Landrum High School Boys Cross Country Coach Jeremy Darby has been selected to

receive the 2011 Coach of the Year award at the state level. The National Federation of State High School Coaches Association chose Coach Darby for the honor.
The NFHS recognizes coaches at the state, sectional and national level. Darby was the 2011 Spartanburg Herald Coach of the Year and the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year.
“I am very honored to be the recipient of this prestigious award. I believe this award should be directly attributed to the cross country teams at Landrum High School,” Darby said. “In my four years at Landrum, I have been a part of four state championship cross country teams along with four region championship teams and four state runner-up teams. Our teams like to brag that they have never returned from the state meet without a trophy, which is true.  None of this would have been possible without their hard work and dedication to the sport of cross country.  I am very proud to serve the hard-working athletes at Landrum High School, as well as the high-achieving students of Spartanburg School District One.”
Landrum High School Principal Brian Sherman said Darby made it possible for LHS to boast two of the most successful cross country teams in the state – boys and girls.
“The strength, hard work, and dedication by our athletes and our coaches are second to none,” Sherman said. “I am so proud of Coach Darby and all that he has accomplished. I look forward to the success and growth that I know will continue for the cross country program under his leadership.”
– article submitted by Paula Brooks