| DIRECTORS | |
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Marcus O'Sullivan is the head men's Track and Field Coach / Cross Country Coach at Villanova University. He is three-time world indoor champion at 1500 meters and a former world record holder. He is also a four time Olympian and has run over 100 sub 4 minute miles. In Coach O'Sullivan's first year as head coach, the women's cross country team won both the 1998 Big East Championship and the 1998 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. In 1998, Coach O'Sullivan received honors for the Big East Coaching Staff of the Year Awardand was named United States Track Coaches Association National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track Coaches Association. Last Fall, he led the Men's Cross-Country team to win the Big East Championship and also the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals.. |
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Cricket Batz is an NCAA and USATF certified coach, an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, and a AAAI certified personal trainer and yoga instructor with over 20 years of experience in cross country and track. In her 14 years of Division I collegiate coaching at the University of Pennsylvania, Coach Batz coached All-Americans, All-East, and All-Ivy League athletes. During her tenure, Penn's team won four conference championships and earned national rankings. Earlier, Cricket was an All-East, All-Ivy, All-Heptagonal Conference runner and Captain for the University of Pennsylvania. Currently she is training for the Olympic Distance Triathlon. |
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Stephen Shaklee is a USATF certified coach at Cherokee High School in New Jersey where his cross country teams have won several Group IV State Championships. His 2000 cross country team was ranked 8th in the nation by Harrier magazine. In 1998, Coach Shaklee was named the New Jersey Coach of the Year. He was also South Jersey Coach of the Year in both 1990 and 1997. He has coached national scholastic meet qualifiers and state champions. Coach Shaklee also coaches post-collegiate athletes in track and cross country. Steve ran at Drexel University, where he holds the 10k record. He was USATF-NJ Masters Cross Country Champion in 1998, and was ranked 4th in the nation in both 1997 and 1998 in the USATF Masters 3k. |
| PRINCIPAL STAFF | |
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Ringo Adamson Head Coach, Cross Country and Track at Woodrow Wilson HS, Camden, NJ 2-Time Olympian for Jamaica 7-Time World Cross Country Team Member 1985 Jamaican Distance Runner of the Year Alumni of Rowan University and was a 5-Time All American and Steeplechase Champion 1998 New Jersey Coach of the Year 2002 Outdoor Track Coach of the Year for South Jersey He coached the 1998 and 2000 South Jersey Cross Country Group III Championship teams |
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John Bellace Physical Therapist with the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems Certified NSCA Strength and Conditioning Specialist Varsity Athlete in cross country and track at Cherry Hill East HS, NJ Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Bucknell University where he was also a Division I varsity athlete Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University |
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Christopher Callinan Head Coach, Indoor Track, Cherokee HS, Marlton, NJ Assistant Coach, Cross Country & Outdoor Track, Cherokee HS USATF Level I Certifierd Coach Mile Record Holder at Gloucester Catholic HS, NJ Graduated from Cabrini College where he was the Conference cross country Champion Former Head Coach of both boys and girls cross country and track at Sacred Heart Academy (NJ) |
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Christopher Grottini Head Coach, Track and Cross Country, Timber Creek HS, NJ Varsity Division I Athlete in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at Rider University Part of Team Conference titles in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor track at Rider Former Head Coach at Walkill Valley in Sussex County, NJ Named Coach of the Year during his 6 year tenure at Walkill Valley |
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Dennis Smyth RunningWorks Photographer Volunteer Coach of cross country and track at Cherokee HS, NJ Former Head Coach of track and field and also Assistant Coach at Cherry Hill East HS, NJ Coached state, group and sectional champions in his 30 years of experience |
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Christopher Tarello Head Coach, Girls Cross Country, Assistant Indoor and Outdoor Track Coach at Lincoln-Sudbury HS, MA He coached the 2006 Girls Class "A" Cross Country Champions and the 2006 Girls All State Outdoor Track Champions Former Head Coach Girls Cross Country and Track at Cherokee HS, NJ At Cherokee, his team won the SJ Group IV Sectional Cross Country Championship Former Assistant Coach at Shawnee HS, NJ , where he coached the Group IV State Championship Team Former Head Coach at Sacred Heart HS, NJ |









