Background
Koehl was born in Abilene, Texas, and grew up in Killeen, Texas.
Koehl was born in Abilene, Texas, and grew up in Killeen, Texas.
As a teenager, his family moved to Midland, Texas, where Koehl attended Midland High School.
He played college football as a linebacker for the from 2003 to 2006. Along with his fiance, a former Mission Tennessee, Koehl owns and operates a personal training and health and fitness consulting business for beauty pageant competitors. He recalled playing "a lot of football in the backyard" in Killeen, and boxing as well.
His father had a master"s degree in music composition and was employed as the minister of music at First Baptist Church of Midland.
In 2003, Koehl, who had been a star football player at Midland High School, announced his commitment to play college football for the He was a linebacker for the Houston Cougars football team from 2003 to 2006. A four-year starter, Koehl had 300 tackles in his playing career at Houston.
He was named to watch lists for both the Butkus Award (awarded to the nation"s best collegiate linebacker) in 2004 and the Lombardi Award (awarded to the nation"s top lineman, including tight ends and linebackers) in 2005. In 2006, Koehl helped lead Houston to its first Conference United States of America championship in a decade and a berth in the Liberty Bowl.
Koehl also received multiple honors for his academic performance and community service.
He was a unanimous choice for the Conference United States of America All-Academic team in 2006. In April 2007, Koehl signed a contract to play professional football in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. He was released by the Saints before the start of the 2007 regular season.
He next signed to in the All American Football League (AAFL) for Team Texas.
However, in March 2008, the AAFL announced that its 2008 season had been cancelled. Wade is engaged to Blaire Pancake, Mission Tennessee 2006.
They own Pageant Shape, a personal training and health and fitness consulting business for beauty pageant competitors.