2020 USTFCCCA High School Cross Country Coaches of the Year – State-By-State
2020 USTFCCCA High School Cross Country Coaches of the Year – State-By-State
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the state-by-state winners of its seventh annual High School Cross Country Coaches of the Year Presented by the United States Marine Corps on Friday.
One boys coach and one girls coach from 34 states – as seen in the lists below – were honored for their successes during the fall of 2020, as selected by a committee of experts from around the nation. QUICK LINKS: Boys Coaches of the Year | Girls Coaches of the Year
State-by-state winners were selected based on their teams’ performances throughout the 2020 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.
The full lists can be seen below.
2020 USTFCCCA High School Boys Cross Country Coaches of the Year – State-By-State Winners
State
Name
School
Alabama
Blake Borden
Huntsville High School
Arizona
Fermin Villagran
Gilbert High School
Arkansas
Brandon Smith
Lake Hamilton High School
Colorado
Kelly Christensen
Niwot High School
Delaware
Patrick Castagno
The Tatnall School
Florida
Doug Butler
Satellite High School
Georgia
Chad McDaniel
Wesleyan School
Idaho
Tyler Jones
Preston High School
Iowa
Abdier Marrero
North High School
Kansas
Lewis Wiebe
Berean Academy
Kentucky
Joe Buechler
Holy Cross High School
Louisiana
Tommy Schexnayder
E. D. White Catholic High School
Maine
Jim Harmon
Scarborough High School
Michigan
Cliff Somers
Fremont High School
Minnesota
John Maresh
Prior Lake High School
Mississippi
Shannon Knott
Brookhaven High School
Missouri
Neal Blackburn
Rock Bridge High School
Montana
Mark Albert
Hamilton High School
Nebraska
Steve Carroll
Skutt Catholic High School
New Hampshire
Tim Cox
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
New Hampshire
Brent Tkaczyk
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
North Dakota
Jonathan Jahner
Bowman High School
Ohio
Jeff Howard
Woodridge High School
Oklahoma
Mike McGarry
Mustang High School
Pennsylvania
Carl Pennell
Jenkintown High School
Rhode Island
Kenneth Skelly
La Salle Academy
South Carolina
Jeff Buys
Dorman High School
South Dakota
Luke Jelen
Lincoln High School
Tennessee
Dustin Carpenter
Signal Mountain High School
Texas
Justin Leonard
Carroll Senior High School
Utah
Jamie Alvizo
Skyridge High School
Vermont
Andrew Tripp
U-32 High School
West Virginia
Holli Haddox Vaughan
Ritchie County High School
Wisconsin
Jeff Jurss
Sheboygan Lutheran High School
Wyoming
Kevin Green
Lander Valley High School
2020 USTFCCCA High School Girls Cross Country Coaches of the Year – State-By-State Winners