Pella Activities Director Matt Fouch has announced that Ben Bollard is the new head coach of the football program.

Bollard has served as an assistant for the past 15 seasons and is a 2003 graduate of Pella High School and the defensive coordinator since 2017.

He is the first new head coach of the program since 1997, following Jay McKinstrey’s 237 wins and six state title game appearances in 28 years.