NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the state-by-state winners of its fourth annual High School Coach of the Year award for cross country on Wednesday.
One boys coach and one girls coach from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia - as seen in the lists below - were honored for their successes during the fall of 2018, as selected by a committee of experts from around the nation.
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State-by-state winners were selected based on their teams' performances throughout the 2018 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.
2018 USTFCCCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY COACHES OF THE YEAR -
| New York | Bill Aris | Fayetteville-Manlius High School |
2018 USTFCCCA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY COACHES OF THE YEAR -
| New York | Art Kranick | Saratoga Springs High School |
| New York | Linda Kranick | Saratoga Springs High School |