John Farrell

Thousand Oaks High School Cross Country Coach

Born July 9, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois

Attended Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California

Varsity Cross Country, Track, 1959-1963
Three-year letter winner in both sports

Attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Attended University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts, English, 1967

Attended University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Arts, English, 1969

COACHING
Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, California
Boys’ Cross Country, 1975-1988, 1991 -present
Team won State Championships in 1993, 1994; runner-up in 1992
National rankings of 6th in 1992, 3rd in 1993, and 2nd in 1994

Won CIF Large School Championships 1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994; runner-up 1979, 1981, 1995

Won 9 Marmonte League Championships, 10 Ventura County Large School Championships

Team advanced two athletes to Footlocker National Championships — Jim Harvath in 1984 and Mike Williamson in 1989

Team set record for lowest point total and fastest team time, 1993

Girls’ Cross Country, 1975-1988, 1991 -present

State runner-up, 1994; ranked 13th nationally

CIF-SS I-A Champions 1993, 1994; runner-up 1985, 1986

Teams have won 8 Marmonte League Championships, 6 Ventura County Large School Championships

Team advanced two athletes to Footlocker National Championships — Christy Farrell in 1984 and Kim Mortensen in 1995, who won national title

AWARDS
CIF-SS Service Award for Cross Country, 1991
State Honored Coach, 1991
Conejo Valley Unified School District Teacher of the Month, June 1991