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USTFCCCA XC High School State COY2022 USTFCCCA High School State Cross Country Coaches of the Year
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the state-by-state winners of its ninth annual High School Cross Country Coaches of the Year Presented by the United States Marine Corps on Wednesday.
One boys coach and one girls coach from 50 states – as well as the District of Columbia – were honored for their successes during the fall of 2022, as selected by a committee of experts from around the nation (two coaches are honored, if they share coaching responsibilities).
State-by-state winners were selected based on their teams’ performances throughout the 2022 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 their 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 next month as the national winners.
The full lists can be seen below.
2022 USTFCCCA High School Boys Cross Country Coaches of the Year – State-by-State |
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| State | Name | School |
| Alabama | Ann-Marie Cook | Bayshore Christian School |
| Alaska | Norm Rousey | Colony High School |
| Arizona | Dave Montgomery | Highland High School |
| Arkansas | Mike Power | Bentonville High School |
| California | Dan Johnson | San Clemente High School |
| Colorado | Sean O’Day | Cheyenne Mountain High School |
| Connecticut | Jeff Billing | Hall High School |
| Delaware | Courtney Brinsky | Middletown High School |
| District of Columbia | Jim Ehrenhaft | St. Albans School |
| Florida | Francisco Ruiz | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School |
| Georgia | Jack Coleman | Marietta High School |
| Hawaii | Jack Kuo | ‘Iolani School |
| Idaho | Jack Ward | Victory Charter High School |
| Illinois | Jason Crowe | Plainfield South High School |
| Indiana | Gabe Porras | Zionsville Community High School |
| Iowa | Tim Ives | Dowling Catholic High School |
| Kansas | Justin Wrigley | Saint Thomas Aquinas High School |
| Kentucky | Ian Johnstone | Conner High School |
| Louisiana | Cullen Doody | Jesuit High School |
| Maine | Danielle Johnson | Hampden Academy |
| Maryland | Linda McShane | Towson High School |
| Maryland | Gil Stange | Towson High School |
| Massachusetts | Mike Glennon | Brookline High School |
| Michigan | Kristopher Koster | The Potter’s House High School |
| Minnesota | Mark Popp | Wayzata High School |
| Mississippi | Chris Barnett | Pearl High School |
| Missouri | Dave Chatlos | Liberty North High School |
| Montana | Casey Jermyn | Bozeman High School |
| Nebraska | Tony Neels | Gothenburg High School |
| Nevada | Todd Mahlke | Spring Creek High School |
| New Hampshire | Tim Cox | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| New Hampshire | Brent Tkaczyk | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| New Jersey | Sean McCafferty | Christian Brothers Academy |
| New Mexico | Phil Keller | Rio Rancho High School |
| New York | Ray Lawson | Corning-Painted Post High School |
| North Carolina | Michael Curlee | South Stanly High School |
| North Dakota | Jonathan Jahner | Bowman County High School |
| Ohio | Melissa Graham-Perkins | Marlington High School |
| Oklahoma | Jarret Kachel | Hooker High School |
| Oregon | Tom Rothenberger | Jesuit High School |
| Pennsylvania | Mike Sample | Grove City High School |
| Rhode Island | Jim Doyle | Bishop Hendricken High School |
| South Carolina | Bret Davis | Wando High School |
| South Dakota | Jesse Coy | Stevens High School |
| Tennessee | Chelsea Osborne | Farragut High School |
| Texas | Rick Miller | Grapevine High School |
| Utah | Cody Moat | Millard High School |
| Vermont | Chip Langmaid | St.Johnsbury Academy |
| Virginia | Garrett Kroner | W. T. Woodson High School |
| Washington | Andrew Walker | Seattle Preparatory School |
| West Virginia | Ed Frohnapfel | University High School |
| Wisconsin | Kevin Hopp | Stevens Point Area Senior High School |
| Wyoming | Isaac Kiefer | Mountain View High School |
2022 USTFCCCA High School Girls Cross Country Coaches of the Year – State-by-State |
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| State | Name | School |
| Alabama | Clifford Lee | Chelsea High School |
| Alaska | Brian Kruchoski | Chugiak High School |
| Arizona | Matthew Hull | Phoenix Country Day School |
| Arkansas | Jim Andrews | Greenwood High School |
| California | Brian Weaver | Buchanan High School |
| Colorado | Chuck Schwartz | Air Academy High School |
| Connecticut | Brian Collins | Glastonbury High School |
| Delaware | Marnie Giunta | Padua Academy |
| District of Columbia | Desmond Dunham | St. John’s College High School |
| Florida | Peter Eagleson | Osceola High School |
| Georgia | Mary Souther | Decatur High School |
| Hawaii | Duncan MacDonald | Punahou School |
| Idaho | Tyler Jones | Preston High School |
| Illinois | Pete Wintermute | Prospect High School |
| Indiana | Aaron Becker | Noblesville High School |
| Iowa | Douglas Cutler | Pella High School |
| Kansas | Wade Caselman | Southeast of Saline High School |
| Kentucky | Tim Holman | duPont Manual High School |
| Louisiana | Mark LaHaye | St. Joseph’s Academy |
| Maine | Mike Burleson | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Maryland | Kellie Redman | Thomas S. Wootton High School |
| Massachusetts | Mike DeYoung | Brookline High School |
| Michigan | Kyle Barnes | West Ottawa High School |
| Minnesota | Addy Hallen | Wayzata High School |
| Mississippi | David Hopper | East Rankin Academy |
| Missouri | Angela Poindexter | St. Charles West High School |
| Montana | Cindy Farmer | Hardin High School |
| Nebraska | Courtney Maas | Wayne High School |
| Nevada | Paul Sheppard | Somerset Academy Sky Pointe |
| New Hampshire | Dorcas DenHartog | Hanover High School |
| New Hampshire | Eric Picconi | Hanover High School |
| New Jersey | Todd Briggs | Freehold Township High School |
| New Mexico | Kathy Hipwood | Los Alamos High School |
| New York | Art Kranick | Saratoga Springs High School |
| North Carolina | Jerry Castro | North Lincoln High School |
| North Dakota | Bill Jansen | Rugby High School |
| Ohio | Jessie Magoto | Minster High School |
| Oklahoma | Kelly Beck | Piedmont High School |
| Oregon | Kari Strang | Summit High School |
| Pennsylvania | John Neff | North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Rhode Island | Erin Terry | East Greenwich High School |
| South Carolina | Tanner Graham | Lexington High School |
| South Dakota | Luke VanderLeest | Sioux Falls Christian School |
| Tennessee | Bobby Holcombe | Webb School of Knoxville |
| Texas | Carly Littlefield | Lovejoy High School |
| Utah | Courtney Meldrum | Lone Peak High School |
| Vermont | Kaitlin White | Essex High School |
| Virginia | Chris Pellegrini | West Springfield High School |
| Washington | Jeremy Duplissey | Central Kitsap High School |
| West Virginia | Mike Ryan | Morgantown High School |
| Wisconsin | Katrina Beeck | Muskego High School |
| Wyoming | Maggie Kirkham | Cody High School |