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2025 USTFCCCA High School Track & Field State Coaches of the Year Presented By The Marines

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the state-by-state winners of its 11th annual High School Track & Field Coaches of the Year Presented by the United States Marine Corps on Tuesday.

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 2025, 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 2025 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 week as the national winners.

Full list of 2025 winners are below. CLICK HERE for all-time list of winners by state.

2025 USTFCCCA Boys High School Track & Field State Coaches of the Year

StateNameSchool
AlabamaRichard AndersonVestavia Hills High School
AlaskaPhil LeckSoldotna High School
ArizonaMarcus BrunsonBasha High School
ArkansasNoah ChagnonMountain Home High School
CaliforniaBrandon ThomasServite High School
ColoradoTimothy DaggettThe Classical Academy
ConnecticutChris MorthEast Lyme High School
DelawareYvenel SainsumeMiddletown High School
District of ColumbiaMichael CooleySidwell Friends School
FloridaDaniel ArecesChristopher Columbus High School
GeorgiaRoland ColvinLangston Hughes High School
HawaiiEarl KishimotoMoanalua High School
IdahoJamie BlandfordMountain View High School
IllinoisAndrew SchmittNew Trier High School
IndianaJustin HelmerBloomington High School North
IowaChad GarvisNewton High School
KansasJayson TynonAxtell Public School
KentuckyJohn BarbagalloTrinity High School
LouisianaSean BradyCatholic High School
MaineDavid KahillSouth Portland High School
MarylandTrent RoseLiberty High School
MassachusettsFernando BrazPeabody Veterans Memorial High School
MichiganDylan HarringtonChesaning Union High School
MinnesotaPaul SchmidtBecker High School
MississippiChris BarnettPearl High School
MissouriShaun BrutoAdrian High School
MontanaDan HodgeFlathead High School
NebraskaMike SpargoDundy County Stratton High School
NevadaCameron FrehnerLincoln County High School
New HampshireJulie DuttonMilford High School
New JerseyMichael BarrettToms River North High School
New MexicoDavid NunezOrgan Mountain High School
New YorkOrlando RiveraNorth Rockland High School
North CarolinaRalph JonesCharlotte Christian School
North DakotaJonathan JahnerBowman County High School
OhioMichael FernandezWayne High School
OklahomaJoe DialJenks High School
OregonChris JohnsonSiuslaw High School
PennsylvaniaJared JonesQuaker Valley High School
Rhode IslandWilliam BarrassBarrington High School
South CarolinaWayne FarmerCalhoun County High School
South DakotaChad WilliamsonColman-Egan High School
TennesseeLuke JohnsonBattle Ground Academy
TexasAundra LongIowa Colony High School
UtahBrett MyrupAmerican Fork High School
VermontJoel BreakstoneThetford Academy
VermontEmily SilverThetford Academy
VirginiaQuentin JonesFauquier High School
WashingtonKyle SchaubleKamiakin High School
West VirginiaBobby BurnsideDoddridge County High School
WisconsinCurt MillerMarathon High School
WyomingKirk McLaughlinBig Horn High School

2025 USTFCCCA Girls High School Track & Field State Coaches of the Year

StateNameSchool
AlabamaMark MarshallWhitesburg Christian Academy
AlaskaMelissa HallChugiak High School
ArizonaEric RichardsonChandler High School
ArkansasDaniel RamseyProvidence Academy
CaliforniaShannon FisherWoodrow Wilson High School
ColoradoRaymond BozmansFossil Ridge High School
ConnecticutAnne BurrowsBloomfield High School
DelawarePatrick CastagnoThe Tatnall School
District of ColumbiaRafiu Bakare Jr.Archbishop Carroll High School
FloridaRoss “Dylan” HermeleeCarrollton School of the Sacred Heart
GeorgiaBrad KinserGreater Atlanta Christian School
HawaiiDavid NeSmithKonawaena High School
IdahoGwen SpencerLogos School
IllinoisRandy AndersonUniversity High School
IndianaAaron McRillCarmel High School
IowaBen DueaWaukee Northwest High School
KansasChris McAfeeMill Valley High School
KentuckyBarry HaworthAssumption High School
LouisianaPriscilla IbarraAlfred M. Barbe High School
MaineAlan MoscaBangor High School
MarylandCharles EcalonoUrbana High School
MassachusettsRebecca TrachselLexington High School
MichiganLesley StarkeySturgis High School
MinnesotaAlicia PierskallaWayzata High School
MississippiJohnathan PerkinsClinton High School
MissouriWesley AmbrusterFestus High School
MontanaChantel Jaeger-SmithGallatin High School
NebraskaHannah StroupDundy County Stratton High School
NevadaTyrell LucasAlbert M. Lowry High School
New HampshireNick RicciardiOyster River High School
New JerseyTim McLooneRumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
New JerseyBob KeoghRumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
New MexicoKathy BrionAlbuquerque Academy
New YorkSandra ColeBaldwin High School
North CarolinaTeQullie JacksonJames B. Dudley High School
North DakotaTim KolsrudBismarck High School
OhioMark BrunsColdwater High School
OklahomaTyler SergentEdmond Memorial High School
OregonDirk MatthiasCaldera High School
PennsylvaniaJared JonesQuaker Valley High School
Rhode IslandJen ChabotNorth Kingstown High School
South CarolinaLee WhitakerFort Mill High School
South DakotaLuke VanderLeestSioux Falls Christian School
TennesseeAlisa SeymourCollierville High School
TexasMike ReedGordon High School
UtahDave PeckNorth Summit High School
VermontAndrew TripU-32 High School
VirginiaStephen HowardBlacksburg High School
WashingtonKevin RyanSehome High School
West VirginiaCraig KellarDoddridge County High School
WisconsinBradley ClarkArrowhead Union High School
WyomingJosie RoundsLander Valley High School

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