McFarland USA movie turns 10. Posted: June 6, 2025 | Last updated: June 8, 2025. Cast of McFarland USA movie reminisce on their upbringing and speak on what it means to them and the messages they ...

Actor Kevin Costner plays Coach Jim White in Disney's movie "McFarland%2C USA." White began the cross country program in McFarland which has turned into a dynasty.

Novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California, give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly ...

On Sunday, Valles, a former Salinas resident who now lives in McFarland and coaches girls cross country at McFarland High School, will participate in the 50th annual NYC Marathon.

Thomas Valles has been running since middle school, and he still hasn’t stopped at 52. You might know Valles from the famous Disney movie "McFarland USA." Carlos Chalabi portrayed him as a high ...

An actor whose credits include the feel-good Disney movie “McFarland USA” has been accused of attempted murder. Johnny Ortiz was arrested in late May and remains in jail as his family in Los ...

Actor Johnny Ortiz has been charged with attempted murder, according to a report. The actor, who starred alongside Kevin Costner in “McFarland USA,” has been held on $1,120,000 bond since his ...

Bettina Gilois, a screenwriter who worked on “McFarland USA” and “Bessie,” has died from cancer. She was 58. Gilois passed away on Sunday, her friend told multiple media outlets.

A former Bakersfield Police Department detective — and member of the famed McFarland High School cross-country team depicted in the Disney film “McFarland, USA” — was sentenced this week ...

An ex-detective who was on the championship 1987 track team depicted in the movie "McFarland USA" has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to bribery and drug charges.

Disgraced former Bakersfield Police Department detective Damacio Diaz, one of the real-life heroes of the movie “McFarland USA,” was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Fresno to five ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — An ex-detective who had been on the championship 1987 track team depicted in the movie "McFarland USA" pleaded guilty Tuesday to bribery and drug charges while he was with ...