Coach Shannon is a local product of the Paradise Valley School District, having attended Hidden Hills Elementary, Shea Middle School and Shadow Mountain High School. He then went on to ASU to earn his bachelors degree in K-12 Physical Education. He is also a USATF Level 1 Certified Coach. While not coaching cross country and track and field at Pinnacle he can be found coaching Explorer Middle School's Distance Track and Field athletes as well as teaching Physical Education to students at Desert Shadows Elementary. 

Coach Shannon is a recreational runner having completed seven marathons (Arizona Rock N' Roll x2, Tucson, Eugene, San Diego, LA and Grandma's Marathon) with a modest PR of 3:49:33, an Ultra Ragnar Relay (200 miles between 6 runners), and countless road races from 5k-10k. Outside of running he enjoys hiking, snowboarding and relaxing. 

Coach Shannon just completed his first season as a Pioneer in 2022 after coaching the prior fifteen years at his alma mater of Shadow Mountain High School between his two stops he has coached thirteen athletes to 38 all-state honors in both track and field and cross country. Among those were six state champions in track and field; Meagan Van Pelt in the 3200m (2018), Robby Foster in the 800m (2018), Nate Pestka in the 1600m (2022) and 3200m (2022), a Boys 4x800m Team in 2022 and Gabs Chiarra in the 800m (2023). In addition, he has sent numerous athletes to run at all levels of collegiate competition. Though his proudest accomplishment was having a team GPA of 3.8 over the course of his tenure at Shadow Mountain. Pinnacle Cross Country's current average team GPA sits at 4.00, a true testament to putting the student before the athlete.

Coach Warren, like Coach Shannon, is a product of the Paradise Valley School District having attended Copper Canyon, Sunrise, and Paradise Valley High School. He then proceeded to ASU to earn a bachelors in Journalism and a teaching certificate from Rio Salado. Coach Warren completed his first season as an assistant coach for the cross country team in 2022. While not a runner in his youth Coach Warren brings invaluable wisdom about team atmosphere and culture having been an all-state athlete and team leader while at PVHS. Coach Warren is also history teacher on campus at Pinnacle. 

Coach Jacobsen is a recent transplant to Arizona from Iowa City, Iowa.  She attended the University of Iowa earning a BA in Psychology and a MA in Special Education. She also attended Drake University in Des Moines, earning a MS in Education Administration.  

During her 20 year teaching career in Iowa, Coach Jacobsen coached cross country and track at the junior high level for several years.  She spent two years as an assistant coach for the Iowa City High Girls Cross Country team, which has qualified for the state meet for all but one of the last 30 state meets and has won 11 state titles. 

As a recreation runner, Coach Jacobsen has completed 27 marathons including Boston (2011), Pikes Peak (2010), Jacksonville (2014 PR), and Phoenix Rock and Roll in 2010!  She has also completed several 50k trail races, one 50 mile race, and scores of other races at other distances.  When not running, Coach Jacobsen enjoys hiking with her dog, listening to records and reading, and following sports like trail running, Hawkeye Football and Wrestling, Le Tour de France, and Hawkeye Women’s Basketball. 

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