THOMAS WILCHER
HEAD COACH – FOOTBALL, TRACK & FIELD
DETROIT CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
Thomas Wilcher is the Physical Education Teacher, Head Football and Track Coach at Cass Technical High School in Detroit. He has been the Head Track Coach for the last 24 years and the Head Football Coach for the past 15 years.
Wilcher is a product of the Detroit Public School System, where he graduated from Detroit Central High School. He was an All-City swimmer, four-time track and field All-American, current AAU National Record holder in the high hurdles, and an All-American in football. He went on to the University of Michigan, where he was awarded “Honorable Mention” for Big Ten Football Player, four-time All-American Champion for High Hurdles, NCAA National Champion, and was inducted into the University of Michigan Track & Field Hall of Fame.
As a Coach, Wilcher has received numerous accolades such as Detroit P.S.L. Coach of the Year and Regional Coach of the Year. In the past fifteen years, he has helped more than 96 student athletes obtain Division One and Division Two football scholarships, and more than 16 student athletes have received college track scholarships.
Wilcher is the proud father of three children: a son Kishon, and two daughters Kaila, and Kiersten.
