La Jolla High School
Cross
Country
Six days a week. Three miles at a time. Boys and girls, JV and varsity, chasing something bigger than a finish line.
2026 ScheduleAbout the Team2026 Roster3×
Chiara Dailey — CIF State Champion
9th
Boys — CIF Merge
12
Meets, September to November
6
Days a week, all season
The Record Board
La Jolla all-time XC bests
The fastest marks in program history — boys and girls, 3 mile and 5,000 meters, going back to 1980 — plus the freshman, sophomore and junior class records.
Open the Record Board →Next up
Saturday
Sept 19
Start times, location and carpool details go out by email the week of the meet.
See the full season →
$
100% self-funded
This team runs on donations
La Jolla Cross Country receives no district athletic budget. Entry fees, uniforms, buses, timing, invitational travel — every dollar of it comes from families and donors. Give what you can. It goes straight to the athletes.
Donate to LJ Athletics →Through the Foundation of La Jolla High School
Elected by their teammates
2026 Captains
Aaron Chu
Junior
Ali Gray
Senior
Rukshan Charles
Senior
Thea Tremaine
Senior
The staff
Your coaches
Adam Dailey
Boys Coach
Five-time All-American at Arkansas and a two-time SEC champion at 10,000 meters. Ran 28:34 at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, twelfth in the country that year. Founded Ludus Sports; now runs Bronco Surf Capital. Lives in La Jolla.
Eric Avila
Girls Coach
A 3:55 miler. Four national titles and six All-American honors at Southern Oregon. Won the 2021 USATF 1 Mile Road Championships and finished seventh in the 1500 meters at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials in 3:38.
Ciarán Lane
Assistant Coach / Strength Coach
A former collegiate athlete who now runs Ascension Performance. An expert in physical therapy, training and injury prevention, and new to the La Jolla staff.
