June Villers
DeSoto High School
Impact Statement
Villers has led the Lady Eagles to success both on and off the track.
Biography
June Villers, a DeSoto alum, has built the Eagles into one of Texas’ top programs over the last decade. This past year, DeSoto won its third straight Texas Class 5A girls’ title. The state championship was the fourth overall for Villers’ team, including runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2010. In addition, she was the assistant coach in 2007 when the Eagles brought home another state title.
During her time as head coach, she’s coached nationally-ranked athletes in the 4X400, long jump, triple jump, discus, shot put, 4X100, 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 400m. She has had 30 student-athletes receive full scholarships and many more that received partial scholarships.
She led DeSoto to four consecutive state titles from 2016 until 2019. The team also finished second in the 2015 season.
Villers has been honored three times as the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Coach of the Year. She was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January of 2018..
Most recently, she was named the 2019 National Boys and Girls High School Track & Field Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
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