This spring Bobby Cranston begins his seventh year coaching track at Ridge Community. He has also been the Bolts’ Head Boys and Girls Cross Coach since 2014. The Girls Cross Country team qualified for Region for the first time in school history in 2013 and repeated that feat in 2014 and 2016. The Boys Cross Country team qualified an individual for Region for the first time in school history in 2014 and repeated that feat in 2016 as well as this year when they qualified two individuals. Cranston coached the Boys Cross Country team at Haines City High for 12 years (1990-1995, 97-02). His teams won three District titles (93-95), a Region championship (93), and placed 7th at the state meet in Jacksonville (93). He was named Ledger All-Area Boys Cross Country Coach of the year in 1993 and 1995. He coached the distance runners for the Hornet Boys and Girls Track teams as well and helped to secure several District titles for both the Boys and Girls teams as well as two Region championships for the Girls (1998-99) and a Region Runner-Up finish for the Boys (94). In addition he coached an individual State Champion(94) in the Boys 800 meter run and a two-time State Runner-up in the Girls 1600 meter run(95, 98). Cranston ran Cross Country at Stetson University and served as Graduate Assistant for the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams at Alfred University (NY). He resides in Haines City with his wife Marie. His two children, Matthew and Tiffany, both ran for the Bolts and now attend Stetson.
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Coach Reagle was a Varsity High School athlete and played college soccer for Hawaii Pacific University. She began her coaching career at Ridge Community High School in 2015, where she coached Girls' Weightlifting and Girls Track. In the 2017 season, Coach Reagle was named Polk County's weightlifting coach of the year.
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Coach Houston continues his coaching career with the Bolts, bringing many years of track and field experience to the team. Starting his career as a sprinter at Boone High School, Mr. Houston earned a scholarship to Florida State University where his primary event was the 400 meter. He's participated in Penn Relays, Drake Relays and Florida Relays. Previously, he has coached at Colonial High School in Orlando, where he coached a state record holder for the discus event. Many of his former athletes went on to participate at the Florida State Track & Field Meet.
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