2026 USTFCCCA High School Track & Field State Coaches of the Year
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the state-by-state winners of its 12th annual High School Track & Field Coaches of the Year on Tuesday.
One boys coach and one girls coach from 50 states – as well as the District of Columbia – were honored for their successes during the spring of 2026, 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 2026 outdoor track & field 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 Track & Field 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 week as the national winners.
2026 USTFCCCA Boys High School Track & Field State Coaches of the Year
State
Name
School
Alabama
Luke Robinson
Scottsboro High School
Alaska
Robert Ostrom
Homer High School
Arizona
Alicia LaDuke
Snowflake High School
Arkansas
Hays Lemley
Van Buren High School
California
Brandon Thomas
Servite High School
Colorado
Jeff Brennan
Fort Collins High School
Connecticut
Yvonne Grimes
Bethel High School
Delaware
David King
Laurel High School
District of Columbia
Ted Findler
St. Albans School
Florida
Steve Bellamy
William M. Raines High School
Georgia
Parker Nail
Carrollton High School
Hawaii
Chayse Tamaki
H.P. Baldwin High Schoo
Idaho
Doug Fry
Sandpoint High School
Illinois
Don Michelin
Evanston Township High School
Indiana
Justin Helmer
Bloomington High School North
Iowa
Luke Ossman
Alburnett High School
Kansas
Tyler Ryan
Andale High School
Kentucky
Jeremy Mosher
Covington Catholic High School
Louisiana
Sean Brady
Catholic High School
Maine
Wayne Whitcomb
Bangor Christian School
Maryland
Stacy Severtson
Crofton High School
Massachusetts
Zach Lankow
St. John’s Preparatory School
Michigan
Mike Roberts
Hillsdale Academy
Minnesota
Thomas Reigstad
Winona Cotter/Hope Lutheran High School
Mississippi
Charles Green
Hattiesburg High School
Missouri
Jeffrey Mannon
Poplar Bluff High School
Montana
Brandi Fox
Laurel High School
Nebraska
Sara Domeier
Lincoln North Star High School
Nevada
Dorian Williams
Centennial High School
New Hampshire
Jade Gizzi
Pelham High School
New Jersey
Schwann Grimes
North Brunswick Township High School
New Mexico
Adam Kedge
Albuquerque Academy
New York
Mike Potter
Warwick Valley High School
North Carolina
Samuel Willoughby
Mallard Creek High School
North Dakota
Chris Clements
Legacy High School
Ohio
Jeremy Rodgers
New Philadelphia High School
Oklahoma
Todd Ledford
Duncan High School
Oregon
Nick Slenning
Oregon Episcopal School
Pennsylvania
Justin Blose
Fort LeBoeuf High School
Rhode Island
Eldon Santiago
La Salle Academy
South Carolina
Calvin McCullough
South Pointe High School
South Dakota
Jim Jarovski
Lincoln High School
Tennessee
John Cochran
Millington Central High School
Texas
Anthony Escamilla
Obra D. Tompkins High School
Utah
Doug Soles
Herriman High School
Vermont
Kaitlin White
Essex High School
Virginia
Quinton Harper
Churchland High School
Washington
Casey Monahan
Lakeside High School
West Virginia
Angela Johnson
Wahama Senior High School
Wisconsin
Kraig Western
Winneconne High School
Wyoming
Bret Engdahl
Cody High School
2026 USTFCCCA Girls High School Track & Field Coaches of the Year
