Jeff Arbogast
Bingham High School
Impact Statement
Arbogast has led Bingham’s Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country teams, as well as Boys’ and Girls’ Track and Field teams, to State Championships over the duration of his career.
Biography
Arbogast has coached Bingham’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams since coming to the school as an English teacher in 1980, and has coached the boys’ and girls’ track and field teams as well since 1982. All four teams have won Class 5A state titles under his tenure – a total of nine in all. His girls’ cross country teams won three consecutive titles, in 1998, 1999, and 2000, and finished second this year. His boys’ cross country teams also have three state titles and were recognized as the nation’s top team in 1995.
His girls’ track and field team won its second state title this year. All four teams are unbeaten in conference meets for more than 10 consecutive years. One of the nation’s top distance running coaches, as of 2002 Arbogast has seen more than 50 of his athletes earn college athletic scholarships during his coaching career.
In 2007, he was inducted into the NHSACA Hall of Fame.
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