Monte Spiller
Monte Spiller is in his 5th year with KS Elite. Spiller brings several years of coaching experience including Russell High school, Hays High School, and currently serves as the defensive coordinator at Rock Creek High School. Spiller also served as cornerbacks coach at Ft. Hays State University from 2009 – 2011. Spiller had a very successful playing career. He played at Kansas State University from 1994 to 1997. With the Wildcats, Spiller was a 3 year letterman and played in four major bowl games, including the Aloha Bowl (1994), Holiday Bowl (1995), Cotton Bowl (1996), and Fiesta Bowl (1997).
He went on to play arena and indoor football for several teams, including the Oklahoma Crude, Topeka Knights, and Tennessee Thundercats. He also had a stint in the European Football League. Spiller earned Defensive MVP honors with the Topeka Knights and Tennessee Thundercats.
A native of Dallas, Texas, and has two sons, Yanci and Ezra.
Garrett Eck
Coach Eck is a 2013 graduate from Marysville High School. He was a three sport athlete playing football, wrestling, and baseball. After high school he went on to play baseball at Cloud County Community College. After 2 years of playing he went off to Emporia State to get a degree in education and a minor in coaching. While at ESU Coach Eck got hired to coach football at Emporia High School being in charge of the running backs.
After 2 years there Coach Eck graduated from ESU and got a job at Wabaunsee High School where he currently coaches football, basketball, and softball. Coach Eck is in charge of the running backs and defensive backs while also being the offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator.
Garrett Staten
Coach Staten is a graduate from Riley County High School in 2017, in his time as a Falcon Coach Staten earned 1x All State, 3x 1st team All MEL League, and Manhattan Mercury Flint Hills Player of the year honors. Coach Staten went on to play football at Washburn University for four years as a Wide Receiver and Special Teams player while earning Jack E. Clanton Athletic Scholarship, and 3x MIAA Student Athlete Academic Honor Roll.
Coach Staten graduated from Washburn University & is currently the Head MS Football Coach at Sante Fe Trail & also helps with the High School Team on Friday Nights.
Kamble Haverkamp
Coach Haverkamp played for 785 Elite in the 2020 season. He graduated from Centralia in 2020, where he was an all-state athlete in football, basketball, and track. He helped Centralia win a state title in 2019 as he played quarterback and defensive back for the squad. That year he was named the 1A Offensive Player of the Year and was selected as a part of the 1st team Top 11 in the state. He holds a few of the football school records at Centralia. Following his senior year, he was selected to play in the 2020 Kansas Shrine Bowl. He played cornerback and won MVP for the East squad finishing the all-star game with 2 interceptions.
Coach Haverkamp chose to attend Kansas State University, where he enjoyed a stint playing on the football team as a defensive back. He is currently attending Washburn University & is a DB for the football team.
Duane Zlatnik
Coach Zlatnik is a 2008 Rossville High School graduate where he played under Coach Steve Buhler. During his time at Rossville, he was named All Class 3A twice and named All State top 11 his senior year. He was a two sport athlete, participating in wrestling as well where he was a 3-time State Champion.
After high school Coach Zlatnik received a scholarship to play at the University of Kansas. He was a 3-time letter winner on the offensive line starting 35 games. He earned All-Big 12 honors twice and was picked up as a free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Since his playing time, Coach Zlatnik has coached 9 years at Washburn Rural High School under his high school coach Steve Buhler. In that time Coach Z has served as the defensive line coach, offensive line coach, run game coordinator, and co-offensive coordinator. Coach Zlatnik is currently the quarterbacks coach and has been the offensive coordinator at Rural the last 4 seasons.
Weston Moody
Coach Moody is entering his sixth season as the Head Coach at Wamego High School, where he has compiled an overall record of 38-15. Wamego is coming off a 12-1 season that included their first ever state championship game appearance in 2022. Coach Moody was named the 4A Coach of the Year by multiple outlets following his program’s historic 2022 season. Coach Moody was the defensive coordinator for East Squad in the 50th shrine bowl and will be the Head Coach of the East Squad in the 51st Shrine Bowl.
Jess Rutledge
I am a 2009 Mission Valley graduate, playing under Coach Lee Weber. I played football, wrestled, and played baseball. I was a 3X 1st Team All-League selection on defense while also being named a 3A & All-Classes All-State Linebacker as a senior. I was also an All-League & All-State selection in baseball. Injuries prevented me from playing collegiately, so I attended and graduated from Kansas State University in 2013 while being an Honors student all 4 years.
After college, I began my teaching & coaching career at Great Bend Middle School where I was fortunate enough to coach with current Hays High School head football coach, Tony Crough. I have been at Wabaunsee High School for the past 9 years as a teacher and coach. During that time, I have been an assistant coach for football for 4 years, assistant baseball coach for 5 years, assistant boys’ basketball coach for 3 years, and have been fortunate to be the head football coach for the past 5 years. In my various assistant coaching roles, I have been a part of the school’s only state baseball appearance in 2017 and state runners-up in basketball in 2021. As the football head coach, we achieved the first winning season in 25 years in 2021. In 2022, we matched the best season in school history with a 9-2 finish, won the District & Regional Championship, and finishing as Sectional runners-up. In the past 2 seasons, we have set 58 school records. I have served as the Defensive Coordinator for the past 3 seasons while also coaching the Defensive Line, Wide Receivers, and Long Snappers. In my time as a football coach, I have coordinated both sides of the ball and coached every position.
