Dick Cook
Coached six consecutive state team titles for Crystal City in 2A girls track from 1984-1989.   Also had seven district team titles and 20 individual state champions. He was MTCCCA Coach of the Year six times and a regional nominee for national Coach of the Year.  In high school he was the state Class B champion in the 220 at Crystal City.  After running graduating from MU, where he also competed in track, Dick taught for 34 years and, in addition to Crystal City also has coached at Poplar Bluff and Herculaneum for a combined total of over 40 years.

Paul Enke
Coached and taught at Hazelwood-Central for 25 years where he was the head Girls CC coach from 1979 to 1997.  His teams won 19 consecutive conference and district titles with 10 top 4 finishes and 1 state title, 19 All-State runners, 3 state champions and the state record holder.  As assistant track coach he has had over 90 state medalist and three state record holders.  After two years as assistant CC coach at Ft. Zumwalt South, he became head coach in 2000 and has had 4 more conference champions.  The CC meet at Hazelwood Central is named in his honor.

Joey Haines
Southeast Missouri State University head track coach since 1982.  NCAA regional Coach of the Year seven times, Ohio Valley Conference or MIAA Coach of the Year 13 times, MTCCCA COY seven times and NCAA D-II National COY in 1987.  Has had 18 D-II top 4 finishes, 2 D-II national champion teams (one in CC and one in indoor track), coached 148 All-Americans and had 24 national champions. Joey served as MTCCCA President in 1996 and as President of the D-II NCAA Track Coaches Association in 1990-1991

Stan Nelson
Stan was a state medalist for Northwest HS of House Springs in the mile and 880 in 1961.  After attending college at Arkansas State, where he was captain of the CC and Track teams, he returned to Northwest as boys CC coach for 35 years (1965-1999).  Stan had district champion teams 25 times in a row with teams at state 29 times including three in the top 4.  As an assistant T&F coach, he had 20 district champion teams, coached 8 state event champions and over 75 individual state medalists.  The CC invitational at Northwest is named in his honor.

Ed Schneider
Men’s T&F and CC coach Truman State since 1974.  Ed was the national CC champ in the NCAA college division at Northeast Missouri in 1964 and was also an All-American in track in the mile.  He still holds the mile and 1500 records for Truman State.  Coached at Riverview Gardens before going back to Kirksville.  Ed has coached 52 All-Americans, had 13 MIAA team champions, has been a six time MIAA Coach of the Year and has had 2 top 4 team finishes at the NCAA D-II meet.  He is in both the NCAA D-II Cross Country Coaches and the Truman State University Hall of Fames. 

Ray Davis
A former MTCCCA president.  Ray was a longtime teacher at Parkway West where he coached Track for 23 years and Cross Country for 21.  He had two back-to-back state champ teams in girl’s Cross Country in 1989 and 1990, two other top 4 finishes, plus nine conference titles.  Ray was instrumental in starting and developing women’s high school cross country in Missouri.  His Track coaching accomplishments include four individual state champions and a top 4 team finish.

Dennis Licklider
A former MTCCCA president and current Jefferson City HS Track coach where he has taught since 1975. Dennis has had four state champion teams among 20 state meet top 4 finishes.  In addition he as had 28 District team titles, 36 individual champions and MTCCCA Coach of the Year six times. Dennis is still very active in the MTCCCA especially with the state track meet.   Dennis is an Owensville native and also coached at Perryville and at U High in Warrensburg.

Lynn Mitchell
One of the most successful high school coaches in Missouri all time with five state champion girls’ teams, four at Sumner (76-78-79-80) and one at Normandy (86).  She also had two other top 4 finishes.  Lynn was one of the pioneer women coaches in the beginning days of high school girl’s track in Missouri.

Herschel Neil
Five individual Missouri high school state championships in 1933 while at Grandview HS in Worth Co. in 1933.  Herschel was the NCAA record holder in the TJ had 17 individual MIAA conference titles, and eight school records while attending what is now Northwest Missouri State.   He was also an NCAA All-American in 1936 & 1937 and two time AAU national champion.  An inductee into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, he is also honored by having the track at Northwest Missouri State named after him and the gymnasium at Blue Springs High School.

Larry Young
Olympic bronze medalists in the 50km race walk at Mexico City in 1968 and at Munich in 1972.  Larry won 30 national titles and represented the US on eight different national teams.  A native of the Independence area and a graduate of Fort Osage High School, where he was the school record holder in the 880 and the mile, Larry also attended a one room school near Orrick and junior high at Richmond.  Larry studied at Columbia College and is now one of the foremost bronze sculptors in America.  He is one of the few Missourians that is also a member of the USA Track and Field Association Hall of Fame. 

