Coach Soles

Coach Soles - Coaching Highlights

*Great Oak Track & XC Head Coach 2004-2020, Herriman Track & XC Head Coach 2022-Present, 26th year as head coach.
*Author of Book: Building Championship Cross Country Programs (Available on Amazon.com).

*Author of Book: Becoming Varsity (Available on Amazon.com).

*Jackson Spencer - 2025 Nike Cross Nationals Individual Champion.

*Jackson Spencer - 2025 Brooks National XC Championships Individual Champion.
*Took Herriman Boys XC to Nike Cross Nationals 3rd place finish in first season (2022).
*Herriman has won Woodbridge Invite (biggest meet in the country) 4 years in a row (2022-25).
*Had 2 boys place All-American at NXN in 2022 Noah Jenkins (16th), William Horne (21st).
*Named Girls Cross Country Coach of the Decade 2010-2019 by MaxPreps (2020).
*Named One of Top 100 High School Sports Coaches (All Sports) by MaxPreps (2020).
*2015 Boys NXN - Champions - Great Oak

*2016 Boys NXN - 6th - Great Oak

*2017 Boys NXN - 6th - Great Oak

*2018 Boys NXN - 2nd - Great Oak

*2019 Boys NXN - 2nd - Great Oak

*2022 Boys NXN - 3rd - Herriman

*2023 Boys NXN - Champions - Herriman
*2024 Boys NXN - 3rd - Herriman

*2025 Boys NXN - 2nd - Herriman
*2014, 2015, and 2016 - Girl's Nike Cross Nationals 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd place finishers - Great Oak

*10 Total NXN Podium Finishes (2nd most in NXN History).
*Won 14 California Division 1 State Titles (8 Girls, 6 Boys) Most for any one high school.

*Won 2 Utah 6A State Titles (2 Boys) in 2024 and 2025.
*Won 15 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Cross Country Titles (10 Girls, 5 Boys).
*Won 5 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Track & Field Titles (2 Girls, 3 Boys).
*Won 9 Winter California State Meet Titles.
*Won 40+ Track & Cross Country League Titles since 2004.
*Named 2015 USTFCCCA National Boy's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
*Named 2016 USA Today National Boy's Track & Field Coach of the Year.
*Named USTFCCCA California Girl's State Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2014, 15, 16, 17.
*Named USTFCCCA California Boy's State Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2015, 16, 17, 18.
*Named 2016 Cal Coaches Southern Section Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year.
*Named 2013 Cal Coaches California Girl's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
*Named 2017 Cal Coaches Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year.
*20+ County Track & Cross Country Coach of the Year awards from years 2004-2020.
*Boys team set the NATIONAL RECORD for the 4x1600 relay in 2016 running 16:52.91 - Great Oak
*Boys team won the 2016 4x800 National Title at NBNO in 7:35.06 - Great Oak
*Girls team won the 2016 4xMile National Title at NBNO in 20:10.30 - Great Oak

*Boys team won the 2025 DMR National Title at NBNI in 10:04.76 - Herriman
*Boys team took 2nd in the 2025 4x1600 at NBNO in 16:52.48 - Herriman

*Boys team won and set the NATIONAL RECORD for the 2025 4x800 at NBNO in 7:26.12 - Herriman

*Boys team won the 2025 DMR National Title at NBNO in 9:50.19 - Herriman

*Boys team won the 2023 4x800 Utah State Meet Title in 7:39.63, breaking the Utah State Record.
*2014 Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational Hall of Fame Inductee.

*2019 Seaside High School (OR) Hall of Fame Inductee.

*2025 Great Oak High School (CA) Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee.
*Coached Destiny Collins to State Titles in the 3200 (9:53) in 2015 track & field and 2016 cross country
*Coached Tori Gaitan to the State Division 1 XC Title in 2018.
*Coached Isaac Cortes to the 2015 Millrose Mile title in 4:09 in NY.
*Coached Isaac Cortes to State Titles in the 1600 (4:04) and 800 (1:50) in 2016.

*Coached Kadan Allen to the Utah 6A State Title in the 800 in 1:52.68 in 2023.

*Coached Noah Jenkins to an 5th place finish at the Arcadia 3200m in 8:43.19 in 2023.

*Coached Jackson Spencer to an undefeated 2025 XC Season, including wins at State, NXN, and Brooks Nationals.
*Boys Cross Country team set course records on hallowed California courses of Mt. SAC (74:47) and Woodward Park (76:09).
*Girls Cross Country team set course records on Mt. SAC (87:58) and Woodward Park (89:11).
*12 Mt. SAC Relays team titles (8 boys, 4 girls).
*13 Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational Overall Team Champions (5 boys, 6 girls).
*Presenter at 15+ coaching clinics, including events such as LA84 Foundation, NMCA, Boulder Running Clinic, Nike North Coast Section Clinics, and USTFCCCA Convention.
*2015-16 Great Oak distance program was labeled by media outlets as one of the best school years of any distance program in high school history.
*Organized and managed 20+ summer camps for cross country.
*Milesplit named Great Oak the Best All-time Cross Country Program in California History.

*Coached Jackson Spencer to Woodward Park Course Record in 2025 in 14:16.9, Breaking German Fernandez's Record from 2007.

*Coached Jackson Spencer to 2025 XC World's Appearance.