Coon Rapids pulled a football coup, landing one of the most successful high school coaches in Wisconsin.

Greg Malling broke the news to Hartland Arrowhead players Thursday morning.

Under Malling, Hartland Arrowhead remained a powerhouse, reaching the past four Division I Wisconsin state championship games, winning the title in 2012 and 2013 and finishing second the past two seasons. He shared the coach of the year honors for the 2015 season.

Overall, Hartland Arrowhead has won six state titles since 1993 and took runner-up seven times playing among the largest Wisconsin schools. By comparison, Eden Prairie, the gold standard in Minnesota prep football, has reached the big-school title game 11 times and won 10. Hartland Arrowhead beat Minnetonka 41-21 in 2012.

Coon Rapids activities director Kelley Scott said Malling considers himself a program builder. The success-starved Cardinals will provide a challenge. They won just six games overall in the past five seasons and went 0-9 twice. They have not won a playoff game since 2010.

Previous Coon Rapids coach Jon Young, a 1994 graduate and former Cardinals’ quarterback, resigned. He coached his alma mater for nine seasons and posted a 27-57 record.