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THE NEXT CHAPTER IN A GREAT LEGACY

Matt Bergan, Athletic Director

Catholic Memorial ties run deep, and many former care if we’re in the weight room or in a game.”
students eventually find their way back to the
school. Matt Bergan, CMH’s new 33-year-old Matt, whose four siblings also attended
athletic director, began a plumbing apprenticeship Catholic Memorial, worked hard to get this
after graduating in 2002. But then head football gig.
coach Bill Young asked Matt to join the Crusaders “I was in Gamo’s office everyday, trying to
as a part-time assistant coach and encouraged learn the ins and outs of how the athletic
him to pursue a teaching degree. department runs,” Matt says. “Greg Gamalski
Matt, a former CMH football player and wrestler, has been absolutely huge in helping me
took Young’s advice. He completed a five-year develop and prepare for this role.”
program at Waukesha’s Carroll College in three- Matt is seen often around CMH as he is
and-a-half years, earned a master’s degree in committed to attending every game in every
athletic administration/coaching from Concordia sport this fall, and intends to do the same
University Irvine in California and began teaching during the winter and spring seasons. He will ’02
physical education and health at Catholic also continue to coach football and boys track
Memorial. He also coached three sports and and field.
oversaw production of the yearbook.
“I bring an old-school mentality, as far as work
When longtime athletic director Greg Gamalski ethic,” says Matt, who lives in Wauwatosa,
retired at the end of the 2016-17 school year after arrives at school at 5:30 a.m. and usually is the
43 years as a teacher, coach and administrator, last one to leave. “Under Greg Gamalski,
Matt was chosen out of 50 other applicants for the Catholic Memorial won 97 state
job. championships. I feel pressure, but it’s a
“Things went full circle,” he says. “I have a passion challenge I’m up for. We will continue our
for this school, and I bleed blue and gold. The tradition of winning.”
biggest thing I’m trying to stress is that we expect Matt Bergan joins 15 other alumni on the coaching
to compete, no matter what we’re doing. I don’t staff in the Crusader Football program, including
Mike Bergan ’01, Matt Bernhardt ’10, Mike
Bichanich ’02, Jack Fleming ’09, Mike Kinateder ’02,
Drew Nault ’06, Jake Reynolds ’07, Ryan Reynolds ’99,
Mitch Schultz ’10, Billy Seidel ’92, Ryan Stefaniak ’09,
Kyle Stoehr ’92, Nick Vitale ’12, Charlie Walsh ’12
and Tom Young ’86.

Coach Bergan with 2017 Boys Track 4x100 Relay Team
State Champions Austin Ciezki ’17, Max Cooper ’17,
Tate Kopulos ’19 and Dylan Schubbe ’18.

“I bleed blue and gold”
“I bleed blue and gold”

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