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Lauren McFarland Named Maranatha’s New Cross Country and Track & Field Coach
Lauren McFarland has been hired as Maranatha High School’s new Cross Country and Track & Field coach.
McFarland is joining the MHS Athletic Department after most recently serving for four years as Head Coach of the Cross Country and Track & Field teams at La Reina High School in Thousand Oaks, CA. Under McFarland’s leadership, their team qualified for the CIF Preliminaries and advanced to the CIF Finals four years in a row, with 10 of her former athletes qualifying for CIF and one athlete competing in the Master’s Track and Field meet in 2019.
Filled with a “runner’s high,” McFarland is now bringing her stamina and expertise as a Head Coach to the Minutemen, stating, “I fully believe that God opened this door for me to be a part of the Athletic Department at Maranatha High School.”
A 2013 graduate of Cal Lutheran University, McFarland ran on Cal Lutheran’s first-ever Conference Championship team in 2012 earning the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) All-Academic Honors, as well as breaking the University’s record in the 4x400. And upon graduation from Cal Lutheran, McFarland stayed on as the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Track & Field team.
Sammy Skinner, Maranatha’s Athletic Director, commented, “Lauren is going to make an immediate impact on the lives of our student-athletes. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in both Cross Country and Track and Field. Her level of leadership and professionalism will elevate our entire Athletic Department.”
