The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced that Brevard County’s Doug Butler has been selected as Florida’s winner of its inaugural state-by-state High School Cross Country Coach of the Year.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced that Brevard County’s Doug Butler has been selected as Florida’s winner of its inaugural state-by-state High School Cross Country Coach of the Year.
One boys coach and one girls coach from each of the 50 states – as seen in the lists below – were honored for their successes during the 2014 cross country season, as chosen by the USTFCCCA High School Coach of the Year selection committee.
State-by-state winners were selected based on their teams’ performances throughout the 2014 cross country season.
Butler, now a coach at Satellite High School, lead the Holy Trinity Tigers in 2014 and racked up 20 state titles, including the last four consecutive boys’ cross country state championships during his 15 years with the Tigers.
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.)
Doug Butler
“It’s a great honor to receive this inaugural award and I owe all of it to the great kids I had running for me,” said Butler.
“They are dedicated, hard working kids that showed how hard work pays off every time. I look forward to seeing the results this year of the great kids from Satellite that have been working hard with me the past five weeks.”
The winners from each state are in consideration for the association’s first-ever National High School Coach of the Year award for cross country.
Sam Seemes
“High school coaches have a profound impact on young athletes’ lives,” said USTFCCCA CEO Sam Seemes. “For so many runners, their high school cross country coach is the person who opened the world of running to them.”
“We’re excited to be able to recognize and reward those high school coaches for the successes of their teams this season,” added Seemes.
The national winners will be announced next week.
BOYS COACHES OF THE YEAR BY STATE
State
Coach Name
Coach School
Alabama
Claborn Campbell
Cold Springs High School
Alaska
Marcus Dunbar
Kodiak High School
Arizona
Chris Hanson
Desert Vista High School
Arkansas
Carlton Efurd
Rogers High School
California
Tyree Cruz
Ventura High School
Colorado
Jon Dalby
Mountain Vista High School
Connecticut
Robert Murray
Danbury High School
Delaware
Annie Zeberkiewicz
Tower Hill School
District of Columbia
Anthony Belber
Georgetown Day School
Florida
Doug Butler
Holy Trinity Academy
Georgia
Jack Coleman
Marietta High School
Hawaii
Katie O’Neil
Mid Pacific Institute
Idaho
Tracy Harris
Mountain View High School
Illinois
Chris Muth
Yorkville High School
Indiana
Steve Lewark
West Lafayette High School
Iowa
Todd Goodell
Linn-Mar High School
Kansas
Justin Wrigley
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Kentucky
Stan Clark
South Oldham High School
Louisiana
Chaz Caiado
John Curtis Christian School
Maine
Jim Harmon
Scarborough High School
Maryland
Terry Gibbons
Catoctin High School
Massachusetts
Phil Maia
Lowell High School
Michigan
Asa Kelly
Benzie Central High School
Minnesota
Bill Miles
Wayzata High School
Mississippi
Heath Dudley
J. Z, George High School
Missouri
Bryant Wright
Festus High School
Montana
Clint May
Bozeman High School
Nebraska
Reverend Robert Tillman
Creighton Prep School
Nevada
Ed Parise
McQueen High School
New Hampshire
Mike Smith
Mascenic Regional High School
New Jersey
Tom Heath
Christian Brothers Academy
New Mexico
Sal Gonzales
Rio Rancho High School
New York
Bill Aris
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
North Carolina
David Christian
Broughton High School
North Dakota
Darrell Anderson
Dave Zittleman
Bismarck High School
Ohio
Tom Rapp
Mason High School
Oklahoma
Steve Patterson
Jenks High School
Oregon
Carol McLatchie
Summit High School
Pennsylvania
John Neff
North Allegheny
Rhode Island
Ken Skelly
LaSalle Academy
South Carolina
Bill Wrightson
Hilton Head HS
South Dakota
Eric Pooley
Sioux Falls Lincoln High School
Tennessee
Len Jeffers
Daniel Boone High School
Texas
Justin Leonard
Southlake Carroll High School
Utah
Logan Fielding
Desert Hills High School
Vermont
Geoff Bennett
South Burlington High School
Virginia
Mike Mangan
Lake Braddock Secondary School
Washington
Gene Blankenship
Medical Lake High School
West Virginia
Jonathan Griffith
Bridgeport High School
Wisconsin
Tom Kaufman
Madison West High School
Wyoming
Greg Schabron
Laramie High School
GIRLS COACHES OF THE YEAR BY STATE
State
Coach Name
Coach School
Alabama
William Calvert
Saint Bernards Prep School
Alaska
Bill Steyer
Homer High School
Arizona
Dr. Jeff Messer
Desert Vista High School
Arkansas
Sharon Jones
Siloam Springs High School
California
Doug Soles
Great Oak High School
Colorado
Mike Caller
Fort Collins High School
Connecticut
Judi Lafontaine
Tolland High School
Delaware
Marnie Giunta
Padua Academy
District of Columbia
Kevin Hughes
Georgetown Visitation Prep School
Florida
Kristin McWilliams
Winter Park High School
Georgia
Eric Heintz
Marist High School
Hawaii
Dennis Swart
Kaiser High School
Idaho
Ty Axtman
Timberline High School
Illinois
Dan Iverson
Naperville North High School
Indiana
Steve Lewark
West Lafayette High School
Iowa
Christy Nimrod
Decorah High School
Kansas
Justin Wrigley
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Kentucky
Rick Heim
Sacred Heart Academy
Louisiana
Mark LaHaye
St. Joseph’s Academy
Maine
Lin White
Orono High School
Maryland
Dan Jones
Liberty High School
Massachusetts
Cara Van Cott
Needham High School
Michigan
Doug Jager
Grand Rapids Christian High School
Minnesota
Dave Emmans
Wayzata High School
Mississippi
Tim Sayers
Ocean Springs High School
Missouri
Gaylerd Quigley
Nerinx Hall
Montana
Clint May
Bozeman High School
Nebraska
George O’Boyle
Pius X
Nevada
Roy Session
Centennial High School
New Hampshire
Tim Cox
Brent Tkaczyk
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
New Jersey
Rob DeFillipis
Red Bank Catholic
New Mexico
Nick Martinez
La Cueva High School
New York
Bill Aris
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
North Carolina
Mike Miraggliuolo
Green Hope High School
North Dakota
Julie Stavn
Century High School
Ohio
David Dobson
Centerville High School
Oklahoma
David Ayres
Bartlesville High School
Oregon
Carol McLatchie
Summit High School
Pennsylvania
Greg Sargent
Pennsbury High School
Rhode Island
Kelly Martin
LaSalle Academy
South Carolina
Eric Cummings
Riverside High School
South Dakota
Jesse Coy
Rapid City Stevens High School
Tennessee
Raymond Farmer
Morristown-West High School
Texas
Rebekah James
Canyon Randall High School
Utah
Bruno Hunziker
American Fork High School
Vermont
Scott Bliss
Champlain Valley Union High School
Virginia
James DeMarco
Blacksburg High School
Washington
Steve Olson
Lakeside Nine Mile Falls
West Virginia
Daniel Demchak
University High School
Wisconsin
Mark Johnson
Eau Claire Memorial High School
Wyoming
Jeff Brazil
Jackson Hole High School
ABOUT THE USTFCCCA
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels.
The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations.
The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.
