Making Champions Of Others
Coach Weber
Coach Larry Weber has coached cross-country and track and field at various levels. He has guided high school individual state champions in multiple events, state championship teams, U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers, American Master's record holders, and elite post-collegiate runners.
In the past thirteen seasons, Coach Weber has led 12 Washington State High School Cross-Country Championship teams (9 girls and 3 boys) and one state track and field championship. His girls' team secured four consecutive state titles in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. The 2020 championship was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coach Weber also coached a Paralympic athlete, Tony Volpentest, to two Gold Medals in the 100 and 200 meters and a world record in the 200 meters at the ISOD World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
Coach Weber coached a local master's runner to a national championship and American age group record in the 400-meter hurdles and two age-group world records in the Steeplechase.
Coach Weber was recognized by his peers as a state coach of the year several times and was named Co-Girls High School Cross-Country Coach of the Decade by The Runner, a former publication for high school running in Washington State.
As a runner, Coach Weber was a USA-ranked miler, two-time Big Sky 800-meter champion and record holder, a former state high school champion, NCAA Division 1 Qualifier, and the winner and record holder of the Original Ultimate Runner Competition (10k, 400 meters, 100 meters, a mile and marathon all ran on the same day) to determine the world’s best all-around runner.
He is currently writing a book about some of his life experiences.
You can read about the Original Ultimate Runner Competition for more information about this event.
Sports Talk Show
I was interviewed about my coaching philosophy on a sports talk show at this link.