

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 |
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State | Name | School |
Alabama | Richard Anderson | Vestavia Hills High School |
Alaska | Phil Leck | Soldotna High School |
Arizona | Marcus Brunson | Basha High School |
Arkansas | Noah Chagnon | Mountain Home High School |
California | Brandon Thomas | Servite High School |
Colorado | Timothy Daggett | The Classical Academy |
Connecticut | Chris Morth | East Lyme High School |
Delaware | Yvenel Sainsume | Middletown High School |
District of Columbia | Michael Cooley | Sidwell Friends School |
Florida | Daniel Areces | Christopher Columbus High School |
Georgia | Roland Colvin | Langston Hughes High School |
Hawaii | Earl Kishimoto | Moanalua High School |
Idaho | Jamie Blandford | Mountain View High School |
Illinois | Andrew Schmitt | New Trier High School |
Indiana | Justin Helmer | Bloomington High School North |
Iowa | Chad Garvis | Newton High School |
Kansas | Jayson Tynon | Axtell Public School |
Kentucky | John Barbagallo | Trinity High School |
Louisiana | Sean Brady | Catholic High School |
Maine | David Kahill | South Portland High School |
Maryland | Trent Rose | Liberty High School |
Massachusetts | Fernando Braz | Peabody Veterans Memorial High School |
Michigan | Dylan Harrington | Chesaning Union High School |
Minnesota | Paul Schmidt | Becker High School |
Mississippi | Chris Barnett | Pearl High School |
Missouri | Shaun Bruto | Adrian High School |
Montana | Dan Hodge | Flathead High School |
Nebraska | Mike Spargo | Dundy County Stratton High School |
Nevada | Cameron Frehner | Lincoln County High School |
New Hampshire | Julie Dutton | Milford High School |
New Jersey | Michael Barrett | Toms River North High School |
New Mexico | David Nunez | Organ Mountain High School |
New York | Orlando Rivera | North Rockland High School |
North Carolina | Ralph Jones | Charlotte Christian School |
North Dakota | Jonathan Jahner | Bowman County High School |
Ohio | Michael Fernandez | Wayne High School |
Oklahoma | Joe Dial | Jenks High School |
Oregon | Chris Johnson | Siuslaw High School |
Pennsylvania | Jared Jones | Quaker Valley High School |
Rhode Island | William Barrass | Barrington High School |
South Carolina | Wayne Farmer | Calhoun County High School |
South Dakota | Chad Williamson | Colman-Egan High School |
Tennessee | Luke Johnson | Battle Ground Academy |
Texas | Aundra Long | Iowa Colony High School |
Utah | Brett Myrup | American Fork High School |
Vermont | Joel Breakstone | Thetford Academy |
Vermont | Emily Silver | Thetford Academy |
Virginia | Quentin Jones | Fauquier High School |
Washington | Kyle Schauble | Kamiakin High School |
West Virginia | Bobby Burnside | Doddridge County High School |
Wisconsin | Curt Miller | Marathon High School |
Wyoming | Kirk McLaughlin | Big Horn High School |
2025 USTFCCCA Girls High School Track & Field State Coaches of the Year |
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State | Name | School |
Alabama | Mark Marshall | Whitesburg Christian Academy |
Alaska | Melissa Hall | Chugiak High School |
Arizona | Eric Richardson | Chandler High School |
Arkansas | Daniel Ramsey | Providence Academy |
California | Shannon Fisher | Woodrow Wilson High School |
Colorado | Raymond Bozmans | Fossil Ridge High School |
Connecticut | Anne Burrows | Bloomfield High School |
Delaware | Patrick Castagno | The Tatnall School |
District of Columbia | Rafiu Bakare Jr. | Archbishop Carroll High School |
Florida | Ross “Dylan” Hermelee | Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart |
Georgia | Brad Kinser | Greater Atlanta Christian School |
Hawaii | David NeSmith | Konawaena High School |
Idaho | Gwen Spencer | Logos School |
Illinois | Randy Anderson | University High School |
Indiana | Aaron McRill | Carmel High School |
Iowa | Ben Duea | Waukee Northwest High School |
Kansas | Chris McAfee | Mill Valley High School |
Kentucky | Barry Haworth | Assumption High School |
Louisiana | Priscilla Ibarra | Alfred M. Barbe High School |
Maine | Alan Mosca | Bangor High School |
Maryland | Charles Ecalono | Urbana High School |
Massachusetts | Rebecca Trachsel | Lexington High School |
Michigan | Lesley Starkey | Sturgis High School |
Minnesota | Alicia Pierskalla | Wayzata High School |
Mississippi | Johnathan Perkins | Clinton High School |
Missouri | Wesley Ambruster | Festus High School |
Montana | Chantel Jaeger-Smith | Gallatin High School |
Nebraska | Hannah Stroup | Dundy County Stratton High School |
Nevada | Tyrell Lucas | Albert M. Lowry High School |
New Hampshire | Nick Ricciardi | Oyster River High School |
New Jersey | Tim McLoone | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School |
New Jersey | Bob Keogh | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School |
New Mexico | Kathy Brion | Albuquerque Academy |
New York | Sandra Cole | Baldwin High School |
North Carolina | TeQullie Jackson | James B. Dudley High School |
North Dakota | Tim Kolsrud | Bismarck High School |
Ohio | Mark Bruns | Coldwater High School |
Oklahoma | Tyler Sergent | Edmond Memorial High School |
Oregon | Dirk Matthias | Caldera High School |
Pennsylvania | Jared Jones | Quaker Valley High School |
Rhode Island | Jen Chabot | North Kingstown High School |
South Carolina | Lee Whitaker | Fort Mill High School |
South Dakota | Luke VanderLeest | Sioux Falls Christian School |
Tennessee | Alisa Seymour | Collierville High School |
Texas | Mike Reed | Gordon High School |
Utah | Dave Peck | North Summit High School |
Vermont | Andrew Trip | U-32 High School |
Virginia | Stephen Howard | Blacksburg High School |
Washington | Kevin Ryan | Sehome High School |
West Virginia | Craig Kellar | Doddridge County High School |
Wisconsin | Bradley Clark | Arrowhead Union High School |
Wyoming | Josie Rounds | Lander Valley High School |
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