Congratulations to Shorewood High School Boys Cross Country Coach Dominic Newman who was inducted into Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Friday, January 11.
Newman is the first Shorewood coach to be inducted since the Association established its Hall of Fame in 1992, and he is the youngest active coach to ever be inducted.
Additional inductees for 2019 included:
Coach Mark Johnson from Eau Claire Memorial
Coach Charles Kahle from Milwaukee East (Riverside)
Coach Gerry Walta from Lakeside Lutheran
"We thank Dominic for all of the hard work and dedication he has put in with our student-athletes," says Shorewood Athletic Director LeVar Ridgeway, "And we congratulate him on this well-deserved honor."
Coach Newman's accomplishments include:
-Head Boys Cross Country Coach 2004 – present
- WIAA Division 2 Boys Cross Country Team State Champions: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012
-WIAA Division 2 Boys Cross Country Team State Runners-up: 2007, 2014 (3rd place team in 2013)
-Coached Boys Division 2 Individual State Champion Kevin McCollow (2007), as well as 7 other state medal winners
-Boys Team Sectional Champions: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012
-Boys Team Sectional Runners-up: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
-Boys Team Conference Champions: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (Parkland), 2011, 2012, 2013 (Woodland)
-Coached Individual Conference Champions: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
-Assistant coach for WIAA Division 2 State Championship teams in 2000 and 2003
-WCCCA Division 2 State Boys Coach of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012
-WCCCA District 7 Boys coach of the Year: 2011
-NFHS Wisconsin State Cross Country Coach of the Year: 2010
-Brooks Inspire Coach of the Year National Finalist: 2014
-WCCCA President