Jim Cary
Former president of the MTCCCA. Just retired Marquette Girls Cross Country and Track & Field coach.  Jim spent 35 years in the Rockwood district with 30 years coaching.  He is a three time MTCCCA Coach of the Year, twice in Track & Field and once in Cross Country, and has been a nominee for national Coach of the Year in Track & Field.  He has had 13 top 4 teams in Track & Field and Cross Country at the Missouri state meets.  Over 200 of his athletes have earned all state honors and have broken three state records.   

Don Keeton
Former President of the MTCCCA.  Current Springfield Parkview HS Boys Track & Field coach since 1978, Girls Track & Field coach since 1988, and both squads in Cross Country since 1984. Don is a graduate of Springfield Central where he was twice 880 state champion and a state indoor meet record holder in that event.  He coached three All-Americans and 55 all-state performers in 17 different events including state record holders Bill Jasinski in the high jump (7’3”) and Billy Rainey in the 800 (1:49.89).  He has also had three all-state performers in Cross Country.  

Reggie James
Former president of MTCCCA.  Current Girl’s Track & Field coach at Ruskin HS.  Reggie is a graduate of Kansas City Southeast HS where he was a state champion in the Long Jump and high point scorer at the 1969 state indoor meet and of Central Missouri State where he competed on the track and football teams. He spent nine years coaching Track & Field and Cross Country at Kansas City Southeast HS and for the past 21 years at Ruskin HS.  He has had five state champion teams, one boys and four girls, one national champion, five All-Americans, 36 state champion events in track & field and one in cross country and almost 300 state medalists in track and Cross Country. He is a six time MTCCCA Coach of the Year and a two time national Coach of the Year. 

Kellie Suttle
2000 & 2004 Olympian in the Pole Vault.  Kellie is a graduate of Francis Howell HS, where she was state champion in the Long Jump, and of Florissant Valley CC where she and All-American in that event as well.  She was the 2001 World Indoor Silver Medalist and 1998 USA champ in the Pole Vault where she has been ranked in top 5 in United States since 1997, #4 in the world in 2001 and #9 in the world in 2003.   At this time, her vault of 15’1” is the 4^th best ever for an American.

Kip Janvrin
Current Co-head T&F coach at Central Missouri State University and one of the top ranked athletes in the decathlon in the world.  Kip was the 2001 National champion and a member of the 2000 Olympic Team in Sidney.  Also competed in 96 and 04 Olympic Trials.  He holds the record for most career decathlon wins and the American record for most times over 8,000 points.  As coach at CMSU his teams have won 10 MIAA team titles and produced several national champions and has been named USTCA national indoor COY.

Steve Kissane
Head boys and girls CC coach at Columbia Hickman since 1984, 4A state champion team in 1998, 14 state qualifying teams finishing in the top 5 seven times, 19 All-State runners with a 2 time state champion.  Was also head boy’s track coach from 85-89, head girl’s coach from 87-89 and served as an assistant since 1989.  In track he had 38 All State athletes including 4 boys under 4:17 in the 1600.  He as also served as a College Meet Official, clinician at several clinics and author of several articles on cross country and track.  The current President-Elect for MTCCCA.  University City HS and SEMO graduate.

Jim Marshall
Head track coach at North Calloway from 1981-1985, where he had two state champions, and Head Cross Country coach at Jefferson City since then where he also serves as an assistant track coach.  His cross country teams have earned 27 district titles and 15 state trophies, including two state champion teams, and 27 All-State runners.  Jim has Level II certification in the distance events and a three time MTCCCA COY.  Now serving MTCCCA as Vice President, he is a graduate of Ritenour HS and SMS.

Jim Schmuck
Began CC programs at both McCluer North and Parkway South and the Track program at Parkway South.  In CC he has had 16 All-State athletes, 1 state champion, and he has had 4 top 4 team finishes.  In track he has coached 98 All-State athletes, 4 state champions and he has had 5 top 10 finishes.  Has authored several articles on both track and cross country and been a clinician at several clinics including the National Federation of High Schools.  Past President of the MTCCCA and past nominee for national coach of the year.

Del Stoltenberg
Rock Port HS T&F boys coach.  Seven state team titles plus four other top 4 finishes, 33 state champions.  Multiple times MTCCCA COY.  National finalist for NHSACA COY.  Fourth among active coaches in the number of state medalist coached and second among active coaches in the number of state champions coached.

Bill Cunningham
Boy’s T&F Coach at Louisiana HS for 30 years before retiring in 1984, plus four years previous to that at Cabool.  His teams brought had four top 4 finishes at state, including three second-place trophies and he coached nine state champions among 85 All-State athletes.  His teams won eight district and eight conference championships. Charter member of MTCCCA.

