Holman and Medley Named USATFCCCA KY XC Coaches of the Year


NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Thursday the state-by-state winners of its fourth annual High School Coach of the Year award for cross country.

One boys coach and one girls coach from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia - as seen in the lists below - were honored for their successes during the fall of 2017, as selected by a committee of experts from around the nation.

State-by-state winners were selected based on their teams' performances throughout the 2017 cross country season. Among the factors taken into consideration were team score and placement at the state championships, margin of victory, performance against rankings if available, individual championships, and how their teams' performances stacked up to previous years (e.g. first title in school history, consecutive titles, etc.).

Each honoree will receive a trophy from the USTFCCCA recognizing his or her achievements.

The winners from each state are in consideration for the association's National High School Cross Country Coach of the Year award. One boys coach and one girls coach from among all the states will be selected by a panel of experts and be announced later this month as the national winners.

The full lists can be seen below.

2017 USTFCCCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY COACHES OF THE YEAR

StateCoach NameInstitution
AlabamaLuke RobinsonScottsboro High School
AlaskaRuth BarndtWest High School
ArizonaMissy AckerNorthland Preparatory Academy
ArkansasKarl KoonceLake Hamilton High School
CaliforniaDoug SolesGreat Oak High School
ColoradoMark RobertsLyons Senior High School
ConnecticutChris StonierXavier High School
DelawareMichael LoSapioSalesianum School
District of ColumbiaJohn AusemaGonzaga College High School
FloridaMike RiveraThe Bolles School
GeorgiaAndy CarrMilton High School
HawaiiShane Hedani'Iolani School
IdahoJeff HowardRocky Mountain High School
IllinoisJohn SippleDowners Grove North High School
IndianaColin AltevogtCarmel High School
IowaErik BelbyPleasant Valley High School
KansasGary WartickCircle High School
KentuckyChuck MedleySaint Xavier High School
LouisianaClaney DuplechinEpiscopal School of Baton Rouge
MaineGarrett MartinLincoln Academy
MarylandJosh AlcombrightSeverna Park High School
MassachusettsMark MurraySt. John's High School
MichiganDon SleemanPioneer High School
MinnesotaMark PoppWayzata High School
MississippiKevin BowerBrookhaven High School
MissouriFrank GallickBlue Springs High School
MontanaCasey JermynBozeman High School
NebraskaStephanie FuehrerHoldrege High School
NevadaRhonda BeadellSpanish Springs High School 
New HampshireTristan Black-IngersollConcord High School
New JerseySean McCaffertyChristian Brothers Academy
New MexicoKenny HenryV. Sue Cleveland High School
New YorkRay LawsonCorning-Painted Post High School
North CarolinaMichael MiragliuoloGreen Hope High School
North DakotaBrian AndersonNew Town High School
OhioLee SternbergEast Canton High School
OklahomaFrezer LegesseMount St. Mary Catholic High School
OregonJustin LoftusCrater High School
PennsylvaniaGreg BieleckiLa Salle College High School
Rhode IslandJim DoyleBishop Hendricken High School
South CarolinaJeff BuysDorman High School
South DakotaKendra BenedettoWest Central High School
TennesseePhil YoungSiegel High School
TexasGreg ChristensenLovejoy High School
UtahRandy QuarezStansbury High School
VermontEric LangevinEssex High School
VirginiaMarc HunterLoudoun Valley High School
WashingtonMichael LeeLewis and Clark High School
West VirginiaMike RyanMorgantown High School
WisconsinBrian FinnelMiddleton High School
Wyoming Ty DraneyStar Valley High School

 

2017 USTFCCCA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY COACHES OF THE YEAR

StateCoach NameInstitution
AlabamaNaomi BerghAuburn High School
AlaskaDan CallahanWest Valley High School
ArizonaMissy AckerNorthland Preparatory Academy
ArkansasChristina Nipper Little Rock Christian Academy
CaliforniaDoug SolesGreat Oak High School
ColoradoKim McConnellPeak to Peak High School
ConnecticutBrian CollinsGlastonbury High School
DelawareKeith TaylorMount Pleasant High School
District of ColumbiaMike SheehySt. John's College High School
FloridaKristin McWilliamsWinter Park High School
GeorgiaJason NewtonMcIntosh High School
HawaiiBobby GrossmanSeabury Hall
IdahoGreg HarmEagle High School
IllinoisChris FriedmanDunlap High School
IndianaSuzanne RiggZionsville Community High School
IowaMark HostetlerMid-Prairie High School
KansasRena MickBennington High School
KentuckyTim HolmanduPont Manual High School
LouisianaMark LaHayeSt. Joseph's Academy
MaineHelen BonziCamden Hills Regional High School
MarylandTom MartinWalter Johnson High School
MassachusettsHanna BrunoConcord-Carlisle High School
MichiganTerry TatroHart High School
MinnesotaDave EmmansWayzata High School
MississippiChristopher GreerMyrtle Attendance Center
MissouriPam JurgensmeyerPark Hill South High School
MontanaCasey JermynBozeman High School
NebraskaJared HansmeyerAinsworth High School
NevadaWarren MillsNorth Tahoe High School
New HampshireAmy BernardPinkerton Academy
New JerseySean Walsh  North Hunterdon High School
New MexicoAdam KedgeAlbuquerque Academy
New YorkBill ArisFayetteville-Manlius High School
North CarolinaNick MangumCardinal Gibbons High School
North DakotaKirk ZinkHillsboro High School
OhioDavid DobsonCenterville High School
OklahomaScott MonnardNorman High School
OregonTom RothenbergerJesuit High School
PennsylvaniaTom MoulFox Chapel Area High School
Rhode IslandJeff RosePortsmouth High School
South CarolinaAshley PerryD.W. Daniel High School
South DakotaKyle SandersonNewell High School
TennesseeDustin CarpenterSignal Mountain Middle/High School
TexasJames Zaring​Keller High School
UtahMark MorrisonPleasant Grove High School
VermontMark ChaplinU-32 Middle & High School
VirginiaBrandon BearBlacksburg High School
WashingtonKelly HarmonNorth Central High School
West VirginiaLarry CassadyWilliamstown High School
WisconsinBarry SmanzDodgeland High School
WyomingSean WildeCentral High School