Coach Waldo Lee Bast led the Prescott Badgers in Track and Field for 30 years (1929-1968).  The Badgers were the State Champions in 1952 and the State Runners-Up in 1932.  Bast's teams were also the league champions in track 5 times.  Coach Bast was selected the Coach of the Year in 1932, 34, and 35. 

Huston T.  Morrison had a coaching career of 37 years--27 in Arizona.  He coached 20 years of football, 16 years of cross-country, and 37 years of track and field.  His cross-country dual meet boy's teams won 139, lost 57, and tied 1.  He had two boy's divisional championships and three girl's divisional championships.  He coached the ACA All Stars in 1976.  When he retired from Alhambra High School (a school he "opened" with in 1962) after 27 years his track teams had won 11 league meet titles, 3 city dual meet titles, and 6 divisional championships.  Morrison's overall record in track was

After beginning his career in Safford, AZ, Dale Torrence was the head track and cross country coach at West High School in the Phoenix Union District from 1954-75.  Coach Torrence was instrumental in the establishment of prep Cross Country in Arizona and was the first state meet organizer/director. His original Cross Country Meet at Papago Park ballooned into becoming the State Cross Country Track Meet.

Bob Schuster was a charter member of the Arizona Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984.  Coach Schuster was one of the most successful prep track coaches in the state of Arizona from the late 1950's to the late 1980's.  Coach graduated from the University of Missouri and taught his first few years in that state.  He came to Arizona to Miami High School and later moved to South Mountain.  After a long career, Coach Schuster capped his success with the Class 5A State Title at Phoenix Maryvale in 1986.  Schuster had a string of 5A State Titles at Phoenix South Mountain High School where his Rebels were

Bary Judd coached boys and girls track at St. David High School in southeastern Arizona for over 20 years.  His male St. David Tigers were the 1978, 1979, and, twenty years later, the 1998 Class 1A State Track Champions. The boys were also the State Runners-Up in 1974 and 1994.  They were third at the State Meet in 1972, 1983, and 1996.   His Lady Tigers were the 1980, 1984, 1993, and 1994 State Champions.  The girls were also the State Runners-Up 5 more times and third at the State Meet twice.  Coach Judd's girls were also the 1A State Runners-Up in basketball in 1982.

Bill Taylor coached over 20 years at Bisbee High School in southeastern Arizona.  Coach Taylor led his Pumas to an amazing 11 state titles.  The Pumas were the Class 4A Boys State Track Champions in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, and 1976.  In the 3A class, the Pumas were the State Champions in 1963, 1964, 1967,  1968, and 1977.

Paul Williams has been a very successful girls track coach at Cactus High School for over 20 years.  Coach Williams has led his Lady Cobras to five 4A State Track Titles (1987, 1999, 2000, 2007, and 2008).  Williams' teams were the State Runners-Up twice (2005, 2008), and third in the state meet twice (1988, 2010).  One of Paul's athletes, Jessica McDonald, set the state 4A record in the 400 meters in 2005 (55.26).  Coach Williams passed away on May 1, 2021.

Roy Fenton was recognized by his alma mater Eastern Illinois University as the Outstanding Educator in the 2010 alumni awards.  Fenton spent his career at Dysart High School on Phoenix west side coaching primarily track.  Fenton's dual track meet recored was an unbelievable 144-4.  His Dysart Demons won 6 Class 3A State Track Titles, and his Lady Demons won one.  Coach Fenton has been inducted into 5 Halls of Fame with the last being the National High School Athletic Coaches Association in 2010.  Roy was the keynote speaker at the National Symposium for Outdoor Education in Carefree, Arizon

Arbia was head coach at Maryvale High School from 1981 through 2004, a total of 23 years.  He was an assistant in the same program 7 years prior.  Coach Jones posted a winning record of 60% with 147 dual meet wins, two state titles, three state runners-up, and ten regional championships.  Coach was honored as the Arizona Coaches Association state track coach of the year in 1983, 1986, and 1992.  Arbia was names the 5A Phoenix/metro coach of the year on several occasions.  Coach Jones was the "relays coach" for the Great Southwest Meet of Champions in Phoenix (1992, 1993, and 2000).  He is w