Dave Denny
T&F and CC Coach for 30 years with 2 at Tuscumbia, 11 at Belton, 2 at UMKC, 13 at Lee’s Summit and the last two at Lee Summit West.  His teams have won 22 conference, 16 district titles and three state titles, one each in boy’s CC, girl’s CC, and boys T&F.  Dave has coached three athletes, Amy Wiseman, Joe Falcon, and Matt Tegenkamp that have qualified for the World CC championships.  Joe and Matt are two of only five native Missourians to have broken the 4 minute mile.

Dean Hays
Hardin-Central T&F Coach since 1980 and CC Coach since 1986.  In T&F, 31 conference championships, indoor and out, 23 district plaque teams and five state trophies including a state champion boy’s team in 1980.  His track athletes have 273 All-State certificates between them.  Also coached a girl’s CC team to 3rd at state in 94.  A past president and a current officer for the MTCCCA.  Four time MTCCCA COY and a former nominee for NHSACA COY.

Frank Lemons
Boy’s T&F Coach since 1976 and the CC Coach from 1981 to 1990 at Hannibal.  Frank has coached six state trophy teams, three each in T&F and CC, 18 state champions and almost 150 All-State athletes.  Frank has been the state track meet manager since 1995 and a member of the of the T&F advisory committee since 1982.   Has coached four athletes that have earned NCAA All-American honors and three that qualified for the Olympic trials – Rick Cummins, Michael Cox and Keenan King.

Mark Kimball
Coaching career has lasted 31 years including 2 years at Fulton High School and 29 years at Eureka High School.  State champ at Riverview Gardens in the 2 Mile and in CC.  Was on the last MU team to win the Big 8 CC Championship.  During his years at Eureka Mark has coached 15 top 4 trophy finishes at the state level including 2 state championships, one each in T&F and CC with 73 all-State performances by athletes in CC and track and 19 individual and relay State Champions.

David Lee
University City HS graduate.  1980 Olympian in the 400 Hurdles.  An NCAA and national champion in that event while at SIU-Carbondale and was several times nationally and world ranked.  Best of 48.42 in the 400 hurdles, plus 25-2 in the long jump, 50-8 in the triple jump and 13.8 in the high hurdles. David is currently in his sixth season of coaching hurdles at University City High School.

Mary Haskamp
Helias CC Coach since 1988.  Former girl’s TF Coach.  In cross country her teams have won 12 conference and 19 district title teams.  Mary has also had 11 state trophy teams including the boy’s state champions in 1990 and 26 All-State athletes. In TF, Mary had seven conference championships, eight district title teams and nine top four finishes with state champion teams in 96, 97 and 98.  Her 4X800 Relay teams include eight state champion teams and four runner-ups.  188 total All-State athletes and 15 state champions in track.  Several time MTCCCA COY and twice nominee for NHSACA COY.

Don Knapp
Rolla HS head boys and girls T&F and CC Coach since 1982.  Spent 5 years at Lebanon and 2 at Willow Springs before going to Rolla.  Past president of the MTCCCA. In track, 110 All-State athletes with 10state champions and 2 HS All-Americans. In CC, 13 All-State athletes including a state champion. Teams won 40 boys & girls conference championships in Track (23) & CC (17), 25 District plaque teams with 6 District Championship teams in Track and 1 in Cross Country. Has spoken at Track clinics, had articles published in Track magazines and Track  Omnibook. SWCCCA 2005 Coach of the Year. Springfield Parkview HS and SMSU graduate.

Tim Nixon
Liberty HS CC Coach.  In 28 years as the head boy’s coach, Tim has had 13 team appearances at the state meet bringing home nine state trophies and two state championships.  In 26 years as head girl’s coach he has had 22 team appearances including 6 state trophies and a state championship and over 40 All-State athletes.   His teams have been nationally ranked in the top 5 twice and has been a MTCCCA COY as well as a two time NHSCA finalist for COY.

Richard Samuels
30 years as a head track coach in the KC school district with one year at Paseo, 16 at Southwest and 13 Central.  Twenty-six years as head coach in CC at Southwest and Central.  His teams won 30 conference championships and were the 4A girls state champs in 2000 and 3A boys state champs in 2004 among his five state trophy teams.  Over 300 All-State track athletes with 38 state champions.

Dale Shepherd
A career educator in the Parkway School District where he is currently an assistant coach.  After 14 years as a JH track and cross country coach, spent a year as the head CC and boy’s TF coach at Parkway North before moving to Parkway West in 1983.  In his 15 years as head boys CC Coach and 13 as boy’s TF Coach and his teams qualified for the state meet each of those 15 years in cross country with eight top 5 finishes, two state championships and 20 All-State performers.  His track teams have had 41 All-State performances and three state champions.

