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About Coach J
Coach J began his coaching career in 1992 with youth sports camps and soccer.
He has been coaching XC and T&F high school level since 1999:
California (San Rafael HS, Sage Creek HS), Oregon (Blanchet HS, Scio HS), & Utah (Summit Academy HS).
Coach J is a USA TF Level II Certified Coach in both 1). Endurance and 2). Sprints/Hurdles.
He ran for Southern Oregon University where he was a 2xAcademic All-American and has completed 28 marathons.
Coach J is focused on building young athletes into high-performing men and women in sports and in life, taking a long term development approach so they can succeed at the collegiate level.
He has helped coach student-athletes to the collegiate level, including UCLA, Brown, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Chico State, Colorado School of Mines, Wake Forest, Southern Oregon, Seattle Pacific University, Williams College, Oberlin College, and Lewis & Clark.
Cross Country Highlights
2010 Boys D-IV CIF Cross Country State Meet Champions
2025 Boys D-IV CIF Cross Country State Meet Runner Ups
2025 Girls D-IV CIF Cross Country 3rd Place Overall
2021 Girls D-IV CIF Cross Country 3rd Place Overall
2022 Boys DIII CIF Cross Country 5th Place Overall
2025 Individual D-IV State Meet Champion
Coached Number One All-Time Boys Cross Country Team in San Diego History
10 x Top 10 Overall Team CIF Cross Country State Meet Finishers
7 x Top 10 Individual CIF Cross Country State Meet Finishers
24 Years Advancing Athletes/Teams to the CIF State Meet
9 x Team Section Titles (NCS and SDS)
5 x League Titles (MCALs)
Track & Field Highlights
12 x Individuals advanced the CIF T&F State Meet
3 x CIF State T&F Meet Medalists (800m & 1600m): 3rd Place (800m), 8th Place (800m), 8th Place (1600m).
Coached the Number One All-Time Boy in San Diego History in the 800m, Number Two All-Time Boy in MCAL History in the 800m, Number 6 All-Time Girl in MCAL History in the 800m.
1 x 4x800m relays advanced to the CIF T&F State Meet
2021 Utah State Meet Champion (200m)
13x Sub 2:00 800m boy athletes (1 at 1:49, 2 at 1:52)
9 x Sub 2:20 800m girl athletes (1 at 2:11, 1 at 2:12, 2 at 2:14)
6 x Sub 4:20 1600m boy athletes (1 at 4:06)
3 x Sub 5:00 1600m girl athletes (1 at 4:51, 1 at 4:56)
9 x Sub 9:30 3200m boy athletes (1 at 8:53)
3 x Sub 11:00 3200m girl athletes (1 at 10:40)
12 x Sub 52 400m boy athletes
5 x Sub 60 400m girl athletes
8 x Sub 23 200m boy athletes
6 x Sub 28 200m girl athletes
4 x Sub 11 100m boy athletes
12 x Sub 14 100m girl athletes
Coached athletes to School Records in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x400m, 4x800m, 4x1 Mile, and DMR.
About Coach Leigh Ann
A New Yorker turned San Diegan, Coach Leigh Ann moved to SoCal in November 2021 and joined the Sage Creek program in the fall of 2022, this will be her 4th year with us. Coach Leigh Ann's been running for 15+ years. She graduated from Bucknell University in 2016, where she competed at the D1 level in cross country, and indoor & outdoor track and field. She continues to run post-collegiately for San Diego Track Club. Coach Leigh Ann enjoys all of the pursuits that San Diego has to offer (cycling, hiking, going to the beach), and she works in Corp Dev for Scripps Health.
About Coach Lindsay
Coach Lindsay joins the Sage Creek program this year, offering expertise in strength, conditioning, and dynamic agility. She has over 15 years of experience as a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Exercise Physiologist. She has a history of competing at the D2 championship level in XC and T&F at UC San Diego (2001-2005). She has supported distance runners as a coach for UC San Diego (2006-2010) and the San Diego Waves youth team (2021-present). Coach Lindsay has her own private physical therapy and wellness practice, she loves running, and she enjoys trips and adventures spent with her husband, two daughters, and two poodles.
