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USTFCCCA XC High School State COY2024 USTFCCCA High School Cross Country State 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 tenth 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 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 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 week as the national winners.
Full lists can be seen below.
2024 USTFCCCA High School Boys Cross Country State Coaches of the Year |
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| State | Name | School |
| Alabama | Mike McGovern | Mountain Brook High School |
| Alaska | Brian Kruchoski | Chugiak High School |
| Arizona | Eric Webdale | Glendale Preparatory Academy |
| Arkansas | Melissa Moudy | Pottsville High School |
| California | Walt Lange | Jesuit High School |
| Colorado | Kenny Wilcox | Salida High School |
| Connecticut | Mike Flynn | East Lyme High School |
| Delaware | Scott Davis | Salesianum School |
| District of Columbia | Jim Ehrenhaft | St. Albans School |
| Florida | Francisco Ruiz | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School |
| Georgia | Katie Bailey | Milton High School |
| Hawaii | Aaron Kondo | Hawaii Baptist Academy |
| Idaho | Emry Carr | Coeur d’Alene High School |
| Illinois | John Sipple | Downers Grove North High School |
| Indiana | Charlie Warthan | Bloomington High School North |
| Iowa | Aaron Thomas | Gilbert High School |
| Kansas | Brent Smitheran | Spring Hill High School |
| Kentucky | Caleb Joy | Lafayette High School |
| Louisiana | Nick Accardo | Jesuit High School |
| Maine | James Harmon | Scarborough High School |
| Maryland | Eric Baranoski | Harford Technical High School |
| Massachusetts | James Flaherty | Longmeadow High School |
| Michigan | Phil Jones | Allendale High School |
| Minnesota | Brian Leibfried | Marshall High School |
| Mississippi | Elisabeth Gaillet | St. Andrew’s Episcopal School |
| Missouri | Michael Dierks | Rockhurst High School |
| Montana | Casey Jermyn | Bozeman High School |
| Nebraska | Sean McMahon | Fremont High School |
| Nevada | Andrew Flynn | Shadow Ridge High School |
| New Hampshire | Tom Cassetty | Bishop Guertin High School |
| New Jersey | Sean McCafferty | Christian Brothers Academy |
| New Mexico | Philip Keller | Rio Rancho High School |
| New York | Matthew Hemmer | Monroe-Woodbury High School |
| North Carolina | David Christian | Broughton Magnet High School |
| North Dakota | Jonathan Jahner | Bowman County High School |
| Ohio | Rob Myers | Fairfield Union High School |
| Oklahoma | Stephen Lewelling | Lincoln Christian School |
| Oregon | Tom Rothenberger | Jesuit High School |
| Pennsylvania | Rebecca Donaghue | State College Area High School |
| Rhode Island | Jim Doyle | Bishop Hendricken High School |
| South Carolina | Dana House | Bluffton High School |
| South Dakota | Ralph Kroetch | Philip High School |
| Tennessee | Sean O’Neil | Knoxville Catholic High School |
| Texas | Wes Kirton | Canyon High School |
| Utah | Guy Mackay | Taylorsville High School |
| Vermont | Brandon Legendre | St. Johnsbury Academy |
| Virginia | Stephen Howard | Blacksburg High School |
| Washington | Susan Empey | Mercer Island High School |
| West Virginia | Ed Frohnapfel | University High School |
| Wisconsin | Joe Bourland | Kohler High School |
| Wyoming | Tanya Kienlen | Worland High School |
2024 USTFCCCA High School Girls Cross Country State Coaches of the Year |
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| State | Name | School |
| Alabama | Casey Howell | Cold Springs High School |
| Alaska | Brian Kruchoski | Chugiak High School |
| Arizona | Duerk Brewer | American Leadership Academy, Queen Creek |
| Arkansas | Powell Bryant | Rogers High School |
| California | Brian Weaver | Buchanan High School |
| Colorado | Jonathan Dalby | Mountain Vista High School |
| Colorado | Eric Selle | Mountain Vista High School |
| Connecticut | Matt Conyers | Mercy High School |
| Delaware | Marnie Giunta | Padua Academy |
| District of Columbia | Kevin Hughes | Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School |
| Florida | Mandy Yates | Creekside High School |
| Georgia | Cathi Monk | Pope High School |
| Hawaii | Sierra Huebert-Sanchez | Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy |
| Idaho | Pat Bragassa | Ririe High School |
| Illinois | Debbie Revolta | Barrington High School |
| Indiana | Scott Willams | Carmel High School |
| Iowa | Douglas Cutler | Pella High School |
| Kansas | Greg Bomhoff | St. James Academy Catholic High School |
| Kentucky | Barry Haworth | Assumption High School |
| Louisiana | Maurice DuCarpe | Metairie Park Country Day School |
| Maine | Jorma Kurry | Falmouth High School |
| Maine | Daniel Paul | Falmouth High School |
| Maryland | Josh Alcombright | Severna Park High School |
| Massachusetts | Phil Archambault | Westford Academy |
| Michigan | Al Warden | Goodrich High School |
| Minnesota | Brad Moening | Highland Park Senior High |
| Mississippi | Teneeshia Boyd | Tupelo High School |
| Missouri | Darrell Lewis | Eureka High School |
| Montana | Gradon Curry | Gallatin High School |
| Nebraska | Jordan Fuglestad | Elkhorn North High School |
| Nevada | Mark Jimenez | Shadow Ridge High School |
| New Hampshire | Patrick O’Brien | Oyster River High School |
| New Jersey | James Smirk | Princeton High School |
| New Mexico | Chokri Dhaouadi | Eldorado High School |
| New York | Tucker Chrapowitzky | Bethlehem Central High School |
| North Carolina | Nick Mangum | Cardinal Gibbons High School |
| North Dakota | Chase Gregory | Williston High School |
| Ohio | Teresa Tripp | Lancaster High School |
| Oklahoma | Adam Stoermer | Cascia Hall Preparatory School |
| Oregon | Justin Loftus | Crater High School |
| Pennsylvania | Rob Anthony | Cranberry Junior-Senior High School |
| Rhode Island | Kerrie Carpenter | Cumberland High School |
| South Carolina | Josh Michael | Philip Simmons High School |
| South Dakota | Luke VanderLeest | Sioux Falls Christian School |
| Tennessee | Robert Pautienus | Brentwood High School |
| Texas | Brandun Massingill | Hamilton High School |
| Utah | Jaimie Ribera | Timpview High School |
| Vermont | Dave Baird | Champlain Valley Union High School |
| Virginia | Nicholas Reed | James W. Robinson Secondary School |
| Washington | Kevin Ryan | Sehome High School |
| West Virginia | Mike Taylor | Williamstown High School |
| Wisconsin | Mike Heidke | Neenah High School |
| Wyoming | Maggie Kirkham | Cody High School |