Club Director/Coach Scott Wittkop
Email: brywitt@gmail.com
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Coach Wittkop is entering his 11th year coaching cross county at Laguna Beach High School and will return as the boys head track & field coach in 2020. He started coaching little league baseball when he was 16 years old. He went on to coach football, baseball, wrestling, track, and cross country at the high school level. During his time as a high school coach, his teams have earned 9 league titles in football, 5 league titles in baseball, 6 league titles in track, and 6 league titles in cross country. The Cross Country team has made it to C.I.F. Finals all 10 years under his leadership. Wiitkop's team has finished as the CIF Finals runner-up twice (2013, 2017), and state runner-up in cross country (2013), and the 2018 team won the CIFSS D4 Title and the D4 State Championship. Coach Wittkop was named coach of the year in 2018 by the Orange County Register and coach of the year in 2018 & 2019 in the LA Times. He will continue to build on his tradition of excellence at Laguna beach high school as the head coach of cross country. He currently teaches Multimedia Design, Multimedia Production, and Multimedia 3D Rapid Prototype at Laguna Beach High School. He has three kids: Claire, William, and Eva and wife Caren.
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Club Director/Coach Steve LalimEmail: stevelalim@gmail.com
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Coach Lalim has been coaching high school cross country since 2004, and track & field since 2008 at Laguna Beach High School. He grew up in Little Falls, MN, where he competed in cross country & track & field for Little Falls Community High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, and Masters of Education from Vanguard University, where he also competed for 4 years in cross country & track & field.
Lalim has led the Laguna Beach HIgh School girls cross country team to 11 of the last 12 League Championships, winning the last 8 league titles in a row. His team has qualified to CIF Finals every year under his leadership, and has qualified to the CIF State Championship Meet 8 of the last 12 years, placing as high as 2nd in 2013. The 2019 Girls team finished as CIF SS Division 4 runner-ups.
Lalim was named LBHS coach of the year in 2019-2020, and was named the LA Times Daily Pilot XC Coach of the Year in 2017.
Coach Lalim works hard to instill the love of the sport into his athletes. His passion for the sport is evident in the energy he brings to practice on a day to day basis.
He teaches Physical Education at Thurston Middle School.
Steve is married to Carisa Lalim, they have 2 children named Cade & Livi.
Lalim has led the Laguna Beach HIgh School girls cross country team to 11 of the last 12 League Championships, winning the last 8 league titles in a row. His team has qualified to CIF Finals every year under his leadership, and has qualified to the CIF State Championship Meet 8 of the last 12 years, placing as high as 2nd in 2013. The 2019 Girls team finished as CIF SS Division 4 runner-ups.
Lalim was named LBHS coach of the year in 2019-2020, and was named the LA Times Daily Pilot XC Coach of the Year in 2017.
Coach Lalim works hard to instill the love of the sport into his athletes. His passion for the sport is evident in the energy he brings to practice on a day to day basis.
He teaches Physical Education at Thurston Middle School.
Steve is married to Carisa Lalim, they have 2 children named Cade & Livi.
Coach Aliya Shah
Aliya Neal (Shah) brings a wealth of running experience as she competed for the UC Irvine Anteaters.
Coach Tyre Hines
Tyre Hines competed at Etiwanda High School, and also ran at Cal Baptist.