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USTFCCCA TF High School State COY2024 USTFCCCA High School Track & Field State Coaches of the Year
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the state-by-state winners its High School Track & Field 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 spring of 2024, 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 2024 outdoor track & field 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 Track & Field 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.
2024 USTFCCCA High School Boys Track & Field State Coaches of the Year |
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| State | Coach Name | School |
| Alabama | Chris Schmidt | Hoover High School |
| Alaska | Jeremy Strong | Sitka High School |
| Arizona | Shaun Hardt | Queen Creek High School |
| Arkansas | Brian Glass | Prescott High School |
| California | Crystal Irving | Long Beach Polytechnic High School |
| Colorado | Chris Faust | Cherokee Trail High School |
| Connecticut | Kelvan Kearse | Windsor High School |
| Delaware | Michael DiGennaro | Saint Mark’s High School |
| District of Columbia | Desmond Dunham | St. John’s College High School |
| Florida | Greg Barnes | American Heritage Schools |
| Georgia | Roland Colvin | Langston Hughes High School |
| Hawaii | Alika Fonseca | Saint Louis School |
| Idaho | Kip Wilson | Rockland High School |
| Illinois | Timothy Hasso | Oak Park and River Forest High School |
| Indiana | Nathan Warnecke | Fishers High School |
| Iowa | Jordan Mullen | Ankeny High School |
| Kansas | Kent Teeter | Holcomb High School |
| Kentucky | David Stewart | Saint Xavier High School |
| Louisiana | Johnny Duncan | Glen Oaks Magnet High School |
| Maine | David Kahill | South Portland High School |
| Maryland | Robert Humphries | Governor Thomas Johnson High School |
| Massachusetts | DJ Brock | Acton Boxborough Regional High School |
| Michigan | Brett Schafer | Fowler High School |
| Minnesota | Reese Wait | Caledonia/Spring Grove |
| Mississippi | Osborne Holmes, Jr. | Tylertown High School |
| Missouri | Eric Davis | Lee’s Summit North High School |
| Montana | Chantel Jaeger-Smith | Gallatin High School |
| Nebraska | Beau Heiss | Norris High School |
| Nevada | Shane Hickman | Moapa Valley High School |
| New Hampshire | Steve McConnell | Hanover High School |
| New Jersey | Chris Tafelski | Westfield High School |
| New Mexico | Alex Morales | Hagerman High School |
| New York | Ron Johnson | Hunter College Campus Schools |
| North Carolina | Ian Roper | Swain County High School |
| North Dakota | Jonathan Jahner | Bowman County High School |
| Ohio | Kyle Grabowski | Marion Local High School |
| Oklahoma | Colby Shamley | Ada High School |
| Oregon | Dave Turnbull | Summit High School |
| Pennsylvania | Tom Meling | Slippery Rock Area High School |
| Rhode Island | William Barrass | Barrington High School |
| South Carolina | Matt Oberly | Spring Valley High School |
| South Dakota | Kurt Stukel | Gregory High School |
| Tennessee | Steve Brock | Brentwood High School |
| Texas | Adam Spiegleman | Refugio High School |
| Utah | Devin Moody | Corner Canyon High School |
| Vermont | Joel Breakstone | Thetford Academy |
| Vermont | Emily Silver | Thetford Academy |
| Virginia | Deon Moore | Kecoughtan High School |
| Washington | James Lehr | Mead High School |
| West Virginia | Chris Parsons | Cabell Midland High School |
| Wisconsin | Justin Vanderhoof | Lakeside Lutheran High School |
| Wisconsin | Austin DeNoyer | Lakeside Lutheran High School |
| Wyoming | Josiah Smith | Douglas High School |
2024 USTFCCCA High School Girls Track & Field State Coaches of the Year |
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| State | Coach Name | School |
| Alabama | Mark Marshall | Whitesburg Christian Academy |
| Alaska | Jeremy Strong | Sitka High School |
| Arizona | E.J. Martin | Hamilton High School |
| Arkansas | Wesley Laughary | Harding Academy |
| California | Shannon Fisher | Woodrow Wilson High School |
| Colorado | Matt Miltenberg | Timnath High School |
| Connecticut | Anne Burrows | Bloomfield High School |
| Delaware | Marnie Giunta | Padua Academy |
| District of Columbia | Desmond Dunham | St. John’s College High School |
| Florida | Davidson Gill | Dillard High School |
| Georgia | Jason Cage | Westlake High School |
| Hawaii | Jordan Oue | Punahou School |
| Idaho | Jeff Horsley | Soda Springs High School |
| Illinois | Pete Wintermute | Prospect High School |
| Indiana | Le’gretta Smith | Warren Central High School |
| Iowa | Kenny Wheeler | Pleasant Valley High School |
| Kansas | Mike Stephens | Olathe Northwest High School |
| Kentucky | Zacharie Brooks | duPont Manual High School |
| Louisiana | Ursula Harris | Scotlandville High School |
| Maine | Denise Curry | Scarborough High School |
| Maryland | Adam Rudy | Smithsburg High School |
| Massachusetts | Paul Trovato | Franklin High School |
| Michigan | Calvin Ackley | Hart High School |
| Minnesota | Meghan Orgeman | Alexandria Area High School |
| Mississippi | Tonya Johns | Brookhaven High School |
| Missouri | Nick Buckvar | Ladue Horton Watkins High School |
| Montana | Jesse Zentz | Helena High School |
| Nebraska | Jon Preister | Westside High School |
| Nevada | Roy Session | Centennial High School |
| New Hampshire | Noah Pion | Bedford High School |
| New Jersey | Mike McCabe | Union Catholic High School |
| New Mexico | Joey Fernandez | St. Michael’s High School |
| New York | Howard Adams | Hunter College Campus Schools |
| North Carolina | Ian Roper | Swain County High School |
| North Dakota | Rory Beil | Davies High School |
| Ohio | Kirstie Mahas | Smithville High School |
| Oklahoma | Shanon Atkinson | Mustang High School |
| Oregon | John Parks | Lake Oswego High School |
| Pennsylvania | Brian Campbell | Spring Grove Area High School |
| Rhode Island | Jeffrey Parenteau | West Warwick High School |
| South Carolina | Chris White | Seneca High School |
| South Dakota | Luke Vander Leest | Sioux Falls Christian School |
| Tennessee | Alisa Seymour | Collierville High School |
| Texas | Yvette Green | Duncanville High School |
| Utah | Jaimie Ribera | Timpview High School |
| Vermont | Andrew Tripp | U-32 Middle & High School |
| Virginia | Adam Canning | Lloyd C Bird High School |
| Washington | Eric Hisaw | Walla Walla High School |
| West Virginia | David Bailey | Winfield High School |
| Wisconsin | Jason Eisenman | Arrowhead Union High School District |
| Wyoming | Taylor Kelting | Sheridan High School |