Head Coach: John Cusick

Email: crosscountry@smanet.org

My name is John Cusick and I grew up in Southwest Colorado. I attended Bayfield High School. I was part of four state-qualifying cross-country teams and qualified for the state track meet four times. I graduated in 2011 and attended Colorado Mesa University. I competed for Colorado Mesa for six years (a long time, I know) and qualified for four NCAA championships. I became an All-American in 2017 in the 1500m race.

In the fall of 2017 and in the fall of 2018, I worked in an assistant coaching position with Los Angeles Mission College. In the fall of 2019, I also accepted the head coaching position for the boys’ team at Northridge Academy High School.

While at Los Angeles Mission College I helped bring back the men and women’s programs after a 15-year hiatus. In 2019, we sent our first girl to the state meet for community colleges in California. At Northridge Academy, we missed out on advancing to our City Finals meet by just a single point after moving up to a stronger division than the year prior. I am extremely proud of how hard the athletes worked to achieve the amount of success they did in such a short period of time. I am excited to add to the positive culture and look forward to being part of St. Mary’s continued success.

Assistant Coach: Alexia Chapman

Email: crosscountry@smanet.org