Justin-Siena High School football coach Rich Cotruvo was one of thirteen California high school coaches named a CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Model Coach for the 2009-2010 year. The award was presented at the State Bowl Football Game in December. Honorees were selected from a field of 62,000 coaches statewide for their qualities as positive role models in their schools and communities.

“This is the highest and most prestigious award the CIF bestows upon its coaches,” CIF Executive Director Marie M. Ishida said. “We are honored to recognize coaches throughout our state who are dedicated to impacting the lives of high school student-athletes by not only teaching them the values of pursuing victory with honor . . . but also that there is more to participating in sports than just winning and losing.”

Coach Cotruvo came to Justin-Siena in 1998 and built the Braves gridiron team into a competitive force in the North Coast Section. Although Justin is the smallest school in the Marin County Athletic League, his teams have won four NCS championships (2000, 2003, 2004, and 2008) and several league championships.

In turn, Cotruvo recognized the important supporting role of his coaching staff who “worked tirelessly to achieve excellence.” He went on to acknowledge that “without their help, this honor would not have been possible.”

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