RIVERDALE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY COACHES

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Scott Neitenbach graduated from Boulder High School and attended the University of Colorado, Oklahoma State University, and Colorado State University.  He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and a Master of Science Degree in Accounting at Oklahoma State University. In 2014, he completed the teacher certification program at Colorado State University in Business Education. 

His wrestling experiences cover many years. As a competitor, Scott was a four-year letterman and a team tri-captain at the University of Colorado which competed in the Big 8 Conference (now the Big 12). He was a Big 8 Conference finalist and a two time NCAA qualifier.  His coaching experiences include positions as head coach at Boulder High School and assistant coach at Nederland High School, Highland High School, and Brighton High School.  He is also a former Chairman of Colorado USA Wrestling and has been a member of several Colorado National Freestyle Team coaching staffs.

Scott has been happily married for 25 years and has three children. He enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, backpacking, skiing, and reading. 

Coach Pfeifer lives in the City of Brighton and has an extensive coaching history.  He is a former head wrestling coach (Westminster High School) and coached as an assistant wrestling coach at Brighton High School.  He has experience coaching freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling.  He is married, enjoys hunting and the outdoors and is a local business person in our community. 

Taylor Leech is a second year coach this year at Riverdale Ridge High School. Taylor grew up in Arvada, Colorado and attended Ralston Valley High School. Taylor wrestled all four years in high school and received the Jefferson County Honorable Mention award his junior and senior year of high school. After high school, Taylor joined the Marine Corps and served four years as an infantry machine gunner. While in the Marine Corps, Taylor deployed to Afghanistan for seven months and Okinawa, Japan for six months. After Taylor finished his enlistment, he attended college at the University of Northern Colorado. While in college, Taylor competed in MMA and had an amautuer record of 2 wins and 0 losses. Taylor conducted student teaching at Jefferson High School and was a volunteer coach on their wrestling program. Taylor graduated from UNC in the spring of 2019 and got a job teaching English at Riverdale RIdge High School. Taylor loves his job as an English teacher and is very excited to be a part of the school’s wrestling program. When Taylor is not teaching or coaching, Taylor enjoys spending time with his fiance and newborn son.