Al Pierce

Our inductee into the Hall of Fame was born and raised in Anthon, Iowa. He graduated from Anthon-Oto High School in 1970. During his high school career he participated in Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track. He served as the team captain in Football and Baseball and was selected to the All-Conference teams in both sports. After graduation Al attended Buena Vista College receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1974. He began his teaching career at Marathon Consolidated Schools teaching K-12 P.E., and U.S. History. He later became the K-12 P.E. teacher at the Laurens-Marthon High School. During his tenure at Laurens-Marathon, Al had an outstanding record in both Football and Girls Track and Field. In football some of the highlights were the 1989 Class 1-A State Championship, a Class 2-A Semi-Finalist in 1993 and a Quarter-Finalist in 1995. His career record is 109-19. In girls track our inductee was exceptional. His teams won 3 consecutive State Championships from 1985 to 1987. They were the state runner-ups from 1990 to 1991. Al also had two squads finish 3rd in 1982 and 1983. Laurens-Marathon became one of the premier teams in Iowa Girls Track and Field under Al’s guidance. They won 118 major titles and have had numerous state individual and relay champions. Coaching Honors won during his time at Laurens-Marathon include in Football, District 2-A Coach of the Year, Toyota Class 1-A Iowa High School Coach of the Year, Twice Storm Lake Pilot Tribune Coach of the Year, and the Northwest Iowa Sports Banquet Coach of the Year, twice the Storm Lake Times Coach of the year, and is a member of the Northwest Iowa Coaches/Officials Association Hall of Fame. In Track and Field, six times Northwest Iowa Regional Coach of the Year, four times Class 1-A Coach of the Year. He was nominated for National Coach of the Year by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches in 1991 and 1996. Al served as the Girls High School Referee at the 1989 Drake Relays. He was inducted to the IGHSAU Honor Team Hall of Fame in May of 1999. Al and his wife Carol have been married for 27 years. They are the proud parents of two sons Clinton age 17 and Cody age 13. Al and Carol now reside in Spencer where Al serves as the Head Football Coach and will be the Co-Head Girls Track & Field Coach.