By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA
January 14, 2026  
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the state-by-state winners of its annual High School Cross Country Coaches of the Year Presented by the United States Marine Corps on Thursday.
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 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 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 month as the national winners.
The full lists can be seen below.
2025 USTFCCCA High School Boys Cross Country State Coaches of the Year | ||
| State | Name | School |
| Alabama | Michael McGovern | Mountain Brook High School |
| Alaska | Sara Miller | South High School |
| Arizona | Rick Carr | Highland High School |
| Arkansas | Brooks Hedstrom | Bentonville West High School |
| California | Walt Lange | Jesuit High School |
| Colorado | Lisa Rainsberger | Coronado High School |
| Connecticut | Sean Astle | Greenwich High School |
| Delaware | Matthew Lindell | Cape Henlopen High School |
| District of Columbia | Desmond Dunham | St. John’s College High School |
| Florida | Steven Stam | The Bolles School |
| Georgia | Parker Nail | Carrollton High School |
| Hawaii | Mark Ravaglia | Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy |
| Idaho | Emry Carr | Coeur d’Alene High School |
| Illinois | Andy Derks | Plainfield North High School |
| Indiana | Rick Sluder | Columbus North High School |
| Iowa | Eli Horton | Chariton High School |
| Kansas | Jarod Wannamaker | Trinity Catholic High School |
| Kentucky | Caleb Joy | Lafayette High School |
| Louisiana | Nick Accardo | Jesuit High School |
| Maine | Sarah Carrigan | Yarmouth High School |
| Maryland | Jackie Mangogna (Suarez) | Urbana High School |
| Massachusetts | Michael Ward | Boston Latin Academy |
| Michigan | Tim Dalton | Northville High School |
| Minnesota | Shawn Everson | Blaine High School |
| Mississippi | Lee Buse | Saltillo High School |
| Missouri | Alicia Gunter | West Plains High School |
| Montana | Casey Jermyn | Bozeman High School |
| Nebraska | Corey Hatt | Doniphan-Trumbull Public School |
| Nevada | Hank Wisecarver | Galena High School |
| New Hampshire | Michael Clark | Pinkerton Academy |
| New Jersey | Sean McCafferty | Christian Brothers Academy |
| New Mexico | Adam Kedge | Albuquerque Academy |
| New York | Chris Lent | North Rockland High School |
| North Carolina | Randy Ashley | Christ School |
| North Dakota | Scott Reichenberger | Bismarck High School |
| Ohio | Jeff Howard | Woodridge High School |
| Oklahoma | Sam Horsechief | Sequoyah High School |
| Oregon | Tom Rothenberger | Jesuit High School |
| Pennsylvania | Mike Werner | North Penn High School |
| Rhode Island | Jim Doyle | Bishop Hendricken High School |
| South Carolina | Evan Jones | J. L. Mann High School |
| South Dakota | Luke Jelen | Lincoln High School |
| Tennessee | Luke Finley | Independence High School |
| Texas | Justin Leonard | Southlake Carroll High School |
| Utah | Jim Monsen | Richfield High School |
| Vermont | Dave Baird | Champlain Valley Union High School |
| Virginia | Lindy Bain | Western Albemarle High School |
| Washington | Austin Stuchell | Mead High School |
| West Virginia | Josh Weekley | Doddridge County High School |
| Wisconsin | Donn Behnke | Stevens Point Area Senior High |
| Wisconsin | Kevin Hopp | Stevens Point Area Senior High |
| Wyoming | Ryan Olson | Burlington High School |
2025 USTFCCCA High School Girls Cross Country State Coaches of the Year | ||
| State | Name | School |
| Alabama | Mark Marshall | Whitesburg Christian Academy |
| Alaska | Brian Kruchoski | Chugiak High School |
| Arizona | Brad Curtis | North Phoenix Preparatory Academy |
| Arkansas | Tilda Helgesson | Mountain Home High School |
| California | Jerry Dodge | Whitney High School |
| Colorado | Abbie Wade | Heritage High School |
| Connecticut | Brian Collins | Glastonbury High School |
| Delaware | Marnie Giunta | Padua Academy |
| District of Columbia | Kevin Hughes | Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School |
| Florida | Jackie Hardin | Bishop Kenny High School |
| Georgia | Jack Coleman | Marietta High School |
| Hawaii | Peter Jay | Kalaheo High School |
| Idaho | Tia Talbot | Malad High School |
| Illinois | Debbie Revolta | Barrington High School |
| Indiana | Scott Willams | Carmel High School |
| Iowa | Pete Westerkamp | Northwest High School |
| Kansas | Nealee Johnston | Hesston High School |
| Kentucky | Bernadette Madigan-Dugan | Lexington Catholic High School |
| Louisiana | Robert Farrell | Mount Carmel Academy |
| Maine | Matthew Greear | Freeport High School |
| Maryland | Gildon Kirk | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School |
| Massachusetts | Rebecca Trachsel | Lexington High School |
| Michigan | Casey Livingston | Whitmore Lake High School |
| Minnesota | Jaime Yaeck | Southwest High School |
| Mississippi | Greg Warnick | Tupelo Christian Preparatory School |
| Missouri | Brad Young | Lexington High School |
| Montana | Casey Jermyn | Bozeman High School |
| Nebraska | Jordan Fuglestad | Elkhorn North High School |
| Nevada | Charles Bennion | Ed W. Clark High School |
| New Hampshire | Dorcas DenHartog | Hanover High School |
| New Hampshire | Eric Picconi | Hanover High School |
| New Jersey | Mike McCabe | Union Catholic Regional High School |
| New Mexico | Lindsey Montoya | Los Alamos High School |
| New York | Robert Cloutier | Shenendehowa High School |
| North Carolina | Jerry Castro | North Lincoln High School |
| North Dakota | Kirk Zink | Hillsboro/Central Valley |
| Ohio | Jeremy Nixon | Ottawa Hills High School |
| Oklahoma | Ansen Covin | Edmond Memorial High School |
| Oregon | Kari Strang | Summit High School |
| Pennsylvania | Brian Fleckenstein | Norwin High School |
| Rhode Island | Kerrie Carpenter | Cumberland High School |
| South Carolina | Benjamin Clark | Clover High School |
| South Dakota | Luke VanderLeest | Sioux Falls Christian School |
| Tennessee | Chris Demetra | Brentwood High School |
| Texas | Tom Kennedy | Bridgeland High School |
| Utah | Steve Cuttitta | Park City High School |
| Vermont | Dave Baird | Champlain Valley Union High School |
| Virginia | Nick Reed | James W. Robinson Secondary School |
| Washington | Kevin Ryan | Sehome High School |
| West Virginia | Steven Nutter | St. Marys High School |
| Wisconsin | Dave Chancellor | Mount Horeb High School |
| Wyoming | Cody Ball | Big Horn High School |
