Great Oak High School's Doug Soles after his guys team placed second at NXN.
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the state-by-state winners of its fourth annual High School Coach of the Year award for cross country on Wednesday.
One boys coach and one girls coach from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia - as seen in the lists below - were honored for their successes during the fall of 2018, as selected by a committee of experts from around the nation.
2018 USTFCCCA Boys Cross Country Coaches Of The Year
| State | Coach | School |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Ed Wright | Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School |
| Alaska | Tara Edwards | Grace Christian School |
| Arizona | Trina Painter | Flagstaff High School |
| Arkansas | Mike Power | Bentonville High School |
| California | Doug Soles | Great Oak High School |
| Colorado | Mark Stenbeck | Dakota Ridge High School |
| Connecticut | Chris Stonier | Xavier High School |
| Delaware | Dan O'Connell | St Andrew's School |
| District of Columbia | John Ausema | Gonzaga College High School |
| Florida | Mike Rivera | The Bolles School |
| Georgia | Nick Wansley | South Forsyth High School |
| Hawaii | Jared Welch | Maui High School |
| Idaho | Cecil Jackson | Salmon Jr/Sr High School |
| Illinois | Chris Kuntz | Wheaton Warrenville South High School |
| Indiana | Colin Altevogt | Carmel High School |
| Iowa | Aaron Thomas | Gilbert High School |
| Kansas | Curtis Morgan | Buhler High School |
| Kentucky | Scott Holzknecht | Trinity High School |
| Louisiana | Pete Boudreaux | Catholic High School |
| Maine | Ted Hutch | York High School |
| Maryland | Giovanni Reumante | Northwood High School |
| Massachusetts | Don Hennigar | Newburyport High School |
| Michigan | Jeff Schember | Caro High School |
| Minnesota | Jamie Kirkpatrick | Edina High School |
| Mississippi | Greg Warnick | Tupelo Christian Preparatory School |
| Missouri | Michael Dierks | Rockhurst High School |
| Montana | Casey Jermyn | Bozeman High School |
| Nebraska | Brie Pulec | Malcolm Junior/Senior High School |
| Nevada | Chris Martinez | Centennial High School |
| New Hampshire | Mike Smith | Mascenic Regional High School |
| New Jersey | Sean McCafferty | Christian Brothers Academy |
| New Mexico | Rob Hipwood | Los Alamos High School |
| New Mexico | Kathy Hipwood | Los Alamos High School |
| New York | Bill Aris | Fayetteville-Manlius High School |
| North Carolina | Rick Spencer | Weddington High School |
| North Dakota | Shane Wahlstrom | Williston High School |
| Ohio | Jeff Howard | Woodridge High School |
| Oklahoma | Kelly Beck | Piedmont High School |
| Oregon | Dave Frank | Central Catholic High School |
| Pennsylvania | Carl Pennell | Jenkintown Middle/High School |
| Rhode Island | Jim Doyle | Bishop Hendricken High School |
| South Carolina | Max Mayo | Hilton Head Island High School |
| South Dakota | Eric Pooley | Lincoln High School |
| Tennessee | Marshall Smith | Brentwood Academy |
| Texas | Juris Green | The Woodlands |
| Utah | Jeff Hunt | Monticello High School |
| Vermont | Eric Langevin | Essex High School |
| Virginia | Marc Hunter | Loudoun Valley High School |
| Washington | Matt Rexus | Kamiakin High School |
| West Virginia | Holli Vaughan | Ritchie County High School |
| Wisconsin | Mike Jovanovich | Neenah High School |
| Wyoming | Ryan Berger | Evanston High School |
2018 USTFCCCA Girls Cross Country Coaches Of The Year
| state | coach | school |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Naomi Bergh | Auburn High School |
| Alaska | Merry Ellefson | Juneau-Douglas High School |
| Alaska | Tristan Knutson-Lombardo | Juneau-Douglas High School |
| Arizona | Trina Painter | Flagstaff High School |
| Arkansas | Bill Burge | Harrison High School |
| California | Bill Reeves | Claremont High School |
| Colorado | Kelly Christensen | Niwot High School |
| Connecticut | Brian Hayes | Immaculate High School |
| Delaware | Jim Fischer | Ursuline Academy |
| District of Columbia | Emily Farrar | Woodrow Wilson High School |
| Florida | Mike Phillips | Lawton Chiles High School |
| Georgia | Jack Coleman | Marietta High School |
| Hawaii | Derek Coryell | Hawaii Baptist Academy |
| Idaho | Jeff Horsley | Soda Springs High School |
| Illinois | Dan Iverson | Naperville North High School |
| Indiana | Phil Yoder | Carroll High School |
| Iowa | Chad Willeford | Southeast Polk High School |
| Kansas | Chris McAfee | Mill Valley High School |
| Kentucky | Kirk Thomas | Oldham County High School |
| Louisiana | Mark LaHaye | St. Joseph's Academy |
| Maine | Mike Burleson | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Maryland | Josh Dawson | Northern High School |
| Massachusetts | Marc Saucier | Littleton High School |
| Michigan | Kevin Breen | Clarkston High School |
| Minnesota | Heather Strait | St. Michael-Albertville High School |
| Mississippi | Tim McDaniel | St. Patrick Catholic High School |
| Missouri | Jesse Griffin | Lee's Summit West High School |
| Montana | Anders Brooker | Hellgate High School |
| Nebraska | George O'Boyle | Pius X Catholic High School |
| Nevada | Todd Mahlke | Spring Creek High School |
| New Hampshire | Joe Scascitelli | Exeter High School |
| New Jersey | Sean Walsh | North Hunterdon High School |
| New Mexico | Adam Kedge | Albuquerque Academy |
| New York | Art Kranick | Saratoga Springs High School |
| New York | Linda Kranick | Saratoga Springs High School |
| North Carolina | Kirk Walsh | Cuthbertson High School |
| North Dakota | Jason Edwards | Davies High School |
| Ohio | Jessie Magoto | Minster High School |
| Oklahoma | Terry Stupp | Bishop Kelley High School |
| Oregon | Carol McLatchie | Summit High School |
| Pennsylvania | John Neff | North Allegheny Senior High School |
| Rhode Island | Jeff Rose | Portsmouth High School |
| South Carolina | Ashley Perry | D.W. Daniel High School |
| South Dakota | Don Ray | Deubrook Junior / Senior High School |
| Tennessee | Bobby Holcombe | Webb School of Knoxville |
| Texas | Nicholas Benton | Coppell High School |
| Utah | Cody Moat | Millard High School |
| Vermont | Scott Bliss | Champlain Valley Union High School |
| Virginia | Dan King | Hidden Valley High School |
| Washington | Dempsey Ortega | North Central High School |
| West Virginia | Larry Cassady | Williamstown High School |
| Wisconsin | Richard Raney | Muskego High School |
| Wyoming | Jeff Brazil | Jackson Hole High School |
Selection Process:
State-by-state winners were selected based on their teams' performances throughout the 2018 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 his or her 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 later this month as the national winners.