NORWAY — Norway High School graduate Brady Grayvold has been named to the American Football Coaches Association’s 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute.

Grayvold, head football coach at Fort Atkinson (Wis.) High School, was an All-American defensive back at perennial champion Wisconsin-Whitewater.

“It’s an honor and I can’t wait to learn and be a part of this,” Grayvold said on social media.

He also expressed appreciation to his “dad and favorite ball coach,” former Norway High School head coach Brad Grayvold, “for instilling in me the love for the game of football.”

This year’s class was chosen from a field of hundreds of applicants, AFCA announced. In order to be eligible, applicants had to be born on or after Jan. 1, 1985, and must be currently serving as a high school head coach, two-year college full-time assistant or head coach, or NAIA/NCAA (all divisions) full-time or head coach.

Applicants were required to submit a resume, five references, and a 1,600-word article or five-minute live instructional video on an offensive, defensive, special teams or position-specific topic of the applicant’s choosing back in the summer.

The AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute is a program aimed at identifying and developing future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance.

The AFCA 2020 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute will take place on Sunday, Jan. 12, at the AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tenn.