proud of that,” says Gosney.
It’s that pride in the work, and taking satisfaction in the physical grind, that keeps Gosney and his team striving to always be better, something that was instilled in him at State Tech.
And it’s those qualities he sees when eager graduates of his alma mater, State Tech, sit in front of his desk now, passing him their resumes. He credits the hands-on approach taken by State Tech’s Turf Man- agement instructors, Ryan Klatt and Nick Rackers, with the high quality of students coming from Linn. show you the real world as soon as you walk in the door,” Gosney says of a program that includes working on the school’s own golf course and boasts a 99% job placement rate. “You have two teachers who are con- stantly giving you as much one-on-one
constantly evolving and trying to think of ‘how can we do this better?’” Gosney says many young people enter the turf management pro- fession with starry-eyed notions of being around athletes or pro- fessional sports or the possibility of snagging a championship ring. He often sees them now when he’s interviewing interns and job seekers. And, he says, they’re the ones who quickly wash out because they’re not prepared for the long hours and the demanding rigor of the job. Truth be told, the KC grounds crew has little or no interaction with the players. “Groundskeepers are like the O-Linemen. When we’re doing our job really well, you’re not going to hear a thing about us.” The same goes for head coach Andy Reid. championship-caliber trait.”
Which is part of that pride of representing the Chiefs, their history and self-motivation, to understand what we’re trying to accomplish and be part of the team in that.”
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attention as you want from them, and that’s where I think they’re hands-and-feet-above other institutions,” Gosney says. “At State Tech, if you invest, those teachers are highly invested in your future and success. They still reach out to me to this day.”
rare and delightfully fortuitous. dards and love of problem-solving and surmounting challenges with carrying him to his perch with one of the NFL’s iconic franchises, grass-mowing business in Monroe City, and took a chance on him- self with the help of State Tech.
“There’s no way you can get an education that I got there any- where else and the core that I still receive from those guys to this day, they genuinely invest in their students and I think that’s a spe-
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