USTFCCCA Names National HS Track And Field Coaches Of The Year


The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Woodlands (Texas) High's Juris Green and Lee's Summit West (Missouri) High's Jesse Griffin as national high school track and field Coaches of the Year on Thursday. 

"It goes without saying that the work ethic was high," Green told the USTFCCCA. "Being in Texas you can never guarantee you'll have a season like this, so you savor it when you do."

Green, who was also named the boys national coach of the year by USA Today, guided the Highlanders to a Texas University Interscholastic League title this spring in Class 6A, while Griffin posted a win at the Missouri State High School Athletic Association Class 5 Championships, helping the program score the most points of any team at the meet -- boys or girls.  

"You get to see the hard work they put in during the offseason and then for it to come to fruition is special," Griffin told the USTFCCCA. "I've had several teams win state championships in cross country and be complacent the next year, but that wasn't the case here.

Below, check out coaching winners in each state. 

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2017 USTFCCCA BOYS HS COACHES OF THE YEAR
StateCoach NameSchool
AlabamaDale CarrellWestminster School at Oak Mountain
AlaskaMilo GriffinWest Valley High School
ArizonaBob ShislerScottsdale Preparatory Academy
ArkansasDale CresswellHeber Springs High School
CaliforniaTim CallierRancho Verde High School
ColoradoDarwin HoranLutheran High School
ConnecticutTim GearyDaniel Hand High School
DelawareJames SolomonDover High School
District of ColumbiaTia ClemmonsWoodrow Wilson High School
FloridaDarryl ElmoreMiami Northwestern High School
GeorgiaJason CageWestlake High School
GeorgiaRobert WilsonWestlake High School
HawaiiMicah PavichPunahou School
IdahoBrett HillSugar-Salem High School
IllinoisJohn ArtmanIllini West High School
IndianaKenneth BrownerCarmel High School
IowaCasey BaxaLisbon High School
KansasRyan CornelsonHutchinson High School
KentuckyTerry YeastMercer County Senior High
LouisianaClaney DuplechinEpiscopal School of Baton Rouge
MaineKen NadeauWinslow High School
MarylandRobert YoungbloodNorthwest High School
MassachusettsJames BlackburnNewton North High School
MichiganRalph NealZeeland East High School
MinnesotaJon GilmerLakeville South High School
MississippiJeremy HarrellTylertown High School
MissouriJoseph CusackBlue Springs High School
MontanaBrandon QuessenberryBillings Senior High School
NebraskaTim KassmeierNorfolk Catholic High School
NevadaDale MossReed High School
New HampshireCarol QuarlesPinkerton Academy
New JerseyMike TursiMater Dei Prep
New MexicoKenny HenryV. Sue Cleveland High
New YorkMalcom BurkeNewburgh Free Academy
North CarolinaRick SpencerWeddington High School
North DakotaBrian AndersonNew Town High School
OhioTom LoyEast Canton High School
OklahomaJackie RollinsCarl Albert High School
OregonAdam ThygesonOregon City High School
PennsylvaniaTom HaleHickory High School
Rhode IslandDan O'KleaskyCentral High School
South CarolinaJeff JohnsDorman High School
South DakotaJim JarovskiLincoln High School
TennesseeRashad HaynesCentral High School
TexasJuris GreenThe Woodlands High
UtahShane RowleyDelta High School
VermontArlan LangmaidSt. Johnsbury Academy
VirginiaNeil MathewsLee-Davis High School
WashingtonLinda GudmunsonMount Vernon Christian School
West VirginiaRichard ConawaySt. Marys High School
WisconsinBrad HoerthKimberly High School
WyomingMark HillemanKelly Walsh High School


2017 USTFCCCA GIRLS HS COACHES OF THE YEAR
StateCoach NameSchool
AlabamaEd WrightMontgomery Catholic Prepartory School
AlaskaMelissa HallChugiak High School
ArizonaBob ShislerScottsdale Preparatory Academy
ArkansasDrew YoakumFayetteville High School
CaliforniaCrystal IrvingLong Beach Polytechnic High School
ColoradoJohn ReyesGrandview High School
ConnecticutAnne BurrowsBloomfield High School
DelawareMaura SchaferSmyrna High School
District of ColumbiaDesmond DunhamWoodrow Wilson High School
FloridaDja DugueMiami Southridege Senior High School
GeorgiaBrad KinserGreater Atlanta Christian School
HawaiiBobby GrossmanSeabury Hall
IdahoTracy HarrisMountian View High School
IllinoisPatrick GarstDunlap High School
IndianaLe'Gretta SmithWarren Central High School
IowaTim O'NeillDavenport Assumption High School
KansasRandall ZimmermanJunction High School
KentuckySheree BeaumontLouisville Male High School
LouisianaJennifer DaigleAscension Catholic Diocesan Regional School
MaineJohn FolanGreely High School
MarylandOmar WilkinsElizabeth Seton High School
MassachusettsDion CrichlowMilton High School
MichiganJosh PowersAdrian Madison High School
MinnesotaJason MassmanSaint Michael-Albertville
MississippiCarlton CottonWest Harrison High School
MissouriJesse GriffinLee's Summit West High School
MontanaSpencer HulsCorvallis High School
NebraskaGordon WilsonAurora High School
NevadaRoy SessionsCentennial High School
New HampshireMike LyfordPortsmouth High School
New JerseyMike McCabeUnion Catholic High School
New MexicoTim FloresV. Sue Cleveland High
New YorkRobert CloutierShenendehowa High School
North CarolinaJames SmootsHillside High School
North DakotaJohn WardHazen High School
OhioTim CrooksCincinnati Withrow
OklahomaTim GranthamEdmond Memorial High School
OregonErich HerberWest Salem High School
PennsylvaniaJames BoydHickory High School
Rhode IslandDave FedericoWesterly High School
South CarolinaEric CummingsRiverside High School
South DakotaMaxine UnterbrunnerMadison High School
TennesseeYusuf SharifWhitehaven High School
TexasJessica RichardsMcKinney North High School
UtahTom DavidsonBox Elder High School
VermontMark McKennaRice Memorial High School
VirginiaCalude ToukeneWestern Branch High School
WashingtonCap PerryOakesdale High School
West VirginiaSarah SummersRipley High School
WisconsinCalvin MatthewMilwaukee Rufus King High School
WyomingShelly StremchaCampbell County High School