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Bella Vista Track and Field Head Coaches

Coaches Photos

  • Ray Schultz - 1961 to 1966
  • Dave Murray - 1966 to 1967 (left to coach at the University of Arizona)
  • Dan Greenwald - 1968 to 1970
  • Bob Opp - 1971
  • Larry Fletcher - 1972 to 1992
  • Rita Fagundes (Girls Head) - 1976 to 2009
  • Dave Unterholzner - 1993 to present
Bella Vista Track and Field League Alignment History
  • 1960 to 1962 Capital Valley Conference (CVC) - Bella Vista, El Camino, Encina, La Sierra, Mira Loma, San Juan,
  • 1963 to 1965 CVC - Bella Vista, Del Campo, El Camino, Encina, La Sierra, Mira Loma, Rio Americano, San Juan,
  • 1966 to 1970 CVC - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, El Camino, Encina, La Sierra, Mira Loma, Rio Americano, San Juan,
  • 1971 to 1976 CVC - Bella Vista, Del Campo, El Camino, Encina, La Sierra, Mira Loma, Rio Americano, San Juan,
  • 1977 to 1982 Capital Athletic League (CAL) - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, Grant, Highlands, La Sierra, San Juan,
  • 1983 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, Grant, La Sierra, Nevada Union, Placer, San Juan,
  • 1984 to 1990 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, Grant, Nevada Union, Placer, San Juan,
  • 1991 to 1994 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, Grant, Nevada Union, Rio Linda, San Juan,
  • 1995 to 1996 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, El Camino, Grant, Nevada Union, Oakmont, Roseville,
  • 1997 to 1998 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, El Camino, Grant, Nevada Union, Oakmont,
  • 1999 to 2000 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, El Camino, Grant, Nevada Union, Yuba City,
  • 2001 to 2002 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Davis, Del Campo, El Camino, Grant, Nevada Union, Rio Americano,
  • 2003 to 2005 CAL - Bella Vista, Burbank, Casa Roble, Del Campo, El Camino, Loretto, Rio Americano, Sacramento,
  • 2006 CAL - Bella Vista, Burbank, Casa Roble, Del Campo, El Camino, Loretto, Pleasant Grove, Rio Americano, Sacramento,
  • 2007 to 2009 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, El Camino, Loretto, Mira Loma, Rio Americano,
  • 2010 CAL - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Del Campo, El Camino, Mira Loma, Rio Americano,
  • 2011 to 2014 CVC - Bella Vista, Casa Roble, Christian Brothers, Del Campo, Oakmont, Rio Linda,
  • 2015 to 2018 CVC - Antelope, Bella Vista, Cosumnes Oaks, Del Campo, Oakmont, Ponderosa, Roseville, Whitney,
  • 2019 to 2024 CVC - Antelope, Bella Vista, Inderkum, Roseville, River Valley, Woodcreek, Yuba City
  • 2025 to 2028 CVC - Bella Vista, Christian Brothers, Inderkum, Ponderosa, Rio Americano, Vista Del Lago, Woodcreek
High School Track and Field Transitions Through the Years

State Meet Rule Changes

  • 1961 Bella Vista fielded it's first boys track and field team.
  • 1964 SJS went from 2 state meet qualifiers to 3.
  • 1964 Boys began competition in the 2 mile.
  • 1964 Boys discus began competition as an exhibition.
  • 1965 Boys went from Class A, B, C divisions to Varsity, Frosh/Soph divisions.
  • 1966 Boys began official competition in the discus.
  • 1967 Boys triple jump competition began as an exhibition.
  • 1967 Boys 440 relay competition began as an exhibition.
  • 1967 Boys mile relay competition began as an exhibition.
  • 1968 Boys went from 880 yard relay to mile relay.
  • 1968 Boys began official competition in the 440 relay.
  • 1973 Boys began official competition in the triple jump.
  • 1974 Girls track and field began competition in the SJS, across California and the U.S.
  • 1975 Girls began competition in the discus.
  • 1975 Boys went from 180 yard low (30 inch) hurdles to 330 yard low hurdles.
  • 1976 Bella Vista fielded it's first girls track and field team.
  • 1976 Girls went from a 880 yard relay to a mile relay.
  • 1977 Girls went from 80 yard low (30 inch) hurdles to 110 yard low hurdles.
  • 1977 Girls began competition in the 2 mile.
  • 1980 Girls Shot Put went from an 8 pound shot to a 4k shot.
  • 1980 All running events went from imperial measurement to metric (100 yards to 100 meters, 220y to 200m etc.)
  • 1981 Girls began competition in the 300 meter low hurdles.
  • 1982 Girls began competition in the triple jump.
  • 1984 Boys 300 meter low hurdles (30 inch) went to 36 inch intermediate hurdles.
  • 1993 Girls 100 meter hurdles went from 30 inch hurdles to 33 inch hurdles.
  • 1995 Girls began competition in the pole vault.
  • 2002 CIF implemented at large marks for state meet qualification.
  • 2005 The SJS transitioned to a Divisional Meet format instead of sub-section meets.