Harriet Bland Green
Gold Medal Olympian from 1936.  Harriet led off the 4X100 Relay in the Berlin Olympics that was anchored by Fulton native and MTCCCA HOF, Helen Stephens and coached by MTCCCA HOF Dee Boeckmann.  Harriet was a graduate of Mary Institute; now part of MICDS, and of Washington University in St. Louis.  A member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. 

Harry Lineberry
Head CC and Track Coach at Marshall HS from 1974 through 1976.  Head CC and Track Coach since 1979 at Neosho.  In CC, Harry has had 16 conference champion teams (Note there was no conference meet held for Neosho from 1985 through 2005), 11 state qualifying teams including the 1983 and 1984 state champion girl’s team. Fifteen of his runners have been all state and include one state champion.  In track, he has had 20 conference champion teams.  His athletes have earned 84 state medals and include two state champions. 

Tom O’Brien
TF and CC Coach for over 30 years in Northwest Missouri including stints at Gallatin, Savannah and St. Joe Central.  In Track and Field at Gallatin he coached 5 All State athletes.  At Savannah his teams won six conference titles, three district titles and had a state champion among 29 all state athletes.  At St. Joe Central almost twenty All-State distance runners   In cross country his teams qualified 16 out of 17 years at St. Joe Central with eight conference, ten district titles and a state champion among his five state trophy teams.  Year after year, Tom’s teams not only produced quality but also quantity, as his teams were always one of the largest in the KC metro area. 

Elvin Ungles
Served 27 years as boy’s track coach and 10 as girl’s track coach at Mound City.  Elvin’s teams brought home eight state trophies at the 1A level – 2^nd in 75, 2^nd in 81, 3^rd in 90, 2^nd in 91, 2^nd in 98 in boys and 2^nd in 89, 3^rd in 90 plus 4^th in 98 in girls.  His athletes earned over 280 medals, a total exceeded overall only by MTCCCA HOF members Dennis Licklider, Rod Staggs and Del Best and included 25 state champions in relay and individual events at the class 1 level.  He also was the JH track coach during that time period and continues to serve as an official at the state meet.   

Jim Vaughn
Springfield Hillcrest TF coach since 1963, head coach since 1965 – one of the longest if not the longest tenure as a head coach in any sport in Missouri HS athletics.   Jim had a state champion team at Golden City where he began his coaching career in 1956 and coached Earl Denny, a current member of the Missouri Sports HOF.  Jim has served on the MSHSAA T&F Advisory Committee and has coached 52 All-State athletes and eight state champions.

Steve Davis
Began his coaching career at Viburnum, helping them in CC to a third place finish in 1985 and a state championship in 1986.  Moved to Potosi in 1990 where he took over as head CC coach in 1995.  Steve’s teams at Potosi have won six state titles, 2^nd only to Hall of Famer’s Joe Bill Dixon and Clark Willie, along with two other state trophies.  His 32 All-State CC athletes include six state champions.  Has also helped coach track distance runners to bring home six state trophies with two state champion teams and include 17 state champion individuals and relays.

Ron Jorgenson
Track and CC coach at Prep North from 1970 until it closed in 1987, at Prep Seminary until it closed in 1991, and at Ladue until his death in 2000.  In CC, Ron’s teams finished in the top 4 on six occasions with a state champion team in 1975.  During that time span he produced 10 All-State athletes.  In track as head coach, he produced 74 All-State athletes with four state champions and a 3^rd place trophy.

Ruth Osborn
1932 Silver medalist at Los Angeles Olympic Games.  From Shelbyville, which is now part of North Shelby, Ruth learned to throw the discus in April of that year, broke the American record in May, and broke the world record in that event at the Olympic Trials on July 16^th.  She also was national champion in the discus in 1933 before retiring to professional basketball.

Bill Simon
In his 40^th year of coaching at Principia either as head coach or assistant in CC and TF.  The only coach in Missouri high school history with a state champion team as a head coach in each boy’s and girl’s track and boy’s and girl’s CC.  His teams have accounted for eight state championships and 17 other state trophies.  A thirteen time MTCCCA COY.

Pat Sullivan
35 years of coaching experience coach at KC Central, KC Southwest, Normandy, Berkeley and Ladue.  I s responsible for over 150 All-State track and CC athletes with 21 state champions.  His teams have brought home a state trophy in each girls CC, girl’s track and boy’s track.  His boy’s 1600 Relay teams have went under 3:20 nine different years and his boy’s 3200 Relay teams under 7:50 five different years.   Also had two girl’s CC teams recognized as national champion teams in 1979 and 1980.