Bill Aris
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Impact Statement
In 2014 Coach Aris led both his girls’ and boys’ cross country teams to New York state championships and Nike Cross National titles
Biography
Bill Aris has led the Fayetteville-Manlius girls’ cross-country program to the pinnacle of the sport over the past decade. F-M’s girls program has been crowned national champions eight of the last nine seasons. The 2014 season saw Aris, who took over the program in 2004, lead both his girls’ and boys’ teams to New York state championships and Nike Cross National titles. The girls’ state title was F-M’s ninth straight. In December 2014, the Wall Street Journal called Aris “The Lombardi of Team Running”. Aris is the second coach from New York to be named NHSCAGirls’ Cross County Coach of the Year. Art and Linda Kranick of Saratoga Springs won the award in 2004.
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