In his 36 years at Rio Mesa, Brian FitzGerald coached his boys’ & girls’ teams to 53 league titles, 7 CIF Southern Section divisional runner-up awards, 5 CIF-SS Championships and the girls’ State Championship in 1988. On the female side, he has coached a State 100m Champion in each of the past 4 decades. On the boys’ side, Brian’s relay teams have been among the nation’s best, running 40.69 in the 4×100 Relay, 1:25.10 in the 4×200, and 3:14.89 in the 4×400. He has also coached fifteen 4×100 relay squads to CIF titles. For 2016, he was the USA Today National Girls’ Coach of the Year.