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by Jay Johnson

John O’Malley – Sandburg (IL) – Season 2

Head Sandburg High School Boys Cross Country Coach 2003-present and Asst. Track/Distance Coach 2003-present.

Cross Country: State qualifiers every year of his coaching career and placed in the top 10 in state seven of the last 10 years in the largest class division.

State Champions: 2015

State Runner-up: 2014

NXN: 2014 (15th) , 2015 (4th); NXR Midwest Champions 2014 and 2015

Coached multiple all state athletes including NXN champion and two time state and Footlocker national champion, Lukas Verzbicas.

Track: In 13 seasons: 14 1600 state qualifiers, including three runners at 4:10 or better. 4 x 800 has run 7:49 or faster in six separate seasons and has placed 5-4-3-2-1 in state, including the 2014 runner in 7:40.7 and the 2015 state champions. Each of his teams have run 7:46 or better for the past four years in a row. 2nd place in state in the 1600 Zach Dahleen went on to be an NCAA DI National qualifier in the 1500 (3:41).

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