Over a span of 26 years, Elmer Walcott guided the basketball squad at Western Michigan Christian to a 299-163 regular season record. In post-season play, Walcott’s teams notched an impressive 101-22 mark en route to six visits to the state cage finals.
His 1958, 1962, 1965, and 1970 squads earned Class C state crowns, while his team finished as runner-up in Class C in 1959, and in Class D in 1979. Walcott’s career total of 400 cage victories rank him among Michigan’s top prep coaches in the state.
Walcott’s success continued on the tennis courts, where his Warriors grabbed the 1958 Class C-D tennis crown. He retired from coaching following the 1978-1979 season. The old coach served as Mayor of Muskegon from 1982 through 1985. In 1992, he returned to coaching at Western Michigan Christian High School, handling the Warriors girls cage squad.