Mike Contic is a 1970 graduate of Kingwood High School where he played football and baseball. He received his BA degree from Fairmont State in 1974 and his Masters Degree in Vocational Education from the University of Pittsburgh in 1976. He began his teaching career at the new Preston County Vocational Center in 1974. When the wrestling program at Central Preston High School was in jeopardy of being dropped in 1983 and at the request of his friend, he accepted and began his wrestling coaching career until his retirement in 2016. With over 300 wins, he had four state champions and seventeen state finalists. Mike truly cared about his wrestlers, but he is most proud of the outstanding young men his wrestlers became. Mike was a vocational teacher for 39 years, Head Wr3estling Coach for 29 years, and also served as athletic director at Preston High. His teams won several Big 10 conference championships and he was named Big 10 Coach of the Year five times as sell as Athletic Director of the Year. During his career, Coach Contic was instrumental in introducing Pee Wee Wrestling and the Middle School Wrestling Program to Preston County. He also served as Head Coach in Football, golf and track in Preston High Schools. Mike and Donna, his loving wife of 33 years, reside in Kingwood. They are abundantly blessed with three wonderful children - Anthony and Kim Moyers, Michael and Angela Contic, and Amber Moyers, and five grandchildren: Addison and Colin Moyers, and Maysa, Araya, and Zayd Contic.