Coach Jim is returning to the Davis MS cross country team for his 4th season as boys head coach. He has also completed 4 seasons coaching track & field - 1 year as assistant coach at Sells MS and 3 years as boys head coach at Davis MS. Jim brings significant track, , cross country and road running experience. He is looking forward to working with our student athletes again this season!
Ms. Pittro is a returning Davis coach. She was the Head Girls Track coach in the 2024, 2025 & 2026 seasons and Head Girls Cross Country coach in the 2024 & 2025 seasons. She is also a teacher at Davis MS.
pittro_mary@dublinschools.net
PHILOSOPHY
Our goal as a coaching staff is to expose young student-athletes to a training program so that they may develop skills that can be transferred to other aspects of their lives. The training and competition of the sport are important...we hope we dominate! But let’s be realistic, most student-athletes do not compete in school-sponsored or professional sports once they graduate high school. Being part of a team and committing to a schedule are aspects that easily carry over to the academic world and the workforce. Our focus is having the students understand that fulfilling commitments and working toward goals helps breed success. Involvement in sports helps an individual become well-rounded and sets them up for future success.