Top 10 XC Coaches in VA: #6 Lindy Bain MileSplit Staff Sep 27, 2011

Group AA followers have been well familiar with the Western Albemarle boys who have almost on an annual basis been in the hunt competing for state titles every November at Great Meadow. It was huge news in the one year which the Warriors from Crozet failed to qualify for the state meet out of the always competitive Region II Meet. The runners and faces have changed, but the one constant has been head coach Lindy Bain.

Top 10 XC Coaches in VA: #7 Buz Male MileSplit Staff Sep 26, 2011

You can tell someone is a good coach when they are successful at almost every school which they coach at. Most programs need continuity in coaching and take time to build. However, if you want an expedite transformation of your high school cross country program. Simply call on "Buz". Coach Buz Male has been successful at all his stops at Episcopal, Langley, University of Virginia, Miller School, and Albemarle.

Top 10 XC Coaches in VA: #8 Cindy Walls MileSplit Staff Aug 29, 2011

Coaching boys and coach girls can be two totally different styles in this sport. There are some coaches who seem to enjoy much more success coaching one gender over the other as the balance and transition to use different approaches and adapt quickly can be difficult for any coach's natural personality. One coach who has enjoyed steady and consistent success with her girls' team over recent years including a current active streak of four consecutive VISAA division 1 state cross country team titles is Cindy Walls of Bishop O'Connell. Coach Walls appears to strike the right balance with her girls to get the best out of them competitively, but also let them know that she cares about them. Quite a few coaches of the top public school programs in the state often want to ask Coach Walls at the Blue Ridge Running Camp every summer how she does it. Find out in our interview with Coach Walls coming in at #8 on our top 10 high school cross country coaches in Virginia list.

Top 10 XC Coaches in VA: #9 Mike Nestor MileSplit Staff Aug 23, 2011

The Ocean Lakes squads, coached by Mike Nestor, have often dispelled the belief that flatlanders cannot run hilly courses through competing well at major invitationals outside of the Tidewater area as well as leading the Eastern Region often with respectable finishes at the state championships at Great Meadow.