander on September 21, 2011. This new addition to the family is, “the most amazing gift I could have ever received”. Mr. Tognoni loves being outdoors and calls himself "a converted desert rat.” He loves hunting and fishing, playing golf and working in his yard.

Mr. Tognoni was an Athletic Inspector with the Nevada State Athletic Commission for eleven years from 2001-2012. He has also officiated high school wrestling for the past 23 years. For the last fifteen years, Mr. Tognoni has been officiating MMA, Muay Thai and Kickboxing at both the amateur and professional levels. Mr. Tognoni attributes his successes as an official to the work ethics taught to him by his Dad while growing up. He always told me “if you work hard, good things will happen” and that is pretty much the motto that I live by everyday.