Liberal native and LHS graduate and former coach Kevin Armstrong has won a state award for his work as activities director at Hutchinson High School.

The Kansas Interscholastic Activities Administrators Association named Hutchinson High School Activities Director Kevin Armstrong Kansas Athletic Director of the Year at their awards banquet Saturday.

Armstrong, who has served Hutchinson for 17 years and is retiring after this term, was also named District 4 Athletic Director of the Year. Armstrong has been in his current role at Hutchinson for 6 years.

Armstrong, who played on Liberal’s 1986 state basketball championship team, told the Hutch News he will retire in November but will stay on in an assistant athletic role until then.  He brother and fellow Liberal native Eric Armstrong is the activities director at Goddard Eisenhower.