A high school sports coach in Guthrie County won a notable award recently. 

Panorama High School cross country coach Greg Thompson is the recipient of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Golden Plaque of Distinction Award. The award honors an Iowa coach who demonstrates a successful career while making notable contributions toward school, community and the coaching profession. 

Thompson has been coaching girls’ and boys’ cross country at Panorama for 22 years now. His girls’ teams have won 10 West Central Activities Conference team championships. He has 51 girls earn all-conference honors while 29 girls have qualified for the state meet. Thompson’s 2017 team placed second in state and he also coaches Panorama Track and Field.