Jim Kasten

Herculaneum, MO

About Me

I have coached track and Field, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, youth baseball,youth sofball and even a year of youth soccer since 1972. Most recently I have coached at Herculaneum since 1989, the past 9 years with my son Ryun. He is now the Head Boys Track Coach and the head Boys/Girls Cross country Coach. It has been very rewarding for me to see how the Herculaneum Cross Country program has grown back to it's glorious roots that were started [founded] by my good friend [and Ryun's former College Coach] Clark Wille. Together along with many very dedicated and talented young athletes we have given the Hercualneum community something that all of us can be very proud of.

As I am now an elected School Board member for the District, I am coaching on a volunteer basis. It is still very rewarding to get to work along side my son, while helping him bring confidence and leadership skills to our athletes. I always said, " I loved coaching so much that I would do it for free. Well now I am doing it for free". And we just voted our coaches a big raise. Good timing???

My wife Tina and I are the proud grand parents of our grand daughters Lane,Claire, Finley, Audrey, Kate and Olivia. They are the true joys of our lives and we are very blessed.