Jack Lintz- 1996

• One of the top Ohio runners for many years                       
• Outstanding collegiate runner at Otterbein College, where he was a three time NCAA qualifier in track and cross country posting times of: 31:15-10K, 15:05-5K
• He is a longtime and extremely successful cross country coach at Northmont High School whose boys team won the state championship in 1995
• His girls teams have won the league championship twice and the boys team has won it an outstanding ten times
• He has also coached a number of individual champions including the great Kristi Orre, who still holds a number of Ohio records. He also coached Lincon Graves, to a 2^nd place finish in the state, and Lance Beck, to three All-Ohio selections
• He’s an excellent teacher who takes the long-term approach with the athlete’s he coaches- a number of them have incorporated running  as a way of life and have not given up the sport after their competitive days had finished
• In 1996 he received perhaps the greatest complement as he was selected to carry the Olympic Torch as it made its way across Ohio